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Sponsored by: GoNetspeed, a fiber internet provider

The pitch-off contests held recently by Dirigo Labs and Greenlight Maine are ample proof: Innovative new businesses are sprouting in the state, and thriving.

To help cultivate them, Mainebiz last week published Startup Hub — a new business resource, packed with useful information and inspiration for entrepreneurs.

We look forward to reporting on Maine's next startup success stories.

Have you ever seriously considered leaving a job to start your own business?
Yes (73%, 129 VOTES)
No (27%, 48 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: GoNetspeed, a fiber internet provider

The pitch-off contests held recently by Dirigo Labs and Greenlight Maine are ample proof: Innovative new businesses are sprouting in the state, and thriving.

To help cultivate them, Mainebiz last week published Startup Hub — a new business resource, packed with useful information and inspiration for entrepreneurs.

We look forward to reporting on Maine's next startup success stories.

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  • July 6, 2022

    Being your own boss sounds great! Understand that the sleepless nights, personal financial risk, and the expanded responsibilities are all worth it. Get ready for the government to tax you at every opportunity. If you are an S-Corp you won't be getting the Gov. Mills stimulus check, and you will get to keep a fraction of what you make, and then they will take a huge portion when you sell. The government will take almost everything you make when all is said and done.

  • July 6, 2022

    I did - 32 years ago!

  • July 6, 2022

    That is exactly what I did 32 years ago. I started a biotech company and kept it running for 27 years. I'm now retired but the company lives on. Best decision I ever made.

  • July 6, 2022

    15 years ago I left an industry that I had been in for 35 years, to start my own Property Management business in the Kennebunks. Great move!

  • July 5, 2022

    Started a business then after a while quit my job to do the business full time. Love being self-employed!