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1. Accion USA - Nationwide
2. American Marketing Association - Nationwide
3. Androscoggin Valley Council of Govts. (AVCOG) - Auburn
4. Aroostook Band of Micmacs - Presque Isle
5. Aroostook County Action Program - Presque Isle
6. Ashland Community Site - Ashland
7. Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. - Lewiston
8. Associated Constructors of Maine, Inc. - Augusta
9. Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) - Nationwide
10. Bangor Hydro Electric Company - Bangor
11. Bangor Region Chamber Of Commerce - Bangor
12. Bangor Region Development Alliance - Bangor
13. Bar Harbor Chamber Of Commerce - Bar Harbor
14. Bethel Area Chamber Of Commerce - Bethel
15. Better Business Bureau - Nationwide
16. Biddeford-Saco Area Economic Development Corp. - Saco
17. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber Of Commerce - Boothbay Harbor
18. Bucksport Bay Area Chamber Of Commerce - Bucksport Bay
19. Bucksport Office of Economic Development - Bucksport
20. Bureau of Banking - Augusta
21. Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions - Augusta
22. Bureau of Insurance - Statewide
23. Business & Professional Women/USA - Nationwide
24. Business Information Center - Springvale
25. Business Network International (BNI) - Nationwide
26. Calais Regional Chamber Of Commerce - Calais
27. Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber Of Commerce - Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville
28. Career Center Augusta - Augusta
29. Career Center Presque Isle - Presque Isle
30. Caribou Chamber Of Commerce - Caribou
31. Center for Business and Economic Research - Portland
32. Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business - Gorham
33. Center for Women's Business Research - Nationwide
34. Center for Workplace Learning at USM - Bangor Area
35. Central Maine Power Company - Augusta
36. Central Maine Regional Information - Fairfield
37. Chamber Of Commerce of the Bath-Brunswick Region - Bath
38. Chamber Of Commerce of the Bath-Brunswick Region - Brunswick
39. City of Augusta - Augusta
40. City of Brewer - Brewer
41. City of Gardiner - Gardiner
42. City of Lewiston Development Department - Lewiston
43. City of Portland Economic Development Center - Portland
44. City of Presque Isle - Presque Isle
45. City of Rockland - Rockland
46. City of Saco - Saco
47. City of South Portland - South Portland
48. City of Waterville - Waterville
49. Coastal Counties Workforce Board - Topsham
50. Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) - Wiscasset
51. Community Concepts Inc. - South Paris
52. Damariscotta Region Chamber Of Commerce - Damariscotta
53. Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber Of Commerce - Deer Isle, Stonington
54. Department of Environmental Protection - Augusta
55. Department of Marine Resources - Augusta
56. Disability Resources, Inc - Nationwide
57. Downeast Coastal Chamber Of Commerce - Harrington
58. Eastern Maine Development Corporation - Bangor
59. Eastport Chamber of Commerce - Eastport
60. Electronic Commerce Forum of Maine - Portland
61. Ellsworth Area Chamber Of Commerce - Ellsworth
62. EnterpriseMaine - South Paris
63. Finance Authority of Maine - Augusta
64. Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) - Augusta
65. FirstPark - Oakland
66. Fort Fairfield Chamber Of Commerce - Fort Fairfield
67. Foundation for the Advancement of Marketing Excellence in Entrepreneurs ( FAMEE) - Nationwide
68. Freedom Group - Winterport
69. Freeport Economic Development Corporation - Freeport
70. Ft. Kent Office of Planning and Economic Development - Fort Kent
71. Fund A Scientist - Nationwide
72. Gorham Economic Development Corporation - Gorham
73. Grand Lake Stream Chamber Of Commerce - Grand Lake Stream
74. Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber Of Commerce - Bridgton Lakes Region
75. Greater Farmington Chamber Of Commerce - Farmington
76. Greater Franklin Development Corporation - Farmington
77. Greater Houlton Chamber Of Commerce - Houlton
78. Greater Portland Chamber Of Commerce - Portland
79. Greater Portland Council of Governments - Portland
80. Greater Van Buren Chamber Of Commerce - Van Buren
81. Greater Windham Chamber Of Commerce - Windham
82. Greater York Region Chamber Of Commerce - York
83. Growth Council of Oxford Hills - South Paris
84. Independent Energy Producers of Maine - Augusta
85. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Nationwide
86. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Statewide
87. International Trade Administration - Nationwide
88. Job Bank - Nationwide
89. Katahdin Area Chamber Of Commerce - Katahdin
90. Katahdin Regional Development Corporation - East Millinocket
91. Kennebec Valley Chamber Of Commerce - Kennebec Valley
92. Kennebec Valley Council of Governments - Fairfield
