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31 Gov't contracts
Responding to government
RFPs is a complicated
process, but a guest
columnist offers guidance.
22 Showing grit
Despite a host of challenges,
small businesses are
showing their mettle, growing
in turbulent times.
Burundi Star Coffee
owner Jocelyne Kamikazi,
with her husband André
Nzeyimana, at her coffee
shop in Portland.
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B Y R E N E E C O R D E S
Lending
HAND
a
New Maine microloan
program supports
immigrant-owned small
businesses
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$3.50
May 16, 2022
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