Success stories
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Maine 2024 Small Business Person of the Year, Matt Polstein, New England Outdoor Center
While people from away might only see Maine as the place to visit the coast and get a lobster roll, Mainers and fellow New Englanders know that our state also has some of the best outdoor activities...
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New England 2024 Minority Owned Small Business of the Year Maiz
While Maine might not jump out as the place to find good Colombian food, Maiz and its owners Niky Amaris and Martha Leonard are proving that assumption wrong. The couple met ten years ago in Cartagena...
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Maine 2024 Small Business Manufacturer of the Year The Good Crust
Starting a business at any time is an incredible challenge and a courageous act, starting a business in 2020 in the midst of the Covid pandemic even more so. That was the case for Heather Kerner with...
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Maine 2024 Woman Owned Small Business of the Year Tiller & Rye
Opening a grocery store may seem like a relatively straightforward path to business ownership, but with Tiller & Rye there is much more to it. Owners Sarah and Lindsey came from very different...
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Maine Small Business Exporter of the Year Belle Cove
If there is one Maine product that is instantly recognizable as ours nationwide and around the world, it’s lobsters, and that makes them integral to Maine’s coastal economy. When Grace Philips moved...
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Maine 2024 Home Based Business of the Year Studio Choo11
While many of the headline grabbing businesses tend to be large manufacturers and bring massive numbers of jobs into a town, the reality is that the overwhelming majority of small businesses here in...
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Maine 2024 Young Entrepreneur of the Year W.E. Farm
Aroostook County has been shaped by its family owned farms, and over the years the importance of preserving the farming traditions has become clear. At a time when many farms are being sold off to...
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Celebrate Maine’s Farm Products this Farmer’s Market Week
Can healthy food be appealing, simple to order AND delicious to eat? Alicia Valcaniant thought it was a no brainer as someone who has been in various professional kitchens and is dedicated to...