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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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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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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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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Woods + Waters Gear Exchange
Q&A with Jenna Vanni, business owner Learn about how owner Jenna Vanni launched her outdoor apparel and gear consignment store…
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Hearth and Harrow
Hearth and Harrow is an eco-friendly screen printing studio based in Rockport. They specialize in designing and hand-printing organic, nature-inspired…
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Farmington in the Spotlight for Upcoming Small Business Saturday
In a town with 7,700 residents that is largely known as home to a state university, Farmington’s thriving downtown is…
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