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March 2003 | Jan/Feb 2003 | Dec 2002 | Nov 2002 | Oct 2002 | Sept 2002 | Aug 2002 | July 2002 |
| June 2002 | May 2002 | April 2002 | March 2002 | Jan/Feb 2002 | Dec 2001 | Nov 2001 |

Selections from our Sept/Oct 2004 issue

• The "Small Business Bandwagon" a popular place at election time
• GOP Drafts Response to Democrats' "Small Business Action
  Plan"
• The oldest shoe store in America
• Bill Batty's favorite software
• Websites of the month
• Special Pre Election Supplement
  • In-depth look at the candidates for the 122nd legislature
  • Take a real close look at MERI
  • Challengers
  • Incumbents
• Also in this issue
  • Bill Lannon muses on interpersonal telecommunications
  • Betsy Chapman tells why buying Canadian drugs is at best a short-term fix
  • J. Jules Vitali’s phone store nightmare
  • Everything you need to know about MERI – FAQs and more
  • Ask SCORE: Harry Burns continues his series on business controls
  • Consider factoring to ease cash flow crunch
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!
  
  

Selections from our August 2004 issue

• Castlebay: High Fidelity in Round Pond
• Entrepreneur’s Bookshelf: Big Vision, Small Business
• Do you have an e-Gene?
• Bill Batty helps you spot email scams
• Betsy Chapman advocates for a Maine Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
• Website of the month - www.businessweek.com
  
• Also in this issue
  • Maine is more than a tourist destination
  • Abõca Beads: a glittering place of gentle magic and personal dreams
  • Bill Lannon goes for a reluctant ride on the nostalgia train
  • J. Jules Vitali weaves a tale of booksmithing
  • Ask SCORE: Developing a system of Business Controls
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our July 2004 issue

• Flagpole maker takes his art to new heights
• Augusta's resale recall--another slap in the face to Maine's entrepreneurs
• Walker Hutchins: his profession is a calling suited for the dedicated few
• Bill Batty: Inquiring minds want to know
• Twelve minutes of J. Jules Vitali's morning: taking "stream-of-consciousness" to new extemes
• Website of the month - www.business.gov
  
• Also in this issue,
  • Bill Lannon contemplates the nature of change
  • North Haven Gift Shop celebrates fifty years
  • Betsy Chapman puts Maine's regressive gasoline tax into perspective
  • Kristina King offers advice on where to turn for free (or nearly so) resources to help your business
  • Ask SCORE: Harry Burns surfs the Web for useful small business sites
  • Sherree Craig explores the summer's hot insurance topics
  • Mobilia Gallery launches second season
  • accolades
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our June 2004 issue

• Self-publishing: The way to go or a big quagmire?
• South of the border Sunfire also rises down east
• Betsy Chapman: Beware the camel's nose
• Bill Batty: Can online shopping be secure?
• Bill Lannon: The case of the vanishing plot
• Website of the month - Startup Journal.com
  
• Also in this issue,
  • Editorial: Junk science and emotional overreactions no way to solve environmental ills
  • J. Jules Vitali: ponders the weighty issues of his art form
  • Kristina King offers helpful tips for making those summer visitors feel welcome
  • Ask SCORE: When it's time to ask for help, SCORE is there for you
  • e*mail: our readers write
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our May 2004 issue

• This business is booming--and it's a blast!
• Looking for Cash?
• Report from Augusta: No thaw in sight for Maine's frigid business climate
• Bill Batty: Blogging your way to the freshest Web content
• J. Jules Vitali: ...a long way from home
• Kristina King: Maine's number one economic opportunity: going local--with groceries!
• Editorial Cartoon
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: Onward and upward
  • New Feature: Web site of the month
  • Betsy Chapman: What does single payer health insurance mean to you?
  • Bill Lannon: Tilting at windmills and nuance
  • Sherree Craig: More healthcare alphabet soup, this time with real meat!
  • These two are really for the birds
  • Ask SCORE: Business counseling can help!
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our April 2004 issue

• Boston Seafood Show: Local oyster grower tackles the big city
• Gems of the midcoast: Thomaston's Chambers Jewelers
• Bill Batty: What's all this about search engines?
• J. Jules Vitali: Self-promotion as an art form
• Kristina King: Signage--more than just a sign over the door
• Ask Score: Don't be a loner!
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: Evolution is not only about biology
  • Focus on access and bureaucracy at Fishermen's Forum
  • Betsy Chapman: Stop them before they spend again!l
  • Bill Lannon: Let's be careful out there
  • Sherree Craig: new health insurance privacy rules important to know
  • accolades
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our March 2004 issue

