CEI integrates financing, business and industry expertise, and policy solutions to help grow good jobs, environmentally sustainable enterprises, and shared prosperity in Maine and other rural regions. CEI envisions a world in which communities are economically and environmentally healthy, enabling all people, especially those with low incomes, to reach their full potential.
Recent News
- Elevating Racial Equity to Expand Economic Opportunity
- CEI Ventures, Inc. Announces Final Closing of Coastal Ventures V LP, the “Good Jobs Fund,” at $21.5 Million
- NBT Bank and CEI-BOULOS Capital Management Launch High-Impact Real Estate Equity Investment Fund
- 2022 Maine Small Business Awards
- CEI Discloses Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Its Small Business Lending Portfolio
- Bub ‘n Mutha’s Wins Downeast Business Bootcamp Pitch Off
- CEI Women’s Business Center Launches Portland Office to Serve Southern Maine’s Diverse Female Entrepreneurs
Upcoming Events
- Oct10Home Buyers Education Live Webinar October 10, 11, and 12th from 6-9 PMCoastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the Homebuyer Education class in a…
- Oct18SBDC @ CEI Start-Up Checklist WebinarIt is an understatement to say that starting a business is overwhelming! Are you concerned with forgetting to get an important license, getting in trouble…
- Oct20Owning and Managing Rental Properties October 20, 2022The will be held as a live webinar This 2.5 hour seminar on October 20, 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm has been approved by Maine…
- Nov8SBDC @ CEI Start-Up Checklist WebinarIt is an understatement to say that starting a business is overwhelming! Are you concerned with forgetting to get an important license, getting in trouble…