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CEI 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the holiday season! Our Maine small business clients have everything you need to shop local. From artisanal baked goods and handcrafted…
SALUD Portland
Dorienne Lewin is a seasoned workout instructor whose workout studio SALUD Portland does it all – Pilates, barre, and trampoline. She trusts her…
New England Iron Pollo
New England Iron Pollo is a local food startup that focuses on cast iron broiled chicken, combining traditional cooking methods with Maine’s agricultural…
Apphia Mpay
Walking into Apphia Mpay’s sewing class at Westbrook Adult Education, you can instantly see why students keep coming back to learn from her.…
The Floating Nomad Houseboat Rentals
While the Maine vacation rental industry races toward extravagance, The Floating Nomad offers something refreshingly different. Rheanna’s thoughtfully designed spaces balance beauty with…
Maiz
Anyone in the food industry will probably advise you not to open a restaurant. The upfront costs are large, the hours long, the…
Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat
In the rugged coastal waters of Maine, where working waterfronts have deep historical roots, Maine Electric Boat is charting a new course. As…
Marsh River Cooperative
Marsh River Co-op is the happiest little store from the outside, bright and colorful, and stocked with so much of what we love:…
Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation
Ali Jabbar is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After successfully owning and selling a limousine business in Houston, he moved to Maine and launched…
Eros Oyster
Nestled in the pristine waters of Robinhood Cove on Georgetown Island, Eros Oyster specializes in slow-growing Atlantic Oysters. Their company’s growth shows how…
CEI 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the holiday season! Our Maine small business clients have everything you need to shop local. From artisanal baked goods and handcrafted…
A Slice of Local Love: Two Fat Cats Bakery
Two Fat Cats Bakery has been delighting Portland, Maine with scratch-made sweets since 2005. Using premium ingredients like local eggs, wild Maine blueberries,…
Coelle Travel
Coelle Travel is an international travel startup based in Wabanaki/Maine, owned by an indigenous immigrant woman, Khadija El Barkaoui, with roots in Amazigh/Morocco.…
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