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What Owners Need to Know About Intellectual Property – Andrew Kraus Trademarks. Copyrights. Intellectual property. What do you need to know about these items to protect your ideas, and how do you stay out of hot water when it comes to work for hire, contractors, and social media? This week we speak with Andrew Kraus of Opticliff Law, an IP...

What You Need to Know About Business Plans – Gigi Guyton Are you running your business without a business plan? Is it because the marketing component has you scratching your head? How do you know where to get the information about potential customers and competitors so that you can put together a meaningful plan? In this week’s episode, we’ll chat...

What Owners Need to Know About Risk and Business Insurance – Josh Fifield Understanding business insurance may not be the reason you went into business in the first place, but not understanding risk, coverage, and compliance could undermine everything you’ve worked so hard to achieve. In today’s interview, we talk with Josh Fifield, Senior Account Executive at Clark Insurance. He shares some...

What Owners Need to Know About Branding – Sean Wilkinson What is branding, and how can it help your business grow? What’s the difference between branding and marketing? Is branding only important to big corporations like Apple and Nike, or can it make a difference to a small, growing business in Maine? In today’s episode, we chat with branding...

What Owners Need to Know About Leadership and Communication – Seth Rigoletti Every great leader–in business or in life–needs to learn communication skills. If there’s a communication breakdown with your team, you can’t accomplish your goals and objectives. But how do you know if you’re doing a good job? And if you see an opportunity for growth, what changes can you...

What Owners Need to Know About Maine’s Changing Economic and Workforce Situation – Yellow Breen MDF, The Maine Development Foundation, plays an important role in Maine’s business ecosystem. Led by Executive Director Yellow Breen, this non-partisan organization is helping to revitalize Maine’s downtowns and elevate our next generation of leaders. They have their finger on the pulse of the changes that are impacting Maine’s...

What Owners Need to Know About Assessment Tools for Hiring – Barry Nelson Discover how the right assessment tools and technologies can improve your hiring process, making sure you’re getting the right person in the right position at the right time, so your business can grow and flourish. Rich: As a consultant and entrepreneur, our next guest built three regional organizational development...

Maine Based Businesses: What Owners Need to Know About Running a Business in Maine – Larry Barker It’s been said that it’s difficult to run a successful business in Maine. There are tax issues, regulation issues, and workforce issues. It can be even tougher in the rural sections of the state Yet many business leaders are making it work. Larry Barker, the President and CEO at...

Do I Really Need a Business Plan? – Kathleen O’Donnell Do you really need a business plan to succeed and grow your company? If you are looking for funding or financing, those who invest in your success are going to require it. Even if you don’t need outside financial help, a business plan provides a blueprint for your success,...

Skilled Immigrants: Maine’s Hidden Workforce – Stefanie Gill With the unemployment rate in Maine–and the entire US–at a historic low, it’s often difficult for companies to find the skilled workers they need to grow. But according to Stephanie Gill of IntWork, the solution may be hidden in plain sight. Maine has plenty of skilled workers in the...