• Celtic roots find fertile soil throughout midcoast region
• Editorial: Getting real about a creative economy
• Bill Lannon: Intimations of mortality
• Music, Music, Music...(and my kingdom for a rubber chicken)
• Kristina King: It's almost spring and my thoughts turn to...Landscaping as a business tool
• Also in this issue
  • Betsy Chapman: Growth with good tax reform
  • Bill Batty: Getting back to basics
  • Ask SCORE: Five things computers do well
  • J. Jules Vitali: Smoothing out the edges
  • Michelle Painchaud: Adventures (on second thought, make that nightmares) in credit card processing
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our January/February 2004 issue

• Entrepreneur Gordon MacLachlan turns an abiding passion for film into a digital endeavor
• Editorial: Priming the Pump: When non-profits make sense for us all
• Betsy Chapman: Bad policy leads to more poverty
• Bill Batty: Got bugs?
• Kristina King: It's time to start a "Green" business—Why now? Why green?
• Also in this issue
  • "Alternative" Healing: Treating the whole patient
  • Avoiding common work-related injuries
  • MERI's score card focused on Maine economy, not partisan politics
  • Alarums & Excursions: Esoteric recycling
  • J. Jules Vitali: ...There's gotta be a power
  • Sherree Craig: Tax-favored Health Savings Accounts good news for self-employed
  • Michelle Painchaud: Bringing local art to the world
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our December 2003 issue

• Shelley Pease: A home-grown success story
• Forest Hart: If the skin fits...
• Betsy Chapman: Jobs for Maine's future
• Ask SCORE: Growing the business
• Editorial cartoon
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: More than just a Christmas tree
  • Alarums & Excursions: That long walk back to Eden
  • Kristina King: Lemons meet lobsters (or how a trip to the Italian coast gets me thinking)
  • J. Jules Vitali: All's well here in the rose garden
  • Bill Batty, Jr.: The computer geek's Christmas wish list
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our November 2003 issue

• Unraveling the politics behind Augusta's "Iron Triangle"
• Rockland-Thomaston Chamber: Becoming a more powerful voice for business
• Michelle Painchaud: Listen up ad designers
• Harvesting: a one-stop shopping experience
• Bill Batty: What the behind the scenes of your Web site can tell you
• Editorial cartoon
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: "That was easy"
  • Management Intervention Services; Consulting on the cutting edge
  • Betsy Chapman: Stimulate jobs with tax reform
  • Alarums & Excursions: Silver lining
  • Kristina King: Eye-catching brochures
  • Books for entrepreneurs: The Tipping Point
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Sherree Craig: Healthcare plans for 2004
  • Ask SCORE: Seven ways to kill your business
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our October 2003 issue

• Three Tides Flowing along Belfast's waterfront
• Camden craftsman combines Caribbean flair, tradition
• Bill Lannon: Honoring a man named Cash
• Kristina King: The effective business card, less is more
• J. Jules Vitali: Please! Fill that cup with a rebate
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: Healthy competition--Let the games begin
  • Getting to the core of Realism
  • Betsy Chapman: Taxing success and enterprising behavior is not the answer
  • Ask SCORE: Let your goals guide you
  • Bill Batty: Remember the Blaster worm?
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our September 2003 issue

• Peter Paton, farmer/dramatist:In town for the show
• Editorial: Government by and for whom?
• Betsy Chapman: Empower parents in the education arena
• Bill Batty: What to ask your Web designer
• Book Review: Is there a columnist in you?
• Also in this issue
  • Kristina King: That's my time
  • Bill Lannon: "Wait'll next year!"
  • Michelle Painchaud: Pull your sign out of the Dark Ages into the Now
  • Ask SCORE: More ways to secure financing
  • J. Jules Vitali: Take the challenge
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Sherree Craig: Healthcare strategy options
  • accolades
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our August 2003 issue

• A view from a lobster boat
• Women of Substance have reason to rejoice
• Northport Landing takes off
• Editorial: Entrepreneurs vs. Government
• Guest Commentary: Rep. Steve Bowen's legislative wrapup
• Kristina King puts you in the picture
• J. Jules Vitali: The Mobutu Letters
• Bill Batty: What to ask your Web designer
• Also in this issue
  • Sherree Craig: Helpful and healthful advice
  • Michelle Painchaud demystifies lamination
  • Betsy Chapman: The facts, not opinion, on income and taxes
  • Bill Lannon on magic as a metaphor for life
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Ask SCORE: Is venture capital for you?
  • .... and much more!

