Per Capita Real GDP: $30,305 Rank: 42/50 (2006)
Population: 1,274,920 Rank: 40/50 (2000)
Per Capita Personal Income: $32,348 Rank: 34/50 (2006)
Unemployment Rate: 5.00% Rank: 36/50 (2008)
Business Tax Climate Index: Rank: 41/50 (2008)
Corporate Tax Rate: 3.5%
Individual Tax Rate: 2% -
Sales Tax Rate: 5%
Business Tax Climate Index:
Individual Income Tax Index Rank: 38
Sales Tax Index Rank: 13
Unemployment Insurance Tax Index Rank: 40
Property Tax Index Rank: 41
Business Tax Climate Index: 41
Corporate Tax Index Rank: 43
INCORPORATE YOUR BUSINESS TODAY:
Maine Newspaper Directory (See bottom page)
Maine College Directory (See bottom of page)
Maine Radio Station Directory: (See bottom)
Maine TV Station Directory: (See bottom page)
Maine Main Newspapers:
Maine Secretary of State:
Secretary of State (SOS): Information about elections, registered businesses, trademarks, and lobbyists.
Maine Small Business Administration:
Offers business development counseling and training programs and information on SBA loan programs.
Maine SCORE Offices
Ellsworth -
Lewiston -
Mexico -
Portland -
South Paris -
Maine Biz provides daily updates on news in Maine’s business world. Articles are typically short but there are featured articles that are longer.
This business news service is designed with businesses in mind, providing typically short bits of useful information. This services aims to keep Maine businesses informed of what other businesses are doing, in general and in tackling challenges. The site also provides insight from expert bloggers reporting on various business topics.
MBW is a development resource for Maine businesses. The site provides a search function to help figure out financing, and a training section listing numerous business development seminars and workshops.
Maine Center for Business and Economic Research
The website for the CBER at the University of Southern Maine provides access to a number of research papers, reports, and projects that have been completed and may be of interest to business persons.
Maine International Trade Center
This goal of this member-
Maine Small Business Development Centers
The Maine SBDCs aim to help small business in Maine develop. The website provides detailed information on a wealth of topics of interest, such as business plans or taxes/bookkeeping. The offices offer counseling and training on many business matters, either free or at a nominal cost.
This site, the official website for the state of Maine, provides services and extensive information related to Maine government, community, recreation, employment, education, history, and business. The business section is a great resource, providing various aids and information for starting a business, dealing with business issues such as taxes or regulations, industry information, and economic development. The ED section covers topics such as business climate, incentives, the labor market, and more.
State of Maine: Office of Business Development
The Maine Office of Business Development provides information on doing business in Maine, infrastructure and economy in business, tax incentives, development zones, and more. Various publications to aid businesses are also available.
U.S. Export Assistance Center of Portland
The Maine branch of the Department of Commerce specializes in helping small to medium sized companies develop and execute exporting strategies. Fees vary and are based on the service being provided.
Maine State Information
Maine is located in the northeast corner of the United States. The state’s landscape is characterized by bountiful natural resources and attractions such as lakes, streams, the coast, and deep forest. These attributes were strongly tied with the area’s the earliest economic activities, which included trapping, fishing, farming, lumbering, and shipbuilding. The state’s natural beauty also attracts many tourists who help to augment the economy.
Nearly 90 percent of Maine is covered in forest, and the manufacture of wood products
has been at the core of the state’s economy since the first European colonists came
to the land. For over 400 years, a vibrant shipbuilding industry took advantage of
the state’s abundant lumber and proximity of the sea. Fishing used to be one of the
largest sources of jobs in Maine but fish stocks have been depleted and now only
contribute marginally to the economy. Maine is still a leading producer of many shellfish,
especially lobster. In the early 19th century the economy shifted towards manufacturing,
though its dominance was short-
Maine has a diversified economy that is currently led by the service sector. Manufacturing is another major industry, thanks in part to the abundance of trees that are used for paper production. Maine still maintains its history in shipbuilding, though now the industry is mostly focused on production for the U.S. Navy. Agricultural activities within the state are minimal, though Maine is one of the leading producers of potatoes within the United States.
