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Local Small Business Resource Partners
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Augusta
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

Bangor
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

Brunswick
Mid-Coast Council for Business Development and Planning
A public-private non-profit development corporation that supports business retention, expansion and attraction to improve the regional economy of Bath, Brunswick, Topsham, Richmond, Bowdoinham...View details

East Millinocket
Katahdin Regional Development Corporation
A nonprofit tri-community (Millinocket, E. Millinocket, & Medway) development group that organizes resources to assist in site selection, education and training of the workforce, and other...View details

Ellsworth
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

Fairfield
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Services offered include business counseling, assistance in business plans, cash flow projections, and market analysis. The KVCG also offers supplemental financing for businesses for the purpose...View details

Lewiston
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

Mexico
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

Portland
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Administers various loan programs throughout Cumberland Country. Programs include the Development Fund, which can provide up to $200,000 to communities to loan to businesses for the purpose of...View details

Portland
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details

South Paris
Growth Council of Oxford Hills
Focuses on: business retention, expansion, attraction and incubation; community improvements including infrastructure, downtown revitalization and community facilities; and, career skills, workforce...View details

South Paris
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling . SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...View details



Statewide and Nationwide Small Business Resource Partners
LOCATION
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Statewide
Choose Bangor, ME
This site is a quick reference guide for the convenience of site selection professionals considering Bangor, Maine for a business start-up or expansion. Bangor's Economic Development team is...View details

Nationwide
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE offers free, confidential small business advice for anyone looking to start, grow and succeed in business. With a national volunteer network of over 10,500 business counselors and 389 chapters,...View details

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