Selections from our July 2003 issue

• Downeast Dilemma, Part II: Disappearing Options?
• Ancient artform is carved in stone
• Bill Batty: How to pick your Web site designer
• Netiquette: What your mother would have told you if she'd only seen it coming
• Also in this issue
  • From producer to buyer: Warren Farmers' Market
  • Editorial: Which way to the real Maine?
  • Betsy Chapman: Save education $$--Smart school consolidation
  • Michelle Painchaud: Try framing those valuables
  • Bill Lannon: We are slaves of commercialism. (The anointed elitists said so)
  • Sherree Craig: Fasten your seatbelts--Dirigo could be a bumpy ride
  • Jules Vitali: Contemplating Pluto: among other things
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Ask SCORE: Tips on finding the right bank for your business loan
  • accolades: Celebrating Accomplishments
    .... and much more!

Selections from our June 2003 issue

• Downeast Dilemma, Part I: How do you keep them down on the coast?
• Thomaston weaver makes it to national television...and the Smithsonian
• Bill Batty: You can't just read the column
• Michelle Painchaud: Avoid those print ad nightmares
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: What's really being said?
  • Bill Lannon: Maybe they just look like clowns
  • J. Jules Vitali: How about Tax*o*mat?
  • Betsy Chapman: Can Dirigo Health work here--or anywhere?
  • e*mail: Still more on tax relief
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Ask SCORE: Apply for that loan--and get it
  • accolades: Celebrating Accomplishments
    .... and much more!

Selections from our May 2003 issue

• Atlantic Studios make an indelible impression
• Midcoast Review honored with 14 media awards
• Betsy Chapman: Spotty growth– Pine Tree development zones
• Book Review: The entrepreneur’s field guide
• Getting the print job you expect
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: Haven't we heard this song before?
  • Bill Lannon: Extremist enviros challenge Mainers to make a living
  • J. Jules Vitali: Entrepreneurial geniusry
  • Bill Batty: Computing, the Internet and Spring
  • Michelle Painchaud: Is that print really a giclée
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurland
  • Ask SCORE: Undercapitalized? You'll need a loan
  • Lament for the Maine Science and Technology Foundation
    .... and much more!

Selections from our April 2003 issue

• Report from Augusta: New budget offers plenty of compromises
• Kavanaugh and Cottrill: Newcastle’s 18th Century Entrepreneurs
• Why stay in touch with your legislators?
• Book Review: Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
• Buying local is better and now I can prove it
• Did I really say last month that a computer operating system
  was from Satan?
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: It’s goodbye fishing lessons
  • Betsy Chapman: The costs of a caring Maine
  • Camden playwright sees theatre as a vocation
  • Bill Lannon: The Disney Factor in the demise of society
  • J. Jules Vitali: Double-entendre oxymorons
  • Michelle Painchaud: Your giclée—Get the price right
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurland
  • Ask SCORE: How much money do you really need?
  • New feature: accolades Celebrating accomplishments
    .... and much more!

Selections from our March 2003 issue

• Aquaculture entrepreneur brings oyster farming to North Haven
• Maritime Energy: Service runs in the family
• Unplugging the summer machine
• It takes more than voting
• The word on the street about your OS
• Also in this issue
  • Betsy Chapman's cost cutting brigade
• Editorial: Lending an ear to the Fishermen
• Bill Lannon takes on Closed Caption Comics
• J. Jules Vitali laments the high cost of doo-doo
• What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurland
• e*mail: readers chime in about Tax Relief
• Special Report: Technology Clusters and Maine's Economic Future
• Ask SCORE: Where will the money come from?
• Painchaud: Designing result-driven Web sites
• Entrepreneurial 911
  .... and much more!

