BETHEL — Community Concepts Finance Corp. is offering a workshop, Content Marketing 101: Using Facebook and Instagram to Tell Your Story, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Bethel Inn Resort, 21 Broad St., Bethel. The cost is $25 for members of any of the chambers of commerce and business associations […]
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WWC offering Farmington class
FARMINGTON — The Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community and the Women’s Business Center at Coastal Enterprises Inc. are offering a free, two-week class, “The Basics of Starting a Business,” for anyone interested in opening a business. Classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Mondays, Oct. 20 and 27, at […]
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Dunkin’ pushes iced-coffee habit
NEW YORK — Dunkin’ Donuts is on a quest to get more people in the habit of drinking iced coffee regardless of how warm it is outside, as many do in its hometown in the Northeast. As anyone who regularly visits a coffee shop knows, iced coffee usually costs a dollar or two more than […]
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Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up
MIAMI (AP) — The so-called “young invincibles” are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, social media campaigns and celebrity endorsements. The president is even (gasp) asking their mothers to help convince them to sign up for insurance. The […]
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Auburn continues review of Growth Council contract
AUBURN — Councilors on Monday said they wanted to pick and choose which parts of a proposed Twin Cities economic development contract they wanted to fund. “It seems to me that we are the stewards of taxpayers’ money,” Councilor Joshua Shea said. “It’s about getting the best bang for our dollar, not about seeing what […]
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Searsport nonagenarian just says ‘no’ to retiring, keeps busy marketing garden tool
SEARSPORT — It’s clear that 93-year-old Bob Perdrizet doesn’t have a good handle on the meaning of the word “retire.” But the World War II veteran, avid gardener and inveterate salesman does have a good grip on something else — the “ Miracle Finger Hoe,” a lightweight and versatile garden hoe that he believes will […]
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Chamber hosting marketing seminar
LEWISTON — Are you sick of chasing the competition and would rather they chase you for awhile? Do you have valuable knowledge and expertise – but don’t know how to turn it into cash? The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce will host “Marketing Your Mastery: Think Like a Black Belt to Grow Your Business Through […]