CEI Welcomes Four New Board Members
April 5, 2017 – Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a mission-driven investor specializing in rural economic development in Maine and…
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CEI Receives Grant from Hearst Foundation for Microenterprise Development Initiative
May 3, 2017 – Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is honored announce a $100,000 grant award from the William Randolph Hearst…
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Three CEI Clients Win 2017 SBA Awards
April 14, 2017--Every year the Small Business Administration (SBA) recognizes exceptional small business owners in a variety of categories at…
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Take a Look at Our 2016 Annual Impact Report!
Every business that starts or grows—whether a Washington County farm, a New Mainer’s new business in Portland, a solar array…
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New Video: Broadband in Maine
"For the past two years we have been interested in how CEI can stimulate more local broadband development in Maine.…
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Tom Dolan Selected as Presidential Leadership Scholar
January 30, 2017 -- The Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a unique leadership development initiative that draws upon the resources of…
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Helping to Diversify Maine's Fishing Economies
For several generations, a small family owned wharf in the fishing village of Tenants Harbor, Maine, has grown and expanded,…
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Our Commitment to the Communities We Serve
CEI invests in enterprises and people in order to promote a more just, inclusive, productive, and sustainable society. We are…
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CEI Teams up with Local Organizations Helping Veterans Access VA Loans
January 19, 2017 -- The Veterans Home Buying Collaboration is hosting a free seminar on February 11, 2017 to help…
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CEI Ventures Closes Fourth Fund with $20 Million Under Management
January 17, 2017 (Brunswick, Maine) - CEI Ventures today announced the final closing on its fourth Venture Capital fund, Coastal Ventures IV,…
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