Small Business Resources in Maine. Business in bold have appeared on a Small Business School episode. Small business agencies and associations: Chambers of Commerce in Maine: The State's Chamber. Meet Dana Connors, State Director. He loves this state and the small businesses so much that his comments open and close our special episode, The Magic of Small, a tribute to MainePBS's weekly show, "Made in Maine." We've been working with chambers throughout the country. To date, these Maine chambers have recommended members to profile. Initially in Maine, we asked the question, "Who among your membership is selling, serving and supporting customers beyond the State of Maine?" The answers became a show called, "The Best of Maine." These are some of the state's local chambers with which we have worked: Bath-Brunswick Region Chamber of Commerce: 59 Pleasant Street Brunswick, ME 04011-2240 Contact: Bruce MacMillan, Executive Director E-mail T:207.725.-8797 F:207.725-9787] Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce: Route 27, PO Box 356, Boothbay Harbor 04538 Jaimie Kleinstiver, Executive Director E-mail T.207.633.2353 Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Area Area Chamber of Commerce: PO Box 919, Camden 04843 Greg Dugal, Executive Director E-mail T:800.223.5459; 207.236.4404 F:207.236.4315 Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce: P.O. Box 13, Damariscotta 04543 Heather O'Bryan, Executive Director E-mail T:207.563.8340 F:207.563.2690 Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce: Harbor Park, P.O. Box 508, Rockland 04841 Bob Hastings, Executive Director E-mail T:207.563.8340 F:207.563.2690 Communications: Verizon telecomunications experts. Department of Economic & Community Development, State House Station, Augusta 04333 T: 624-9805 Meet Steve Levesque. http://www.econdevmaine.com/ Contact: Brian Dancause, Manager, Small Business Division, E-mail Also: "Maine Made" - small business overviews. Associations: E2 Center: 120 Exchange St., Portland 04101 Contact: Joan Saxe E-mail T. 207-775-1200 Environmental and energy sensitive businesses and associations. Maine Wood Products Association, 3 Adams Street, South Portland, 04106 Meet Eric Howard E-mail T. 207-767-0188 F.207.767.4306 Maine Metal Products Association, 28 Stroudwater Street, Suite 4, Westbrook, Maine 04092 Meet Lisa Martin Dept. of Energy Industries of the Future Education: The University of Maine: Maine Business School Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business (CESB), University of Southern Maine, School of Business, 68 High Street, Portland 04101 T. 207.780.5919 Meet Valarie Lamont, Ph.D, Director, E-mail Entrepreneur-in-Residence: Meet James Wilfong (also former SBA Assistant Administrator for International Trade and former president TradeNex), USM, eScout (PO Box 38, Fryeburg 04037) T. 207.697.2060 888.SCOUT.4.U E-mail University of Southern Maine's Center for Business & Economic Research, 118 Bedford Street, Portland, ME 04104-9300 Contacts: Charles Colgan or Bruce H. Andrews, Ph.D. E-mail T: 207-780-4187 F:207-780-4046 Finance Authority of Maine (FAME): a capital access program 5 Community Drive, PO Box 949, Augusta 04332-0949 Meet Charles J. Spies III, CEO E-mail T: 207.623.3263; 800-228-3734 Key Bank, an SBA-preferred lender: Branches in cities and towns throughout the state. Meet Susan Snowden. Leadership Maine of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), 45 Memorial Circle, Augusta 04330 Meet Henry Bourgeois. E-mail T: 207-622-6345 Maine Business Works: Assistance programs. Maine & Company: P.O. Box 7462, 120 Exchange Street, Portland 04112-7462 T.800.871.3485 Meet Ed Dinan, Chairman, and L. Joseph Wischerath, Director Email. Relocate to Maine! Get some help and advice. Maine Business for Social Responsibility (MEBSR) 200 High Street, Portland 04101 Contact: John Ustach, Executive Director E-mail T. 207.761.4300 207.923.3398 Maine Economic Research Institute (MERI), 7 University Drive, Augusta 04330-9412 Contact: Ed McLaughlin, CEO Email T: 622-9075 Publications /publishers / publicists: Nancy Marshall Communications, 20 Western Ave, PO Box 317, Augusta, ME 04332 T:207.623.4177 F:207.623.4178 McCall Media & Marketing, Inc.,207-865-0055 Columist/author: MaineToday.com, Entrepreneur magazine, McCall, inc.com , The Wall Street Journal's StartupJournal.com. Meet Kimberly McCall. Mainebiz, 413 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, Donna Brassard, Publisher (E-mail) and Scott Sutherland, Editor. Small Business Development Centers: State SBDC website (which includes references to regional SBDCs like Coastal Enterprise Inc). Meet John Massua, State Director. State of Maine: The Governor's Office. Meet Governor John E. Baldacci. Securities Commissioner for the state. Information Center and SCOR document. SBA Region 1: 10 Causeway Street, Suite 812, Boston, MA 0222-1093 T. 617.565.8416 Meet Jeffrey H. Butland, Regional Administrator E-mail SBA Maine District Office: Edmund S. Muskie Federal Bldg, Room 512, Sewall Street, Augusta 04330 Mary E. McAleney, Email T. 207-622-8274 Small Business Investment Companies. US Senators: Olympia J. Snowe, Washington, DC 20510 E-mail T:202.224.5344 Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Susan Collins 172 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 E-mail T. 202.224-2523

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