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Serenity Holistic Massage

Emily Bilodeau had never imagined she would be a small business owner. As a high school English teacher Emily envisioned…

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Watershed Floral

Though Sarah Ann Lapine has been a professional floral designer for 10 years, seven of them full-time, her current career…

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Mary Jane’s Slice of Heaven

CEI Women's Business Center client Mary Ellis Jamison always dreamed of opening a small restaurant with great food and drinks. With…

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The Blueberries of Welch Farm

Tourism is one of Maine’s largest industries, supporting nearly 110,000 jobs, or roughly 1 out of every 6 jobs in…

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Experience Maine

Being a tourist-based business in Maine is nothing new, but the quarantine limitations and restrictions place on it this tourist…

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GSD Home Improvement

In the midst of a global pandemic that has many small business owners focused on saving their existing businesses, there…

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G-Force Adventure Center

On June 5th, G-Force Adventure Center & Laser Tag in Brewer reopened its doors for the first time in three…

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Windham Butcher Shop

Nichole and Leon Sargent define Maine’s entrepreneurial spirit.  They now live on a small hobby farm, Nichole downsizing her heard…

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The Mustard Seed Bookstore

Six years ago, Julie and Mike Shea approached Maine SBDC with a dream. They wanted to purchase a small bookstore…

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Empanada Club & Mariama's Beauty Supply

Coastal Enterprises, Inc., exemplifies how support from Wells Fargo’s Diverse Community Capital program can bring economic opportunity to underserved populations.…

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