Selections from our January/February 2003 issue

• Film Farm’s Littrell provides business chutzpah for artists
• Betsy Chapman: First do no more harm
• The marketing of J. Jules Vitali and Styrogami
• Book Reviews – two for 2003
• Tax Relief: it ain’t rocket science
• Also in this issue
  • Making the most of Maine’s coldest season
  • Editorial: The benefits of tooting thine own horn
  • Bill Lannon muses on our self-referential world
  • J. Jules Vitali’s poetry defies description
  • Bill Batty – doing the upgrade thing
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurland
  • Kristina King’s second installment on Living Wages in Maine
  • Sherree Craig: He dances, but can he sing?
  • Ask SCORE: Choosing legal structure for your business
  • Painchaud: The final word on pricing giclées
    .... and much more!
    

Selections from our December 2002 issue

• M/V Monhegan – a moveable feast
• Betsy Chapman: Profits pull the economy
• Ergonomics: setting up your computer station
• Nobleboro entrepreneur makes fun of his work
• Reiki: healing touch to transform lives
• In Maine, many are dying to make a living wage…and why
  you should care about it.
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: We know what we’re thankful for
  • J. Jules Vitali: The weekend news is...where?
  • Bill Lannon revisits the ghosts of Christmas past
  • Bill Batty: A geek’s Christmas wish list
  • Ask SCORE: ABC’s of cash flow
  • What’s going on? Exploring En•tre•pre•neurLAND
  • Sherree Craig on insurance: You need it when?
  • Michelle Painchaud: Giclées don’t have to be so costly
  • Treekeepers among Maine’s best
    .... and much more!

Selections from our November 2002 issue

• Bottom line’s the same – no matter what your politics
• Coastal Business Institute – new name, still a nurturing program
• Onward and upward
• Betsy Chapman: What if we cut the wrong tax?
• Country Roads Arts Tour: The entrepreneurs stay home
• Nepotism shouldn’t be a dirty word
• Take a real close look at MERI
• The FACTS about the Maine Economic Research Institute
• Guest Commentary: We need more legislators who understand the economy
• MERI Scorecard: Maine Senate District 16 Race
• Email Etiquette
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: Reflections on our first year in print
  • J. Jules Vitali asks: Whatever happened to olestra? and other earth-shattering questions.
  • Bill Lannon: Has art become a luxury?
  • Michelle Painchaud: More innovations from the world of custom framing
  • Ask SCORE: Ten steps to get your business plan started
  • Exploring en*tre*pre*neurland - what’s going on and where
    .... and much more!

Selections from our October 2002 issue

• MERI issues wake-up call to midcoast business community –
  but media snoozes
• Special Pre-Election Supplement
  • Key to understanding MERI ratings for Senate and House
  • Ratings
• Why do they carp so?
• Stephen Bowen: MERI speaks for Maine business
• John Chapman: Economic freedom is key to prosperity
• Getting personal: this man was a prince
• Books for entrepreneurs
• Also in this issue

  Marilis Hornidge profiles Waldoboro's Bill Clark, inventor of "The Kayak Watchdog," the latest from our popular columnists Bill Lannon, Kristina King, Michelle Painchaud, Bill Batty, Jules Vitali and SCORE's Harry Burns; e*mail, and much more!

Selections from our September 2002 issue

• Maine’s taxes a product of politics
• Caesar’s doing pretty well, thanks
• Betsy Chapman: Crisis creates reform opportunity
• Marlene Long is Damariscotta’s Digital Diva
• The kindness of strangers
• Two midcoast designers create high style “kiddie couture”
• Practice the fine art of juggling
• Also in this issue
  • Jules Vitali is off on another tangent, even we can't figure this one out!
  • Sherree Craig offers a look at "Personal Health Care Plans"
  • Carol Jaeger: the dynamo behind Salt Bay Art Supply
  • Ask SCORE: Business planning requires time and effort
  • Kristina King examines "big" vs. "real" businesses
  • Bill Batty: Safeguarding your computer system from invasion, Part I
  • Maine Women's Network taking shape in midcoast
  • Exploring en*tre*pre*neurland - what's going on and where
    ... and much more!

