Story Categories: Business Advising

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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Owner Lindsay Ware and Dog in the field

Science Dogs of New England

Lindsay Ware has a passion for wildlife and conservation. That is why she started Science Dogs of New England. This…

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Mousam Valley Mushrooms

Mousam Valley Mushrooms, in Springvale, Maine, had potential to grow their business, but needed capital and employees to ramp up…

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Little Bird Child Care

When Stephanie was pregnant with her first child, she knew she wanted to return to work after the child was born. Despite searching…

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Clamar Floats

Paul Richards is a businessman and seaplane enthusiast, so when the opportunity arose for him to purchase a seaplane float…

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Guru Vintage + Modern

A graduate of fashion merchandising and management at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Kristan Green dreamed of…

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OurShelves

As one parent in a two-mom household, Alli Harper wasn’t seeing enough of families like hers nor many other kids…

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Ameera Bread

Ahmed Abbas had just woken up from a short nap. He had been pulling extra shifts making bread at night…

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Maven Seats & Maven Leather

Emma Thieme’s father piqued her interest in motorcycles by taking her out for rides, while Emma’s mother instilled a love…

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