Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1525985
V O L . X X X N O. X X S E P T E M B E R 2 , 2 0 2 4 4 A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen MANAGING EDITOR / DIGITAL OPERATIONS William Hall SENIOR WRITERS Renee Cordes Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER / SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST Alexis Wells CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Malcolm, Zoey SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson Kerry Rasor Betsy VanderPloeg EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen C O N T E N T S Snap, crackle & pop-up Temporary retail gains traction in Maine 12 18 Maine fashion brands call Portland their new home Stepping up from home businesses to Old Port retail spaces 22 Next-level startups From twine made out of seaweed to plantain salve, young businesses are going all-out on innovation S TA R T U P S / E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P F O C U S T H E M A K E U P O F M A I N E ' S S M A L L B U S I N E S S C O M M U N I T Y O N PA G E 1 1 ยป Video Photography Consulting Photography Consulting Branding Web Marketing Branding Web Marketing Whaddya Need? Reach out for a free consultation and get to know our team. brassbound.com P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R Jewelry designer Kira Sangsap at her retail space in the Freeport Market. Handbag maker Alice Yardley of Alice Yardley Maine Katie Weiler launched Viable Gear to develop a seaweed-based twine to replace plastic gear. 12 18 22 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F V I A B L E G E A R