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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
SCORE awards
Charlie Weidhas, assistant district
director at SCORE Maine, intro-
duced SCORE's 2026 Success Award
winners and Nancy Strojny presented
the awards to:
Veteran-Owned Business:
Brian Bates, of the Outpost
barbecue restaurant in Farmington.
SCORE mentor: Jon Anderson
Woman-Owned Business:
Julia Lipner, Triflorum Designs,
a Portland-based floral shop.
Mentor: Jeanine Bekas
Hospitality Business:
Ashley Cunningham, Downtown
Charcuterie in Brewer. Mentor:
David Green
Successful Young Entrepreneurs:
Michael and Justine DiSalvo,
Beach Bum reads, an apparel
retailer with stores in Ogunquit
and Portland. Mentor: Jeff Gray
Home-Based Business:
Nondas Iacovou and Melissa Fuller,
Studio 89, a maker of handmade
furniture based in Scarborough.
Mentor: Joe Michaud
Nonprofit Business:
Chris Olson, Welcome to
Housing, a Bangor furniture bank.
Mentor: Dennis Wint
Construction/Trades Business:
Brett Cary, Cary Construction.
Mentor: Jeanine Bekas
Successful Business Cycle:
Pam Laskey, owner of Maine Day
Ventures, Maine Foodie Tours and
Maine History Tours. Mentor:
Charlie Weidhas
woodhullmaine.com
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SCORE, which
matches
mentors with
entrepreneurs,
is a resource
partner of the
U.S. Small
Business
Administration.
