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How ToHow much money do you need to start a business?
February 26, 2025It’s annoying that to start a company to make money, you need money. Sure, someone started an antique shop with a quarter in her pocket, but that is an exception.
February 26, 2025
How ToTips and tricks to avoid headaches during tax season
Updated: February 26, 2025An earlier filing means you can get your refund sooner, or have more time to pay any more tax due.
Updated: February 26, 2025-
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Building a resilient business: Strategies for growth and employee engagement
Updated: February 21, 2025Equipping your team with well-defined procedures is vital for empowering employees and allowing them to grow.
Updated: February 21, 2025 
How ToHow to build trust and generate leads at your website
Updated: February 14, 2025Guest columnist Rich Brooks urges businesses to drop the stock photos and show real people interacting with products or the team.
Updated: February 14, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: What about hiring interns to solve some staffing shortages?
Updated: February 10, 2025Internships can provide a pipeline for future talent while offering an affordable way to tackle projects, writes ACE columnist Francis Eberle.
Updated: February 10, 2025-
How ToHow to convert remote workers into Maine workers
Updated: February 6, 2025By converting remote workers into local employees, we strengthen our businesses, communities and economy, writes guest columnist Katie Shorey.
Updated: February 6, 2025-
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How to introduce AI into your business (without scaring your team)
Updated: February 4, 2025Just like the early days of social media, there have been plenty of horror stories about AI-generated content.
Updated: February 4, 2025 
How ToA game plan for winning on social media, TikTok or not
Updated: January 30, 2025When done right, social media can be a successful tool for businesses and influencers.
Updated: January 30, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How do I expand my reputation as a thought leader?
Updated: January 27, 2025A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.
Updated: January 27, 2025-
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Companies aren't bought, they're sold: 6 steps to get a business ready for sale
January 22, 2025Guest columnists Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall offer six steps to get your company in shape to be sold.
January 22, 2025 
How ToHow to implement Maine's new paid leave rules
Updated: January 21, 2025Guest columnist Tawny Alvarez, a lawyer at Verrill, outlines what businesses need to know about Maine's new paid-leave law.
Updated: January 21, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?
Updated: January 13, 2025A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Is there a list of legal deadlines I should keep in mind for 2025?
Updated: December 16, 2024As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.
Updated: December 16, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How do I connect with alternative financing sources?
Updated: December 27, 2024Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.
Updated: December 27, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: We haven’t rejected remote work, but are losing company culture. What do you suggest?
Updated: November 18, 2024With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.
Updated: November 18, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Employees balked about coming back to the workplace. What can we do?
Updated: November 4, 2024As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently.
Updated: November 4, 2024
