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Local Small Business Resource Partners
LOCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Augusta
City of Augusta
The Office of Economic and Community Development provides a full range of services to businesses considering expanding or relocating to Augusta, including site location assistance, regulatory...
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Augusta
Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
FAME is an independent state agency that develops and administers programs related to the financing of both Higher Education and Business in the State of Maine. Our primary goal is to provide...
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Augusta
Maine Department of Labor
Providing labor-related services with linkages to agencies for employment services, labor standards, rehabilitation services, unemployment compensation, tax, labor marketing information and other...
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Augusta
Maine Technological College System
The mission of Maine's seven technical colleges is to create an educated, skilled workforce that is responsive to the changing needs of Maine's economy and Maine employers--both small and large....
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Augusta
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Augusta
Small Business Development Centers Augusta Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Bangor
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Bangor
Small Business Development Centers Bangor Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Bangor Area
Center for Workplace Learning at USM
Offers worksite programs at numerous southern Maine businesses in basic skills education, supervisory skills development, and other workplace specific topics. Students are invited to participate...
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Belfast
Small Business Development Centers Hutchinson Center
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Bingham
Small Business Development Centers Bingham Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Brunswick
Small Business Development Centers Brunswick Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Calais
Small Business Development Centers Washington County Technical College
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Caribou
Small Business Development Centers Caribou Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Ellsworth
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Fort Kent
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Provides Workshops and seminars to meet the needs of business and industry in the St. John Valley.
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Kittery
Small Business Development Centers Kittery Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Lewiston
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Machias
Small Business Development Centers Dover/Foxcroft Office
Appointments will be held at client's business
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite...
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Mexico
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Naples
Lake Region Development Council
A full-service economic development organization supporting the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Harrison, Naples, Raymond and Windham. Business assistance and advocacy is free and confidential for...
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Portland
Electronic Commerce Forum of Maine
Provides a non-profit educational forum in which businesses, government and non-profit organizations can exchange knowledge about electronic commerce in order to promote the understanding and...
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Portland
Resource Hub
A collaborative economic development initiative that supports and cultivates the growth of the Greater Portland business community by providing a one-stop location for business assistance and...
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Portland
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Portland
Small Business Development Centers Portland Office
Provides comprehensive business assistance and information services to the small business community
through eight centers and sixteen satellite offices. Services include: high-quality, no cost...
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Presqu Isle
Northern Maine Community College
Provides customized education and training programs as well as recruitment and screening of trainees at no cost to the employer or trainee.
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Presque Isle
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Provides business workshops and seminars to business owners and managers. Also offers Management Certification courses designed to improve leadership skills.
contact: Larry Potter, contact...
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Saco
Biddeford-Saco Area Economic Development Corp.
A non-profit partnership between the Cities of Biddeford and Saco, and the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Services offered include: Business counseling, business information,...
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South Paris
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Topsham
Coastal Counties Workforce Board
This board has committed itself to an aggressive employer assistance strategy in order to develop the workforce in Maine's coastal counties. The board seeks to coordinate employees with workers...
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Wiscasset
Lincoln County Economic Development Office
A service delivery organization for business assistance in Lincoln County. LCEDO provides access to a full menu of assistance services through its affiliations with the Lincoln County Commissioners,...
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Statewide and Nationwide Small Business Resource Partners
LOCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Nationwide
Foundation for the Advancement of Marketing Excellence in Entrepreneurs ( FAMEE)
FAMEE is a nonprofit organization that offers online marketing courses tailored to the interests and needs of small and medium sized businesses. Access to online courses, support materials and...
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Nationwide
National Veterans Business Development Corporation
d/b/a The Veterans Corporation (TVC)
TVC fosters entrepreneurship and business opportunities for Veterans and Service Disabled Veterans by providing the tools and resources they need to be successful in business such as access to...
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Nationwide
Procurement Technical Assistance Program
The Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) provides businesses with guidance for responding to opportunities to market products and services to Federal, state and local governments....
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Nationwide
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE offers free, confidential small business advice for anyone looking to start, grow and succeed in business. With a national volunteer network of over 10,500 business counselors and 389 chapters,...
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Nationwide
Toastmasters International (TI)
A nonprofit, membership-based educational organization that helps individuals to improve communication, presentation and leadership skills while fostering self-confidence and personal growth...
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