Selections from our August 2002 issue

• Women taking credit wherever they can get it
• Giclée Strat Available
• Betsy Chapman: Competition will improve education
• Sailmakers’ craft blends tradition with technology
• Getting what we deserve
• Pass the credits, please....
• Also in this issue
  • Editorial: "This time is was different..." (or, Who out-Enrons Enron? Why, Congress of course!)
  • Maine State Chamber unveils Maine Women's Network
  • Soul Proprietors: Cathy Gilmer's Pneuma Coaching harnesses the healing power of words, by Carole Hallundbaek
  • Michelle Painchaud: Stay focused and stay on track
  • Ask SCORE: Ten reasons businesses fail
  • Lightworks Educational Programs create creativity
  • Bill Batty: SPAM's yummy. spam's not.
  • Exploring en*tre*pre*neurland - what's going on and where
    .... and much more!

Selections from our July 2002 issue

• A powerful and growing force
• Try this Lincolnville Riesling
• What price Styrogami?
• Clean up after yourself
• Jane Nealey’s Metaphysical Motel
• Working outside the box
• Also in this issue
  • In a hard hat or heels, Tina Apgar is a force to be reckoned with,  by George Manlove
  • Soul Proprietors: Directions Unlimited helping others deal with change is their passion, by Carole Hallundbaek
  • Ask SCORE: Choosing the right location for your business
  • Betsy Chapman addresses the value of competition
  •  Bill Lannon takes "a refreshing look at a common-sense candidate"
  •  Michelle Painchaud reports on big ideas in graphics from the B.I.G Show
  • Sherree Craig: The brighter side of benefits plans
    .... and much more!
  .

Selections from our June 2002 issue

• Lyn Snow’s far flung floral arrangements
• GameBoy Chevrolet
• Mainers are “some pickity” about their ice cream...
  fortunately, there’s Round Top
• Q & A: Internet connection
• Also in this issue
  
  Features:
  • Reinventing Wheels, Part II: another installment of Gil Merriam's
    popular series on the history and approaching revival of rail/marine
    transportation in Rockland
  • Ticket to the Bigs: Midcoast businesses tapped for national TV show
  • Soul Proprietors: Tom Chappell brings some spirited business ideas
    to Belfast

  Columns:

  • Betsy Chapman on Maine's healthcare crisis
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon expounds on Reality and other Illusions 
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King finds a new direction
  • Behind the Scenes/Michelle Painchaud embarks on yet another
    entrepreneurial adventure
  • Ask SCORE: Harry Burns explores buying an existing business
  • Employee Benefits/Sherree Craig: The healthcare fight is far from over
    .... and much more!

Selections from our May 2002 issue

• The Midcoast Review honored for excellence in communications
• “If it weren’t for mushrooms, we’d be buried in debris!”
• Power from the people
• ChelTed Defines “Eclectic”
• Does your business need a Web page? (reprise)
• Also in this issue
  
  Features:
  • Scrapbooking entrepreneurs offer today's gift to tomorrow by Marilis Hornidge
  • Kent Price profiles Borealis Breads' Jim Amaral

  Columns:

  • Betsy Chapman on tax reform
  • Slightly Off Center/J. Jules Vitali tangles with a meat grinder
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon bids a fond adieu to some entertainment giants
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King offers some 19th-century virtues from the good men and women of Old Sturbridge Village for today's entrepreneurs
  • Behind the Scenes/Michelle Painchaud makes sense of digital advertising requirements
  • Ask SCORE: Harry Burns talks about preparing for business ownership
  •  Employee Benefits/Sherree Craig stresses the necessity of cutting Rx spending by employer health care plans
    .... and much more!

Selections from our April 2002 issue

• Ever wonder WHY Maine ranks 48th in the nation when it
  comes to being business-friendly?
• Who’s not profiting?
• Adelphia hangs up on dial-up services
• Two midcoast galleries offer September 11 retrospectives
• Sole Proprietors: HOPE magazine
• Also in this issue
  • Husson provides link to National Conference for Women Entrepreneurs by Karen Lannon
  • The Firehouse Gallery: Live Well. Buy Art. by William Lannon
  • The Winter Gallery: Art in the Cold by William Lannon
  • Even small employers can find tax savings in retirement plans by Lorraine Ouelette
  • Who's managing your company's "Human Resources?" by Lil Oldham

  Columns:

  • Advertising/Judy Waterman - Can you afford not to advertise?
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon - The tale of either a great debate or a tempest in a teapot
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King - Success is often in the details
  • Betsy Chapman: If you don't take care of your customer, someone else will
  • Slightly Off Center/J. Jules Vitali: Whatever floats yer boat
  • Employee Benefits/Sherree Craig: 50 Maine employers join forces to improve quality in healthcare, reduce costs
  • Behind the Scenes/Michelle Painchaud: Got Art? Learn what it takes to frame it right
  • Managing Your Business/Constance Magistrelli: Manage your finances -- or be out of business
    ....and more!

