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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS LEWISTON/AUBURN
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 to...
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Auburn
MAINE CENTERS FOR WOMEN, WORK AND COMMUNITY
WWC operates out of seventeen local sites statewide to help individual business owners build skills, gain confidence, and develop networks. Services include business planning, training, and other...
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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 and...
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Augusta
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Provides cabinet-level attention to the issues of economic and community development in Maine.
The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development offers programs in the areas of business...
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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 to...
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Augusta
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
An independent Federal agency and provides extensive information, counseling, and programs for businesses.
Contact: Maurice L. Dube, District Director
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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 and...
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Augusta
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 to...
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Bangor
BANGOR HYDRO ELECTRIC COMPANY
The state's second largest electric utility, serving 110,000 customers in eastern and east coastal Maine. The company serves an area encompassing 5,200 square miles.Bangor Hydro provides a wide...
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Bangor
CITY OF BANGOR DEPT. OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Provides an integrated approach to development issues in the City of Bangor including working extensively with City Planning, Code Enforcement, Engineering, Airport, and Legal Department personnel....
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Bangor
BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER
Offers public access to a wide range of information and resources for those starting, running or growing their business including the latest in computer technology, sample business plans,...
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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 and...
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Bangor
RICHARD E. DYKE CENTER FOR FAMILY BUSINESS
The Center serves family business owners, managers and employees through a wide variety of seminars and workshops. Also assists individuals in accessing business counseling and financing programs,...
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Bangor
MAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER (MITC)
The Maine International Trade Center is Maines center for international business assistance. Formed in 1996, the Trade Center provides technical assistance and trade counseling, import and export...
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Bangor, Lewiston,
& Portland
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 to...
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Belfast
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 to...
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Bingham
CITY OF BREWER
Owns and operates its own Industry Park and can supply lots ranging in size from 1 acre and up. Assistance with financing, business plans, site plans development and permitting is also available....
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Brewer
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 to...
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Brunswick
ST. CROIX ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
Group of business people and community leaders from the Eastport-Calais-Baileyville area working together to promote businesses expansion into the area. Services provided include: business...
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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 to...
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Calais
NORTHERN MAINE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
A regional economic development agency whose purpose is to make significant contributions to sustain and improve the quality and standard of living for the region and the people of northern Maine....
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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 to...
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Caribou
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Countywide economic development organization developed to foster economic development in Piscataquis County. Services offered include: business counseling, market development, and licensing and...
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Dover-Foxcroft
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS EAST MILLINOCKET 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 to...
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East Millinocket
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...
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Ellsworth
KENNEBEC VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Services offered include business counseling, assistance in business plans, cash flow projections, and market analysis. The KVCG also offers supplemental financing for businesses for the purpose of...
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Fairfield
CENTRAL MAINE REGIONAL INFORMATION
Sponsored by the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, services offered include: Business assistance (counseling, business plans, cash flow projections, and market analysis), and business...
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Fairfield
FT. KENT OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Offers loans ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 to businesses located in Fort Kent. Also provides business plan development and small business counseling for existing and proposed businesses in Fort...
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Fort Kent
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS
Established by the University of Southern Maine to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses by offering easy access to educational courses, workshops, and research projects at the University such...
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Gorham
SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
A non-profit, private organization dedicated to marketing the 22 towns of southern Aroostook County to businesses from outside of the area that are interested in expanding and/or relocating. SADC...
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Houlton
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 to...
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Kittery
LEWISTON-AUBURN ECONOMIC GROWTH COUNCIL
The central economic development agency serving Lewiston and Auburn. It is a nonprofit public/private partnership that assists emerging and expanding businesses in the Cities of the Androscoggin....
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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 and...
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Lewiston
MAINE QUALITY CENTER
Sponsored by Maine's Technical Colleges, the Quality Center offers education and training for new or expanding businesses at no cost.
contact: Diane Dostie, contact
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Lewiston
LINCOLN LAKES REGION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By facilitating effective use of resources and information from local and state agencies in response to requests for assistance, the Board of Directors, with the hands-on efforts of the full-time...
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Lincoln
SUNRISE COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Assists local businesses that need financial or technical resources to help them succeed and add jobs to the area, and also works with local organizations involved in economic development,...
