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About.com
- Entrepreneurs
Lots of listings for entrepreneurs, including starting
and naming a business.
Androscoggin
Valley Council of Governments
Services for businesses include loans, export assistance
and an Internet incubator.
Association
for Enterprise Opportunity
The AEO is a national association of organizations committed
to microenterprise development. The AEO site includes
a listing of Maine organizations.
BizPlanIt
Free resources for entrepreneurs include virtual business
plans and monthly newsletters.
Business
Owner's Toolkit
Small businesses, from start up to exit strategies.
Consortium
for Entrepreneurship Education
Resources for teachers and instructors to use in helping
students find entrepreneurial opportunities.
Doing
Business in Maine
Basic but detailed legal information for entrepreneurs
in Maine. From Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson.
Eastern
Maine Development Corporation
Technical assistance for companies looking to establish
or invest in a business in eastern Maine.
ENTERWeb
Many links to sites with resources for entrepreneurs.
Links are rated for usefulness.
Entrepreneur
Magazine: 100 Best Web Sites for Entrepreneurs
Categories include Business Tools, e-Commerce, Competitive
Intelligence, Hire Help, and Uncle Sam. Also includes
a Related Articles section.
EntreWorld
Features the Entrepreneur's Search Engine as well as
links on starting, growing and supporting a business.
Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation site includes links to programs
about and for entrepreneurs.
Heart
of Maine
Resources for agriculture, forestry, and community development.
Junior
Achievement
Information on Junior Achievement in Maine.
Kennebec
Valley Council of Governments
KVCOG offers supplemental financing for businesses that
will create or retain jobs.
Loring
Development Authority
Loring offers a number of financial resources, including
grants, to companies at the Centre.
Maine
Centers for Women, Work and Community
MCWWC provides community-based employability and entrepreneurship
training and services in Maine to displaced homemakers,
single parents and other workers in transition.
Maine
Entrepreneurs' Forum
Contact information for Maine Entrepreneurs' Forum meetings
and events.
Maine
Resource Conservation & Development Network
Contact information for RC&D network offices. Programs
vary by region and may include agriculture, forestry,
and entrepreneurship.
Maine
Small Business Development Centers
Maine's SBDCs provide comprehensive business assistance
and information services to the small business community.
MAP
Market
Development Center
The MDC connects buyers with sellers to help Maine businesses
market their products.
MIT
Enterprise Forum
The MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. helps new companies get
their start and provides the information and understanding
they need to grow and prosper.
MoreBusiness.com
Subjects for entrepreneurs range from planning time
to financial statements.
National
Commission on Entrepreneurship
The National Commission on Entrepreneurship was established
to provide local, state, and national leaders with a
roadmap of how to sustain and expand a flourishing entrepreneurial
economy. Through research, publishing, conferences and
other events, the Commission promotes an agenda that
helps grow a successful entrepreneurial economy in the
21st Century.
Five
Myths About Entrepreneurs: Understanding How Businesses
Start and Grow - March 2001
2000
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: National Entrepreneurship
Assessment, USA
Building
Companies, Building Communities: Entrepreneurs in
the New Economy - July 2000
Embracing
Innovation: Entrepreneurship and American Economic
Growth - 2000
State
Entrepreneurship Policies and Programs - November
1999
Northern
Maine Development Commission
NMDC offers economic development, business finance,
small business counseling and planning services.
The
Resource Hub
The Resource Hub is a collaborative economic development
initiative whose mission is to support and cultivate
the growth of the Greater Portland business community
by providing a one-stop location for business assistance
and educational services.
Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE is a resource partner with the Small Business
Administration. SCORE is dedicated to aiding in the
formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.
Site includes contact information for nationwide SCORE
counselors.
Small
Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse
The SBDCNET provides information and training to the
SBDC community in the United States and its territories.
Threshold
to Maine
A broad variety of programs for agriculture.
U.S.
Small Business Administration - Office of Entrepreneurial
Development
Lots of resources for new businesses, including the
legal aspects of establishing a business.
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