| Name of Organization | Type | Description of Organization | Location of Organization | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine State Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Workforce Support, Connections, Increase Sales, Expand or Relocate | Works with statewide and local partners, private industry and small businesses to enhance and sustain economic prosperity in Maine. | Augusta, Maine, USA | 207-624-9800 | Jake.Daniele@maine.gov |
| CEI Business Advising and Financing | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Increase Sales | CEI offers a wide range of assistance to emerging and existing business owners. Through one-on-one consultation, training, workshops, seminars, peer networks and other services, CEI helps individuals across the state get the information they need to start or expand their business. | 30 Federal Street suite 100, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA | 207-504-5900 | info@ceimaine.org |
| CEI StartSmart | Start My Business | StartSmart is a free business development program that helps immigrants start or grow a business with expert advice, financing, and navigating legal/regulatory requirements. | 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 201 Portland, Maine 04092 | 207-504-5900 | john.scribner@ceimaine.org |
| CEI Women’s Business Center | Start My Business | Business advising, workshops and events for women in business. Our experienced, knowledgeable business specialists can help you at any stage of your business, from start-up to expansion. Within a setting that respects your experience, skills, and learning style, we assist you in building business skills through access to timely, accurate, tailored information and resources. | 30 Federal Street, Brunswick, ME, USA | 207-504-5900 | erogers@ceimaine.org |
| Cooperative Development Insititute | Start My Business, Expand or Relocate | Cooperative Development Institute’s mission is to build a cooperative economy through the creation and development of successful cooperative enterprises. We are transforming ownership of our economy, so all people can meet their basic needs. | Bangor, ME, USA | 413-665-1271 | info@cdi.coop |
| Four Directions Development Corporation | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Workforce Support, Connections, Increase Sales | FDDC provides, either directly, or in partnership with other Maine agencies, specially designed programs to ensure that tribal members of all four Maine tribes – the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet – are able to access and use capital resources effectively and efficiently. | 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine 04473, USA | 207-866-6545 | info@fourdirectionsmaine.org |
| Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Increase Sales |
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is Maine's support center for many land-based natural resource interests, including farms and forestry-related businesses, outdoor recreation, and public access to parks and public lands. We strive to provide excellent customer service, and we facilitate a team approach to land-use planning, conservation efforts, business support, and economic activity. Our agency has a wide range of duties, from promoting and advancing Maine's agricultural resources; protecting and enhancing our vast forestland, which comprises 89% of our state's land base; managing more than 700,000 acres of state parks and public lands; and administering numerous science-based programs focused on resource management, wise land use planning, and conservation, while strengthening the base of scientific research and information for effective decision-making. |
22 State House Station <br>18 Elkins Lane<br> Augusta, ME 04333, USA | 207-287-3200 | dacf@maine.gov |
| Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Start My Business, Expand or Relocate | Maine MEP is the most comprehensive resource available for manufacturers in Maine. Whether working with high-tech facilities or at-home artisans, Maine MEP forges close and collaborative relationships with our clients to meet their particular needs. We arrive onsite with real-world manufacturing expertise, a robust network of partners, a range of high-quality individualized services, the latest information and an investment in your company’s success. | 87 Winthrop Street, Augusta, Maine 04330, USA | 207-623-0680 | contact@mainemep.org |
| Maine Small Business Development Center | Start My Business, Increase Sales | The Maine Small Business Development Centers (Maine SBDC) provide free business advising to Maine’s entrepreneurs and small businesses. | 55 Exeter St, Portland, ME 04102, USA | 207-780-4420 | mainesbdc@maine.edu |
| Maine Technology Institute | Start My Business, Funding/Financing | MTI offers grants, loans, equity investments, and services to support Maine’s innovation economy. We support new ideas, products, or methods with the potential to grow and diversify Maine’s economy and increase the number of quality jobs throughout the state through direct support of innovators and through support of programs and infrastructure that encourage innovation. | 8 Venture Avenue, Brunswick, ME, USA | 207-582-4790 | info@mainetechnology.org |
