Morano's Authentic Pizza
When Ginny Morano was a teenager, hanging out in the 70s with her best friend in a bustling New Jersey…
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Machias Bay Wreath
Many people growing up in Downeast Maine follow traditional means of earning a living: fishing, working in the woods, or…
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C. Love Cookie Project
When you walk into the kitchen at The Root Cellar, Portland, when Katherine Slevin, founder and owner of C. Love…
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'cause Digital Marketing
When Jane Harrell, founder of ‘cause, left a senior-management corporate job in 2016 to start the 'cause Digital Marketing, part…
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Lavender
[caption id="attachment_8789" align="alignleft" width="256"] Laurel Stanton, owner, Lavender[/caption] Laurel Stanton began her career in 2005, after graduating concurrently from high…
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The Captain's Catch
In late March, Deborah Hamblen-Wood began working with Women’s Business Advisor Ruth Cash-Smith on plans to lease the Castine take-out,…
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Quoddy Bay Lobster
Family-owned and operated Quoddy Bay Lobster is an iconic Eastport, Maine, attraction, currently open for its 12th season. Famous for…
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Sweeties Dog-O-Rama
Next door to Sweeties Downeast candy shop in Eastport is owner Lisa Stephen’s newest enterprise: Sweeties Dog-O-Rama, a dog-grooming boutique,…
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Eastport Family Pharmacy
The people of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria are known as the entrepreneurs of Africa. It’s no surprise that Ben…
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Kendall Community Case Management Agency
Andrea Kendall of Pembroke, Maine worked at minimum wage jobs as a cashier, a salmon pen net mender, and office…
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