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January 26, 2016

Tae Chong and CEI StartSmart Program Featured in Mainebiz For Work With Immigrant Business Owners

Immigrants key ‘to what Maine needs to solve its demographic challenges’
Tae Chong, a Business Advisor for CEI’s StartSmart program, was interviewed by Mainebiz in an article that examines the impact immigrant workers and business owners continue to have on the economic vitality of the state.

The full article can be read here.

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