State Information
Abbreviation: ME
Capital: Augusta
Nick Name Pine Tree State
State Web Site: http://www.maine.gov
Motto: I lead
Symbols
Flower: Eastern White Pine Cone & Tassel
Bird: Chickadee
Top 5 Export Partner Countries
Canada, Malaysia, China, Japan, Korea, South
Top 5 Export Merchandise
Computers and Electronic Products Sales
Transportation Equipment Sales
Machinery Manufacturing
Computers and Electronic Products Manufacturing
Textile Mills Manufacturing
Major Cities
Portland
GDP
Total Gross Domestic Product (USD Millions): $46,973
Per Capita Real GDP (USD): $30,305 Rank: 42
Population: 1,274,920 Rank: 40
Age Distribution
Under 18 Population: 301,238
Under 18 Percent of Total Population: 24%
65 and older Population: 183,402
65 and older Percent of Total Population: 14%
Gender Distribution
Male Population: 48.7%
Female Population: 51.3%
Non-
Net International Immigration: 5,004
Birth Rate: 10.6%
Percent of People Under Poverty Level: 12.6%
Rank: 25
Employment
Employment: 596,910
Average Annual Wage: $35,160
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%
Rank: 28
Expenditure
Per Capita State Spending: $5,124
Rank: 14
Energy Expenditures per Person: $3,091
Expenditures of State and Local Government Employee-
Revenue
Personal Income: $42,199
Rank: 34
State Internal Revenue Collection: $6,300,230
Rank: 43
Cash and Deposits by State Government: $435,235
Per Capita State Tax Collection: $2,717
Rank: 12
Education
High School Graduation Rate: 78.3%
Rank: 14
Percent of Population with a Bachelor's Degree: 25.6%
Rank: 26
Percent of Population with an Advanced Degree: 8.6%
Rank: 28
Largest Universities:
University of Maine
University of Maine, Augusta
University of Southern Maine
Main Airports:
PWM Portland International Jetport Portland
GSN Saipan International Saipan Island
BGR Bangor International Bangor
Ports:
Portland
Searsport
Auburn, Maine (ME) (pop. 23,203)
Augusta, Maine (ME) (pop. 18,560)
Bangor, Maine (ME) (pop. 31,473)
Bath, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,266)
Belfast, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,381)
Berwick, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,353)
Biddeford (pop. 20,942)
Brewer (pop. 8,987)
Brunswick, Maine (ME) (pop. 21,172)
Buxton, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,452)
Cape Elizabeth (pop. 9,068)
Caribou (pop. 8,312)
Cumberland, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,159)
Ellsworth, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,456)
Fairfield, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,573)
Falmouth, Maine (ME) (pop. 10,310)
Farmington, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,410)
Freeport, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,800)
Gardiner, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,198)
Gorham, Maine (ME) (pop. 14,141)
Gray, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,820)
Hampden, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,327)
Houlton (pop. 6,476)
Kennebunk (pop. 10,476)
Kittery (pop. 9,543)
Lewiston, Maine (ME) (pop. 35,690)
Lisbon, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,077)
Old Orchard Beach (pop. 8,856)
Old Town (pop. 8,130)
Orono, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,112)
Portland, Maine (ME) (pop. 64,249)
Presque Isle, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,511)
Rockland, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,609)
Rumford (pop. 6,472)
Saco, Maine (ME) (pop. 16,822)
Sanford, Maine (ME) (pop. 20,806)
Scarborough (pop. 16,970)
Skowhegan (pop. 8,824)
South Berwick (pop. 6,671)
South Portland (pop. 23,324)
Standish, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,285)
Topsham, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,100)
Waterboro (pop. 6,214)
Waterville, Maine (ME) (pop. 15,605)
Wells, Maine (ME) (pop. 9,400)
Westbrook, Maine (ME) (pop. 16,142)
Windham, Maine (ME) (pop. 14,904)
Winslow, Maine (ME) (pop. 7,743)
