Small Business

The Newcastle-based brewer — based at a farmhouse on Maine’s midcoast — also has locations in Oxford and Portland, where President Briana Warner sat down with Mainebiz for an update on the business.

A monthly national barometer of small business optimism released by the National Federation of Independent Business shows a dip in March. In a monthly barometer released Tuesday, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 3 points in March to 95.8, leaving it below its 52-year average of 98.

Maine Plywood USA LLC, set to receive $11.9 million in loan guarantees through the USDA Rural Development program, is expected to employ up to 110 people.

Newcomers to Congress Street include a collectibles and trading card store, two coffee shops and a vendor of magazine titles from around the globe.

In the SBA’s Small Business Awards for Maine, Spud Speedway in Caribou has been named Maine and New England "Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year."

Here are the Maine's commercial real estate leases published for the month of April 2026. The document is updated weekly.

Susan Ruhlin started in the role on March 23, succeeding Shanna Cox as the organization’s president and CEO. Cox announced her resignation last July to run for political office.

The Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that ICE's “Operation Catch of the Day" reduced taxable retail sales by around $3.4 million during the 10-day period in the areas most directly affected by the raids.

As Mainebiz gets ready to celebrate 2026’s Business Leaders of the Year for their accomplishments and contributions to Maine’s economy, we checked in with some of last year’s honorees to ask about their leadership advice for this year’s winner

Rocky's Ace Hardware, a 100-year-old family-owned chain based in Springfield, Mass., will add to its Maine footprint with the purchase of Kenebunk Ace Hardware in York County.