Services

All of the services offered by Maine & Company are designed to streamline the process of growing or locating a business in Maine.

Real Estate Site Searches. Maine & Company's staff reviews a statewide database for appropriate properties, and then conducts a detailed review of potential sites and presents the properties that best meet client criteria.

Data Collection & Analysis. Maine & Company will provide detailed and up-to-date information on incentives, labor, employment, energy, real estate, taxes, telecommunications, and wages. Furthermore, our staff analyzes this data to compare multiple sites within Maine, or to compare Maine communities to other regions of the country.

Incentives, Financing & Training Programs. Maine & Company's staff will assist companies in identifying and packaging together all the available programs that are relevant for their business expansion and relocation activities, and will analyze the short-term and long-term value of these incentives. These programs include state, regional, and local tax reimbursements, tax credits, sales tax exemptions, training, and financing resources.

Site Visit Coordination. On behalf of a client, Maine & Company will initiate contact, or coordinate in-state site visits, with local public and private sector officials for the purpose of evaluating real estate opportunities and addressing technical questions about doing business in Maine.

Financing Programs. Maine & Company provides information on creative private funding sources and available State and Federal assistance programs to help successful existing companies grow to the next level.

The Maine Investment Exchange (MIX Forums). Through regularly scheduled forums, MIX brings together providers of risk capital and qualified entrepreneurs seeking capital. Presenting companies are pre-selected through an application process and are provided with an opportunity to make a brief formal presentation to an audience of investors and an opportunity for networking.