Winthrop, Maine (ME) (pop. 6,232)
Yarmouth, Maine (ME) (pop. 8,360)
York, Maine (ME) (pop. 12,854)
Maine Newspaper Directory
Augusta Kennebec Business Journal
Augusta Kennebec Journal
Bangor Bangor Daily News
Belfast The Republican Journal
Bethel The Bethel Citizen
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Register
Brunswick The Times Record
Camden Camden Herald
Cape Elizabeth The Cape Courier
Cornish Sacopee Valley Citizen
Damariscotta Lincoln County News
Eastport The Quoddy Tides
Ellsworth The Ellsworth American
Falmouth The Forecaster
Gorham Gorham Times
Gray The Gray News
Lewiston Sun-
Lewiston Twin City Times
Millinocket Magic City Morning Star
Milo Three Rivers News
Newport Rolling Thunder Express
Norway Advertiser Democrat
Portland Portland Press Herald
Rockland The Free Press
Rumford Rumford Falls Times
Saco Sun Chronicle
Sanford Weekly Observer
Scarborough Scarborough Current
Solon The Maine Democrat
South Portland South Portland Sentry
Waterboro Waterboro Reporter
Waterville Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Westbrook American Journal
Windham Lakes Region Weekly
Wiscasset Wiscasset Newspaper
York York Weekly
College Newspapers
Bates College Bates Student Online
Bowdoin Orient Bowdoin Orient
Colby College Colby Echo
Southern Maine Free Press
Univ of Maine Maine Campus
Magazines
Statewide Down East
Statewide Gulf of Maine Times
Statewide Maine Guides Online
Statewide Maine Sportsman
Statewide Mainebiz
Statewide ME Guide and Search
Statewide Northwoods Sporting Jour.
Statewide Points East
Statewide Visitors Information
Radio Stations
Augusta WMME 92.3 FM Hit Radio
Bangor WBFB 104.7 FM Country
Bangor WERU 102.9 FM Community Radio
Bangor WLKE 99.1 FM Country
Bangor WMEH 90.9 FM Maine Public Radio
Bangor WVOM 103.9 FM Voice of Maine
Bangor WWBX 97.1 FM Hit Music
Bangor WZON 620 AM Sports
Farmington WKTJ 99.3 FM News Weather
Islesboro WBYA 105.5 FM Classic Hits
Lewiston WFNK 107.5 FM Classic Hits
Lewiston WRBC 91.5 FM Alternative
Orono WMEB 91.9 FM Univ of Maine
Portland WBLM 102.9 FM Classic Rock
Portland WCLZ 98.9 FM Adult Alternative
Portland WCYY 94.3 FM Alternative Rock
Portland WHOM 94.9 FM Adult Contemp
Portland WJBQ 97.9 FM Top 40
Portland WLOB 96.3 FM News Talk
Portland WMPG 90.9 FM Community Radio
Portland WRBC 91.5 FM Alternative
Portland WTHT 99.9 FM Country
Sanford WSEW 88.5 FM Christian teaching
Waterville WMHB 90.5 FM Modern Rock
Maine TV Stations
Augusta WCBB
Bangor WABI
Bangor WLBZ
Bangor WVII
Biddeford WMEA
Calais WMED
Orono WMEB
Poland Spring WMTW
Portland WGME
Presque Isle WAGM
Presque Isle WMEM
Maine Colleges and Universities
Augusta Univ of Maine at Augusta
Bangor Bangor Theological Seminary
Bangor NE School of Communications
Biddeford Univ of New England
Brunswick Bowdoin College
Farmington Univ of Maine at Farmington
Fort Kent Univ of Maine at Fort Kent
Lewiston Bates College
Machias Univ of Maine at Machias
Orono Univ of Maine
Portland Univ of Southern Maine
Presque Isle Univ of Maine at Presque Isle
Standish Saint Josephs College
Unity Unity College
Waterville Colby College
Waterville Thomas College
Maine Business Broker
A Business for Sale Marketplace
Search 1000’s of Businesses for sale
Maine Business Facts
Maine Business Resources
Search Maine Information
Maine Businesses for Sale, Small Business News, Research, Facts, and More
Maine Small Business Guide
Maine Daily Business News
Maine City Population and Facts
Maine Directory of Newspapers, Radio Stations, Colleges and Universities
The Business Broker Journal is a business for sale marketplace. Search all businesses for sale including convenience stores for sale, gas stations for sale, restaurants for sale, bars for sale, and more.
Home | Buy A Business | Sell A Business | Find A Franchise | Find A Broker | For Broker | Broker Login | About Us
Contact Us | Management | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Q/A | Links
© 2006 -