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
- CEI’s Annual Celebration
- Our Katahdin Partners with CEI to Launch Baxter Business Works
- Windham Organic Farmer Joins National Fly-In to Protect Farm Program Funding
- Earning Top Honors: SBA Awards Four CEI Clients as Entrepreneurial Leaders
- CEI Names Ruth Feldman to Women’s Business Center Post for Rural Maine
- CEI Joins Diversity of Mainers in Support of Climate Action Bill
- Maine small business owner Mariama Jallow testifies before Congressional Small Business Subcommittee about the impact of CEI financing and advice
Upcoming Events
- Home Buyers Education Live Webinar January 2019Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer Homebuyer Education class, a 1 day course,…
- Apr20Home Buyers Education April 2019 South PortlandCoastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the Homebuyer Education class, a 1 day…
- Apr23FocusME: Growth Stage Business Peer Group, Spring 2019 (8:30am start)The Women’s Business Center at CEI and the Portland SCORE Chapter are collaborating to host FocusME, a series of peer groups for female entrepreneurs. This…
- Apr23Financial Training Program (April 2019 start)Our Financial Training Program includes a series of workshops, resources, and individual advising sessions that are designed to provide clients with the knowledge and tools…