About 200,000 Maine workers who have long gone without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans soon will be able to save for their golden years through the Maine Retirement Investment Trust.
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Over 100 small businesses urge Maine lawmakers to pass paid family leave bill
A letter to legislators and Gov. Janet Mills says there is strong support for the bill in the business community, despite concerns some have that the legislation would unduly burden small companies.
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Volunteer mentor helping prospective entrepreneurs in Rumford area
Service Corps of Retired Executives is a free service that helps small businesses plan, launch, manage and grow.
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One stop shop for crystals and fossils in Farmington
Nature Boy Jim’s Crystal Emporium has opened a new shop in downtown Farmington, where crystals, minerals, and fossils can be purchased in store or over Facebook or Instagram.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Webinar offered on selling to government
LEWISTON — A lunch-and-learn Zoom webinar titled on how Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center assists small businesses to sell to the government will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. It is presented by the Eastern Maine Development Corp. and Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in partnership with the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber […]
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New owners to take over popular Hallowell coffee shop
Kyle and Michelle Ng, who opened Traverse Coffee Co. on Water Street in 2019, sold the business this week and announced plans to move to Japan to serve as church missionaries.
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Women in Small Business Month
To celebrate Women in Small Business month, the Sun Journal will feature four women — one each week — who are owners and/or leaders of a company in the area. Some have taken on roles in businesses that were or still are traditionally dominated by men, while others are entrepreneurs. According to the Small Business […]
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Women in Small Business: Kathie Leonard created her own career ladder at Auburn Manufacturing
Entrepreneur co-founded a manufacturing company at a time when women owned only 4% of U.S. businesses.
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Health insurance premiums for Maine small businesses to decline slightly in 2023
The Mills administration credits a reform combining individual and small-market plans, but Republicans call the 0.8 percent decrease ‘a one-time, election-year minuscule savings.’
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New owners of old Tubbs factory in Norway envision hub for artists and small businesses
Once a manufacturing headquarters in Norway, the snowshoe capital of the world, 10 Tannery Street becomes part of the the town’s rejuvenation as a center for the arts community.