Economic Development Resources

Business Associations

Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce https://lametrochamber.com/

Maine Chamber of Commerce http://www.mainechamber.org/

Maine Assoc of Non Profits http://www.nonprofitmaine.org/

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments- http://www.avcog.org/

State and Federal Information

Doing Business in Maine https://www.maine.gov/portal/business/

Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/

Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce https://lametrochamber.com/business-development/

Maine Dept of Corporations http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/corp/index.html

Maine Dept of Economic & Community Dev. http://www.maine.gov/decd/

Maine Dept of Labor http://www.maine.gov/labor/

Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership http://www.mainemep.org/

Maine Small Business Development Center http://www.mainesbdc.org/

Maine Tax Information http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesuse/salestax/salestax.html

Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/

US Patent and Trade Mark https://www.uspto.gov/trademark

Funding Sources and Helpful Business Assistance Sites

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments http://www.avcog.org/

Community Concepts Finance Corporation https://www.ccfcmaine.org/

Maine Small Business Development Center http://www.mainesbdc.org/

New Ventures http://newventuresmaine.org/find-a-center-2/western/

Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/

SCORE https://androscoggincounty.score.org/

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. - https://www.ceimaine.org/

Other Financing

EB-5 program- https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-fifth-preference-eb-5/about-eb-5-visa-classification

Historic tax credit and other tax credits- https://www.maine.gov/mhpc/programs/tax-incentives

Workforce development tax credit- https://www.maine.gov/labor/workforce_dev/index.shtml

Other state tax incentives and credits- https://www.maine.gov/decd/business-development/tax-incentives-credit