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 Statement on Racism, Racial Violence and Racial Injustice
- Portland Restaurants Receive $50,000 in Grant Funding to Help Prepare for Winter During the Pandemic
- CEI Receives $3.3 Million EDA Award for Revolving Loan Fund to Meet the Immediate and Long-Term Economic Development Needs of Small Businesses in Maine’s Coastal Counties
- Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund Closes over $1.3 Million Opportunity Zone Equity Investment in Sharswood Ridge Project to Help Revitalize Philadelphia’s Sharswood Neighborhood
- CEI Expands Wicked Fast Loans with Financial Assistance Award from CDFI Fund of the U.S Treasury
- CEI Secures Award to Advance Catalyst Fund for Early-Stage Food Businesses
- Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations releases recommendations
Upcoming Events
- E-Commerce Best Practices for Small Businesses: Building a Successful SiteWondering how to build an e-commerce website that will effectively sell your products? What pages your site needs to have? What platforms work best for…
- Dec3Pints & PolicyJoin us for Pints & Policy, a monthly BYOB meetup for female entrepreneurs interested in learning more about policymaking, engaging with legislators, and meeting peers…
- Dec8Business MastermindIn this 2-hour Business Mastermind with Mallika Malhotra, we will focus on rethinking your value proposition, shifting your messaging, and establishing how you want your business…
- Dec9FocusME: COVID-19 Edition, Fall 2020 (11:00am start, Tuesdays)Female-led businesses are particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as they face structural barriers, limited access to finance, and information asymmetry. That’s why we…