An article on the rocky financial path of a business started by 51-year-old Dana Bourgeois in Lewiston that makes and sells high-end, vintage-style acoustic guitars. Last fall, a sales slow-down left the company in arrears with its creditors and pointed up the weakness of the geographically dispersed management structure of Pantheon Guitars, the corporate entity that controls the Bourgeois brand. John Burns of Maine\u27s Small Enterprise Growth Fund, an investor in Pantheon, connected Bourgeois with operations expert Roger Brooks, who became the company\u27s business manager. Brooks has appeased creditors, organized the company\u27s procurement and inventory management practices, and helped workers become more efficient. With details on...
This is a business case study describing a classical success story that brought a business from a st...
Article on Joy and Jack Piscopo, owners for the past 25 years of Portland\u27s F.O. Bailey & Co. on ...
[Excerpt] Historically, the great majority of businesses in this industry have been small, and local...
Article on Maine businesses that are trying to gain younger customers, a difficult task in a state t...
Making It In Maine, piece on Dana Bourgeois, 43, of Topsham. Employing 14 workers at Dana Bourgeoi...
Article about the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) by its chief executive officer, Timothy P. Agnew...
Longer article about equipment finance in Maine. Details stories about institutions that lend money ...
Article on Reverb, a Maine-based nonprofit that teaches musicians and fans how to enjoy music and be...
Article on Accessories Unlimited (AU), a 36-year-old Cornish handbag company founded by Chris Birchf...
Atlas is a niche company that resells used medical equipment via the Internet. The business has expe...
The stock market downturn that sent some unemployed business people out looking for their own busine...
Article on Irving Tanning Co. in Hartland, which filed for bankruptcy in March, the second bankruptc...
Article about Marianne and Stu Smith and their business, Maine Sport Outfitters of Rockport, which t...
As Maine’s population ages and the state faces a labor shortage, more and more seniors are returning...
Article highlighting six Maine businesses started by young entrepreneurs under the age of 30, includ...
This is a business case study describing a classical success story that brought a business from a st...
Article on Joy and Jack Piscopo, owners for the past 25 years of Portland\u27s F.O. Bailey & Co. on ...
[Excerpt] Historically, the great majority of businesses in this industry have been small, and local...
Article on Maine businesses that are trying to gain younger customers, a difficult task in a state t...
Making It In Maine, piece on Dana Bourgeois, 43, of Topsham. Employing 14 workers at Dana Bourgeoi...
Article about the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) by its chief executive officer, Timothy P. Agnew...
Longer article about equipment finance in Maine. Details stories about institutions that lend money ...
Article on Reverb, a Maine-based nonprofit that teaches musicians and fans how to enjoy music and be...
Article on Accessories Unlimited (AU), a 36-year-old Cornish handbag company founded by Chris Birchf...
Atlas is a niche company that resells used medical equipment via the Internet. The business has expe...
The stock market downturn that sent some unemployed business people out looking for their own busine...
Article on Irving Tanning Co. in Hartland, which filed for bankruptcy in March, the second bankruptc...
Article about Marianne and Stu Smith and their business, Maine Sport Outfitters of Rockport, which t...
As Maine’s population ages and the state faces a labor shortage, more and more seniors are returning...
Article highlighting six Maine businesses started by young entrepreneurs under the age of 30, includ...
This is a business case study describing a classical success story that brought a business from a st...
Article on Joy and Jack Piscopo, owners for the past 25 years of Portland\u27s F.O. Bailey & Co. on ...
[Excerpt] Historically, the great majority of businesses in this industry have been small, and local...