93. Kennebunk & Kennebunkport Chamber Of Commerce - Kennebunk Kennebunkport
94. Lake Region Development Council - Naples
95. League of Women Voters of Maine - Augusta
96. Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council - Lewiston
97. Limestone Development Foundation Inc. (LDF) - Limestone
98. Lincoln County Economic Development Office - Wiscasset
99. Loring Development Authority of Maine - Limestone
100. Machias Bay Area Chamber Of Commerce - Machias Bay
101. Maine and Company - Portland
102. Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center - Brewer
103. Maine Association of Community Banks - Banking
104. Maine Association of Plumbing & Heating & Cooling Contractors - Portland
105. Maine Association of Realtors - Augusta
106. Maine Association of Retirees, Inc - Farmingdale
107. Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services - Statewide
108. Maine Business Works - Statewide
109. Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility - Portland
110. Maine Buy Recycled Alliance - Portland
111. Maine Campground Association - Lewiston
112. Maine Census 2000 - Augusta
113. Maine Center for Enterprise Development - South Portland
114. Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community - Augusta
115. Maine Community Foundation - Ellsworth
116. Maine Council of Self-Insurers - Hallowell
117. Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources - Augusta
118. Maine Department of Economic and Community Development - Augusta
119. Maine Department of Labor - Augusta
120. Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation - Augusta
121. Maine Development Foundation - Augusta
122. Maine Division of Purchases - Augusta
123. Maine Forest Products Council - Augusta
124. Maine Grants Center - Portland
125. Maine Health Care Association - Augusta
126. Maine Hospital Association - Augusta
127. Maine Innkeepers Association - Portland
128. Maine Insurance Agents Association - Augusta
129. Maine International Trade Center (MITC) - Bangor, Lewiston,
& Portland

130. Maine Labor Group on Health, Inc - Augusta
131. Maine Lobster Promotion Council - Bangor
132. Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership - Augusta
133. Maine Marine Trade Association (MMTA) - Portland
134. Maine Materials Exchange - Portland
135. Maine Merchants Association - Business Advocacy
136. Maine Metal Products Association - Westbrook
137. Maine Motor Transport Association - Augusta
138. Maine Municipal Association - Augusta
139. Maine Oil Dealers Association - Brunswick
140. Maine Osteopathic Association - Manchester
141. Maine Public Policy Institute - Bangor
142. Maine Public Service - Presque Isle
143. Maine Pulp and Paper Association - Augusta
144. Maine Quality Center - Lewiston
145. Maine Real Estate and Development Association - Portland
146. Maine Restaurant Association - Augusta
147. Maine Revenue Services - Augusta
148. Maine Science and Technology Foundation - Augusta
149. Maine Society of CPA's - Portland
150. Maine State Bar Association - Augusta
151. Maine State Chamber Of Commerce - Maine State
152. Maine State Planning Office - Augusta
153. Maine Technological College System - Augusta
154. Maine Technology Institute - Gardiner
155. Maine Technology Law Center - Portland
156. Maine Wood Products Association - South Portland
157. Maine's Software and Information Technology Industry Association (MESDA) - Portland
158. Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy - Orono
159. Mechanic Falls Development Commission - Mechanic Falls
160. MicroMentor - Mercy Corps - Nationwide
161. Mid-Coast Builders Alliance (MCBA) - Nationwide
162. Mid-Coast Council for Business Development and Planning - Brunswick
163. MidMaine Chamber Of Commerce - Waterville
164. Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC) - Millinocket
165. Moosehead Lake Region Chamber Of Commerce - Moosehead Lake Region
166. Mountain Counties Heritage, Inc. - Farmington
167. National Assn. for the Self-Employed (NASE) - Nationwide
168. National Assn. of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) - Nationwide
169. National Association of Manufacturers - Nationwide
170. National Business Incubation Association - Nationwide
171. National Federation of Independent Businesses of Maine - South Freeport
172. National Small Business Advocate (NSBA) - Nationwide
173. National Veterans Business Development Corporation
d/b/a The Veterans Corporation (TVC) - Nationwide
174. New England Business Association - Saco
175. Northern Katahdin Valley Chamber Of Commerce - Northern Katahdin Valley
176. Northern Maine Community College - Presqu Isle
177. Northern Maine Development Commission - Caribou
178. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - Bangor/
Portland

179. Office of Consumer Credit Regulation - Augusta
180. Office of Licensing and Registration - Augusta
181. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - Nationwide
