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CEI 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the holiday season! Our Maine small business clients have everything you need to shop local. From artisanal baked goods and handcrafted…
CEI 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the holiday season! Our Maine small business clients have everything you need to shop local. From artisanal baked goods and handcrafted…
A Slice of Local Love: Two Fat Cats Bakery
Two Fat Cats Bakery has been delighting Portland, Maine with scratch-made sweets since 2005. Using premium ingredients like local eggs, wild Maine blueberries,…
Coelle Travel
Coelle Travel is an international travel startup based in Wabanaki/Maine, owned by an indigenous immigrant woman, Khadija El Barkaoui, with roots in Amazigh/Morocco.…
A Dream Realized: Kasha’s Journey to Creating a Successful Home Child Care Program
In the wake of personal loss and an empty nest, Kasha Haggarty found her calling – establishing a unique home-based child care program.…
From Personal Need to Community Solution: Brooke’s In-Home Child Care Journey
In response to her own struggles finding child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooke took a bold step into entrepreneurship by opening an…
Melissa’s Child Care Success Story: Growing Minds Early Learning Center
Running a childcare center goes way beyond business—it’s about nurturing young minds and giving parents peace of mind. At Growing Minds Early Learning…
Kingfield Kinder Care
When Jackie Lobdell’s children were young, she couldn’t find daycare fitting the hours she needed. The nearby child care was closed Fridays and…
Taylor Tots
Miranda Taylor turned her experience as an Ed Tech III/School-Based Behavioral Health Professional into Child Care entrepreneurship – creating a commute-free job for…
Maine Ocean Farms
The oysters produced by Maine Ocean Farms are regarded as some of the best on the East Coast and are served across Maine…
New Approaches
A driven team of talented specialist providing Maine’s leaders with high quality flexible therapy. For her entire professional life, Hannah Curtis has…
Bloom Consignment
Bloom Consignments ensures that all individuals are able to find high-quality second hand clothing that is the right fit for them. Describe your business in one…
Aegir’s Den Meadery
Since 2012, Aegir’s Den Meadery has been providing Maine with high quality Mead made right here in the Pine Tree State. Describe your business in one…
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