Small Business MAINE 2019-2020

Small Business MAINE2019-2020 resource guide

GROW YOUR BUSINESS

in maine

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CONTENTS

Maine Edition 2019-2020

Local Business Funding

Assistance

Programs

8 National Success Story

Jerado and Joyce Reynolds know their local landscape for entrepreneurship support.

11 Local SBA Resource

Partners

13 Your Advocates

14 How to Start a Business

19 Opportunities for Veterans

20 Entrepreneurial

Opportunities

22 Write Your Business Plan

24 10 Tips to Help You Build

and Grow Your Brand

26 10 Steps to Start

Your Business

27 Local Success Story

Janie Wang and Chris Anderson's love of modernist cuisine fed an entrepreneurial dream that has expanded into a thriving business thanks to SBA assistance.

28 National Success Story

Jennifer and Jeff Herbert's meadery has expanded into a multimillion dollar enterprise thanks to SBA assistance.

31 SBA Lenders

33 Need Financing?

34 Go Global with

International Trade

36 R&D Opportunities for

High Growth Startups

38 National Success Story

Cheeseburger Baby owner Stephanie Vitori persevered through a financial storm and a natural disaster.

42 Surety Bonds

Contracting

44 National Success Story

Jennifer Rahn steers the course for Admiral Engineering, succeeding as a small business subcontractor.

47 Government Contracting

48 SBA Certification

Programs

49 Woman-Owned Small

Business Certification

ON THE COVER Portland Head

Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, photo by Nikki Bowman; Mt. Katahdin, courtesy of Patrick Spinney on Flickr; Downtown Portland, courtesy of photosforyou from Pixabay

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Let us help give voice to your story.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Brand Voice Articles Blogs

Website Content Social Media Posts

Email Content Brochures

Catalogs Visitor Guides

Books Copywriting Photography

Videos

We have all heard the phrase "content is king." Creating rich, engaging, and inspiring content differentiates your brand in the marketplace. But who has time to focus on anything other than running their business?

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