182. Ogunquit Chamber Of Commerce - Ogunquit
183. Old Orchard Beach Chamber Of Commerce - Old Orchard Beach
184. Patent and Trademark Depository Library, University of Maine - Orono
185. Piscataquis County Economic Development Council - Dover-Foxcroft
186. Presque Isle Chamber Of Commerce - Presque Isle
187. Procurement Technical Assistance Program - Bangor
188. Procurement Technical Assistance Program - Nationwide
189. Public Utilities Commission - Augusta
190. Rangeley Lakes Chamber Of Commerce - Rangeley Lakes
191. Resource Hub - Portland
192. Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business - Bangor
193. River Valley Chamber Of Commerce - River Valley
194. River Valley Growth Council (RVTC) - Rumford
195. River Valley Technology Center - Rumford
196. Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber Of Commerce - Rockland Thomaston
197. Sanford-Springvale Chamber Of Commerce - Sanford Springvale
198. Scarborough Economic Development Corporation - Scarborough
199. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Augusta
200. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Bangor
201. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Ellsworth
202. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Lewiston
203. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Mexico
204. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Nationwide
205. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - Portland
206. SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business - South Paris
207. Sebasticook Valley Chamber Of Commerce - Sebasticook Valley
208. Secretary of States Office, Maine - Statewide
209. Securities Division - Augusta
210. Skowhegan Economic Development Corporation - Skowhegan
211. Small Business Administration (SBA) - Augusta
212. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy - Nationwide
213. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade - Nationwide
214. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership - Nationwide
215. Small Business Administration(SBA) Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) - Statewide
216. Small Business Development Centers Augusta Office - Augusta
217. Small Business Development Centers Bangor Office - Bangor
218. Small Business Development Centers Bingham Office - Bingham
219. Small Business Development Centers Brunswick Office - Brunswick
220. Small Business Development Centers Caribou Office - Caribou
221. Small Business Development Centers Dover/Foxcroft Office - Machias
222. Small Business Development Centers Hutchinson Center - Belfast
223. Small Business Development Centers Kittery Office - Kittery
224. Small Business Development Centers Portland Office - Portland
225. Small Business Development Centers Washington County Technical College - Calais
226. Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine - Augusta
227. Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen (SSMC) - Statewide
228. Southern Aroostook Development Corporation - Houlton
229. Southern Maine Economic Development District (SMEDD) - Portland
230. Southwest Harbor Tremont Chamber Of Commerce - Southwest Harbor, Tremont
231. Sunrise County Economic Council - Machias
232. Target Technology Center - Orono
233. Taxpayer Advocacy Service, IRS - Statewide
234. Technology Trade Assn. - AeA - Nationwide
235. Thomas M Teague Biotechnology Center of Maine - Fairfield
236. Toastmasters International (TI) - Nationwide
237. Town of Fort Kent - Fort Kent
238. Town of Hermon - Hermon
239. Town of Houlton - Houlton
240. Town of Lisbon - Lisbon
241. Town of Sanford - Sanford
242. Town of Windham - Windham
243. Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) - Nationwide
244. Trenton Chamber Of Commerce - Trenton
245. U.S. Association of Veterans in Business - Nationwide
246. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development - Nationwide
247. U.S. Office Of Advocacy - Nationwide
248. U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce - Nationwide
249. United Maine Craftsmen Inc. - Manchester
250. United States Agency for International Development - Nationwide
251. United States Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts - Nationwide
252. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Statewide
253. University of Maine at Fort Kent - Fort Kent
254. University of Maine at Presque Isle - Presque Isle
255. University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Orono
256. University of Maine Department of Industrial Cooperation - Orono
257. US Rural Development Program, Maine - Statewide
258. Vinalhaven Chamber Of Commerce - Vinalhaven
259. WasteCap Maine - Portland
260. Wells Chamber Of Commerce - Wells
261. Westbrook Chamber Of Commerce - Westbrook
262. Women's Business Center - Wiscasset
263. Yarmouth Chamber Of Commerce - Yarmouth
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