| Maine Revenue Service | Start My Business | Maine Revenue Services, through the State Tax Assessor, is empowered to assess and collect Maine’s sales and use taxes, individual and corporate income taxes, motor fuel taxes, estate tax, business taxes, cigarette and tobacco taxes, special industry taxes, state valuation and property taxes in the unorganized territory. It also administers the real estate transfer tax, the Maine Homestead Exemption Program, the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement program, and several municipal tax reimbursement programs, and exercises general supervision of local assessing officials. | 51 Commerce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA | 207- 626-8475 | corporate.tax@maine.gov |
| SCORE Southern Maine | Start My Business, Connections, Increase Sales | SCORE Southern Maine provides free mentoring to clients with easy access to a wide range of business and financial expertise that can be directly applied to your existing business or new business idea. SCORE is here for the life of your business, from idea to exit. | SCORE Mentors Southern Maine, 100 Middle Street FL. 2, Portland, ME, USA | 207-772-1147 | scoremaine@gmail.com |
| New Ventures Maine | Start My Business | New Ventures Maine creates an empowering environment for Maine people to reach financial and small business goals. Through tuition-free classes and individual coaching, we help people launch small businesses, manage their money and build their assets. | 2 Sewall Street, Brunswick, ME, USA | 207-386-1664 | jenn.dobransky@maine.edu |
| Roux Institute Northeastern University | Start My Business, Connections | Northeastern’s Roux Institute is designed to spur innovation, build talent, and drive economic growth in Portland, the state of Maine, and the Northeast. Partnerships—with industry, academia, and government—set our education and research model apart. | 100 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101, USA | 207-376-9960 | https://roux.northeastern.edu/contact/ |
| SBA MAINE DISTRICT OFFICE | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Connections | The Augusta District Office is responsible for the delivery of SBA's many programs and services to all 16 counties in the state of Maine. Businesses are recommended to sign up for "Get Mail Updates" on their website for information on funding programs. | 68 Sewall St, Augusta, ME 04330, USA | 207-622-8551 | Maine_DO@sba.gov |
| Startup Maine | Start My Business, Connections | Startup Maine is both an organization and a flagship conference held once per year that has evolved out of a group of doers, founders, and community members. Startup Maine is about growing enterprises and changing culture in the region, redefining the conventional wisdom of what an economic center looks like, and what can be achieved outside of major metropolitan areas. It’s about creating community among those making it happen, while curating truly great content and conversations that will raise the bar and inspire you into action, no matter where you live or what you’re working on. | Maine, USA | 207-808-0737 | katie@startupmaine.org |
| TechPlace | Start My Business | TechPlace supports the small business development needs of early-stage companies in a collaborative environment in the heart of Maine’s midcoast region. TechPlace gives entrepreneurs a place to network with other innovators, research and develop ideas, build prototypes, test products, assemble, grow, learn, and become successful manufacturing and technology companies. | 74 Orion Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA | 207-607-4195 | https://techplacemaine.us/contact-us/ |
| MxG - The Maine Accelerates Growth Organizational Partner Network | Start My Business, Connections | MxG is a network of partners working together for Maine. We are initiatives, organizations, and individuals who take a long-term and system-wide approach to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine. We most commonly work in a recognized or professional capacity to support innovation and entrepreneurship in our communities. | 8 Venture Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA | liztrice@gmail.com | |
| The Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center | Start My Business, Funding/Financing, Connections | MAIC sponsors and facilitates innovative research and development projects involving food, pharmaceuticals, and other products from sustainable aquatic systems; invests in the enhancement of aquaculture capacity in Maine; serves as a source of educational information to enhance public visibility and acceptance of aquaculture; and encourages strategic alliances tasked with promoting research, technology transfer, and the commercialization of aquaculture research. | 193 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole, ME 04573, USA | 207- 832-1075 | maineaqinnovationcenter@gmail.com |
| UpStart Maine | Start My Business, Connections | UpStart Maine is a new non-profit that's bringing all of the Bangor region's entrepreneurial programs together to support entrepreneurship from the earliest networking and idea formation stage through incubation and acceleration. | 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, ME 04473, USA | 207-866-2406 | innovation@upstartmaine.org |
| SBA Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) | Start My Business, Connections, Increase Sales | SBA Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) | 68 Sewall St, Augusta, ME 04330, USA | 207-622-8551 | info.VBOC@cweonline.org |
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