Go back: Profiles Overview. "Good People and Good Businesses."
This is Step 3 & 4
A word from the Governor.Step 3: Indepth TV profiles on Small Business School
  •  As these lists get compiled and recompiled, it becomes our Small Business Index of Learning Companies. Every business listed within this web site is a candidate for a complete show. The entire crew of Small Business School comes on your location for at least one day of shooting; and when the show airs, it is seen on MainePBS stations, throughout the USA, and even around the world.

    Our first story in Maine in 1995 was the Small Business Person of the Year, selected by the US Small Business Administration. The business, unfortunately, did not have staying power -- Custom Stitchers.

  • Our salute to the MainePBS TV show, "Made in Maine."
  • Living where they want to by "Marketing from a Distance."

Step 4: A Small Business Index of Maine. We are looking for a special group of owners and businesses who stand apart in very special ways. These business owners know how to read their financials; they know their key critical ratios and how they compare within their industry; and they have an exit strategy and a liquidity model for their business.

These are the small business owners of the future.
  • ESOP / SCOR.  Small Business School's work with state boards for accountancy (CPAs) and each of the State Securities Commissioners to help small business owners begin working from a "compilation - review" mindset to a regular audit. The goal is to have business owners fully understand their financials and business valuation so they successfully transfer ownership and keep their businesses alive beyond their working years. Many of these businesses will then institute ESOP programs and some will complete, certify and issue a Small Corporate Offering Registration.

    Here will be a listing of the small businesses that have a qualified ESOP or SCOR program who have been recommended by their local Chambers, SBDC, or MPBC.
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