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Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine
B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E S
SBA's resource partners
T
he SBA works with SCORE
chapters, Small Business
Development Centers and Women's
Business Centers to help meet
small-business needs. More than
13,000 business counselors, men-
tors and trainers are available to help
write business plans, locate financial
assistance, advise on managing and
expanding, help find opportunities to
sell goods or services to the govern-
ment, and help with disaster recovery.
Find a district office or
SBA resource partner at
www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance
SCORE
SCORE is a national network of
more than 11,000 entrepreneurs, busi-
ness leaders and executives who men-
tor small-business owners.
www.SCORE.org
Androscoggin County #325
(207) 782-3708, by appointment
androscoggincounty.score.org
Augusta #305
(207) 622-8509, by appointment
augustame.score.org
Bangor #314
(207) 942-0103, by appointment
bangor.score.org
Downeast (Ellsworth) #389
(207) 667-5800, by appointment
downeastmaine.score.org
Oxford Hills #479
(207) 743-0499, by appointment
oxfordhills.score.org
Portland #53
(207) 772-1147, by appointment
portlandme.score.org
Small Business
Development
Centers
For information on the SBDC program,
visit www.sba.gov/sbdc
e SBA's Small Business Development
Centers build, sustain and grow small
businesses.
Administrative Office
University of Southern Maine
at Portland
State Director Mark Delisle
Associate State Director Carol Papciak
55 Exeter St.
Portland, ME 04104
(800) 679-7232
Infoline (800) 679-SBDC
TTY (207) 780-5646
mainesbdc@maine.edu
mainesbdc.org
(207) 780-4949
Women's
Business Centers
For more information, visit www.sba.
gov/wosb and to find the nearest
WBC, visit www.sba.gov/women
Women's Business Centers pro-
vide training, counseling, mentor-
ing and other assistance geared
toward women, particularly those
who are socially and economically
disadvantaged.
Brunswick
(207) 504-5900
Portland
(207) 535-2914
Farmington
(207) 241-5593
Machias
(207) 241-5592
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