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
- CEI Announces New U.S. Market Data to Benefit Maine’s Aquaculture and Seafood Companies
- Madison Park Development Corporation, Bright Community Capital, And Resonant Energy Join Forces to Bring Low-Cost Renewable Energy to Nonprofit Commercial And Multifamily Housing Properties
- $1.49 Million Maine New Markets Capital Investment from CEI Capital Management Brings Additional Resources To Saddleback Mountain Ski Resort, Helping To Create Good Jobs And Expand Economic Activity In The Region
- Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund Recognized in BAI Global Innovation Awards for Societal & Community Impact
- Woodforest National Bank Wins Global Innovation Award for Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund
- CEI Ventures, Inc. Announces Initial Closing of Coastal Ventures V LP, the Good Jobs Fund, at $14.85 Million
Upcoming Events
- Propeller I (April-May)Tech for everyone should be made by everyone. Female entrepreneurs continue to face unique challenges in starting and growing businesses and these challenges are amplified…
- Creating Your Business: A Fresh Approach to Developing Your Business PlanBusiness planning can be especially overwhelming, confusing, and feel irrelevant to your passion and desire for creating a business. In this 5-week peer learning group, we…
- May6LinkedIn for BusinessIn the initial 1.5-hour interactive virtual workshop, you will learn how to best navigate the LinkedIn platform to strategically grow your business network. We will…
- May10Home Buyers Education Live Webinar May 10, 11, & 12 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…