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How To's

  • How To

    How to introduce AI into your business (without scaring your team)

    Rich Brooks, flyte new media Updated: February 4, 2025

    Just like the early days of social media, there have been plenty of horror stories about AI-generated content.

    Rich Brooks, flyte new media Updated: February 4, 2025
  • How To

    A game plan for winning on social media, TikTok or not

    Greg Glynn, Pliable Marketing Updated: January 30, 2025

    When done right, social media can be a successful tool for businesses and influencers.

    Greg Glynn, Pliable Marketing Updated: January 30, 2025
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: How do I expand my reputation as a thought leader?

    Crystal Cole, Ledgewater Consulting Updated: January 27, 2025

    A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.

    Crystal Cole, Ledgewater Consulting Updated: January 27, 2025
  • HOW TO

    Companies aren't bought, they're sold: 6 steps to get a business ready for sale

    Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall January 22, 2025

    Guest columnists Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall offer six steps to get your company in shape to be sold.

    Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall January 22, 2025
  • How To

    How to implement Maine's new paid leave rules

    Tawny Alvarez, Verrill Updated: January 21, 2025

    Guest columnist Tawny Alvarez, a lawyer at Verrill, outlines what businesses need to know about Maine's new paid-leave law.

    Tawny Alvarez, Verrill Updated: January 21, 2025
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: January 13, 2025

    A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: January 13, 2025
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: Is there a list of legal deadlines I should keep in mind for 2025?

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: December 16, 2024

    As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: December 16, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: How do I connect with alternative financing sources?

    Terry Johnson, Practical Decisions Updated: December 27, 2024

    Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.

    Terry Johnson, Practical Decisions Updated: December 27, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: We haven’t rejected remote work, but are losing company culture. What do you suggest?

    Holly Smevog, HMS Career Coaching Updated: November 18, 2024

    With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.

    Holly Smevog, HMS Career Coaching Updated: November 18, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: Employees balked about coming back to the workplace. What can we do?

    Francis Eberle, Price Associates Updated: November 4, 2024

    As 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.

    Francis Eberle, Price Associates Updated: November 4, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: Why do I need a strategic plan for my business?

    Priscilla Hansen Mahoney, Blazing Trails Coaching Updated: October 21, 2024

    Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.

    Priscilla Hansen Mahoney, Blazing Trails Coaching Updated: October 21, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: Advice for outsourcing POS, payment processing and payroll solutions

    Crystal Cole, Ledgewater Consulting LLC Updated: October 7, 2024

    POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.

    Crystal Cole, Ledgewater Consulting LLC Updated: October 7, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: If I use AI to write something, do I hold a copyright in the content?

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: September 16, 2024

    'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC Updated: September 16, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: How do we encourage energy and ambition without causing burnout and turnover?

    Holly Smevog, HMS Career Coaching Updated: September 2, 2024

    Today’s employees want work that makes them happy. Instead of providing work-life balance, they want to be living life, whether at work and at home, writes consultant Holly Smevog.

    Holly Smevog, HMS Career Coaching Updated: September 2, 2024
  • Ask ACE

    Ask ACE: How can we choose a benefits package that will help us retain employees?

    Angela Hansen, Range Culture Co. Updated: August 19, 2024

    An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is looking to hold onto its workforce.

    Angela Hansen, Range Culture Co. Updated: August 19, 2024
  • How To

    Investing in relationships takes time, so don’t expect immediate results

    Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon Updated: October 2, 2024

    In the fast-paced business world, relationships can seem transactional. But guest columnists Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon offer ideas about how to form lasting business relations and friendships.

    Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon Updated: October 2, 2024