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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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Machias
MECHANIC FALLS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
A private, non-profit economic and community development agency. Its mission is to attract and retain business in Mechanic Falls and to improve the community's appearance, infrastructure and...
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Mechanic Falls
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 and...
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Mexico
MILLINOCKET AREA GROWTH AND INVESTMENT COUNCIL (MAGIC)
The Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC), a nonprofit tricommunity economic development organization, has mobilized resources to assist in site selection and has helped develop...
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Millinocket
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 all...
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Naples
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 and...
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National
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(SBA) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (OVBD)
OVBD serves as a resource partner to veterans interested in entrepreneurship by formulating, executing and promoting policies and programs of the agency that provide assistance to veterans seeking...
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National
VETERANS CORPORATION, THE
Provides Veterans, including Service Disabled Veterans, with the tools and resources they need to be successful in business such as Access to Capital, Access to Business Services, Entrepreneurial...
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National
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
Acts as a liaison between business, industry, and the University of Maine. Offers the skills, technology, facilities, and equipment of the University of Maine to industry, government, and the...
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Orono
SOUTHERN MAINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (SMEDD)
Provides businesses in York and Cumberland Counties with business information, financing programs, procurement assistance, research, and technical assistance.
contact: Neil Allen, Economic...
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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 to...
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Portland
GREATER PORTLAND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Administers various loan programs throughout Cumberland Country. Programs include the Development Fund, which can provide up to $200,000 to communities to loan to businesses for the purpose of...
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Portland
CITY OF PORTLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Offers comprehensive business assistance focusing on financing, business development, business recruitment, site selection, and marketing. Gives existing companies and start-ups free access to a...
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Portland
CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Run by the students and staff of the University of Southern Maine to provide economic modeling, technical assistance, detailed research on Maine's labor force, and measurements of Maine's economy....
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Portland
MAINE GRANTS CENTER
Offers information on programs, resources, grant opportunities, grant writing tips, Maine consultants, and grant workshops.
contact: Tom Bickford, Director
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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 and...
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Portland
CITY OF PRESQUE ISLE
Offers various low interest loan programs ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 for acquisition, equity capital, working capital, and other business activities needing gap financing. Business must be...
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Presque Isle
AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM
Services offered include: Job Start Loan Program; Loans to start or expand a small business. Maximum Loan $10,000, Business Counseling; assisting small business with growth and expansion planning,...
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Presque Isle
AROOSTOOK BAND OF MICMACS
A Federally recognized indian tribe that provides numerous health, education, housing, and social service programs to Micmac Indians and other Native Americans in Aroostook County. The Economic...
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Presque Isle
CITY OF ROCKLAND
Operates a micro-business loan program for the City of Rockland, and the Towns of Thomaston, Union, Rockport and Warren. The funds were provided from two CDBG grants. Direct loan for up to $15,000...
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Rockland
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BIDDEFORD/SACO
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 to...
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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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Saco
SKOWHEGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Provides various loan programs to businesses up to $200,000, tax increment financing, business counseling, and market assistance to businesses in Skowhegan.
contact: Jeff Hewett, Director
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Skowhegan
ENTERPRISEMAINE
EnterpriseMaine is a family of community-based non-profit organizations and for profit subsidiaries dedicated to creating economic opportunity and enhancing the quality of life in rural western...
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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 and...
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South Paris
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISE
Functions as a business incubator to promote entrepreneurial growth and create high quality jobs by helping new and young firms become competitive in environmental technologies. The Center for...
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South Portland
BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER
Offers public access to a wide range of information and resources for those starting, running or growing their business including the latest in computer technology, sample business plans,...
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Springvale
MAINE BUSINESS WORKS
Offers information on business assistance agencies, business resources, loans and financing programs, labor force profiles, census information, help with a business plan, and technology assistance.
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Statewide
FREEDOM GROUP
Operates Freedom Park, an industrial and commercial incubator in Hermon, Maine. Freedom Park houses over 70 businesses in 54 buildings and also offers sites ranging from .5 to 9.48 acres for...
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Winterport
WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER
CEIs Women's Business Center assesses the needs of women business owners and provides them with training, technical assistance, financing and advocacy. Statewide in scope, the center targets...
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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...
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Wiscasset
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