Selections from our March 2002 issue

• Maine fishermen, the real “endangered species,” call proposal to
  tighten NE groundfish rules “cyanide”
• On Visiting the 2002 Fishermen’s Forum
• Maine Economic Research Institute works to better Maine’s
  business climate
• Beware the dreaded “Team noir”
• Books for entrepreneurs
• The “magic” of residual income: Work once, get paid again,
  and again, and again...
• Also in this issue
  • Court vindicates schooner Captain, by Ria Biley
  • Belfast's Art Alliance Gallery looks forward to second year, by William Lannon
  • Low rates mean good timing for small business loans, Jerry Bazata, Peoples Heritage
  • Medical services and health insurance mechanisms. by Sherree Craig 
  • All About Games: Belfast couple seem to be making all the right moves, by Carole Hallundbaek
  • Debut: Exploring En*tre*pre*neurland - useful and timely information, seminars, shows, exhibits

  Columns:

  • Advertising/Judy Waterman - More bang for your buck, an advertising primer (Part II)
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon - Here's a reading experience for you
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King - Do your business collaterals work for you?
  • Betsy Chapman: It's time to start caring for the economy of Maine
  • Computing & The Internet/Bill Batty: Little nasties formally known as viruses
    ....and more!
    

Selections from our January/February 2002 issue

• Anne Kilham and the business of art... and vice versa
• The square wheel thumps along
• Betsy Chapman: Scandal in Maine Education
• Customers: Your Best Source Of Money
• Your business needs a web page
• Also in this issue
  • Brambles, Green Thumb weave green dreams in a grey season, by Marilis Hornidge
  • Reinventing Wheels, Part 1/Passenger trains and boats to link up again in midcoast Maine, by Gil Merriam
  • Alan Clark as Bard with a Brush: Will Travel, by William Lannon
    
    Columns:
  • Advertising/Judy Waterman - More bang for your buck, an advertising primer
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon - Dumbing down
  • Ask SCORE/Harry Burns - Let your ideas take flight
  • Behind the Scenes/Michelle Painchaud - The inside scoop on Gicleés
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King - Is your work all it could be? Find out with two hours and a journal
  • Business Ethics/Kent Price: Creating a healthy bottom line
  • Slightly off center/Jules Vitali - The car, the lake and other things....

Selections from our December 2001 issue

• BackYard Books - "Mom & Pop" on a mission: making the world
  a safer place for kids
• In Damariscotta, they’re celebrating Holiday charm all year
• In Search Of Entrepreneurland
• Guest Commentary: The Massachusetts Miracle
• Thomaston’s Local Talents of Maine: dedicated to crafters
• Not by the seat of your pants (help is out there)
• Also in this issue:
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon - "Thin Grey Sky High Over Grey"
  • Ask SCORE/Harry Burns - Is business ownership the right choice for you?
  • Banking on Small Business/Jack Williams: Adding "credit" to your business plan financials
  • Behind the Scenes/Michelle Painchaud - Bringing the magic to "The Magic Flute"
  • Boot Strapping/Kristina King - Maximizing holiday sales; also, Gift selection secrets from a personal shopper
  • Computing & The Internet/Bill Batty, Jr.: Put your money where it counts...
  • Insurance/Sherree Craig - Where is the money going to come from?
  • Managing your business/Connie Magistrelli - Not by the seat of your pants (help is out there)
  • Slightly off center/Jules Vitali - Life's one big happy ad

Selections from our Inaugural issue November 2001

• Entrepreneurism: The Spirit Endures, Even in the Toughest of Times
• Art of the Sea Galleries: Nautical Elegance
• Butchers and Bakers ...and Candlestick Makers Also
• J. Jules Vitali: Taking the Plunge - The Artist sculpts a new career
• Recast your advertising for today's visually sophisticated world
• Kitchen Stores Create the Perfect Recipe
• On the road to responsibility
• Also in this issue
  • Whatever Happened to Rules of the Road? by Neal Parker
  • Gail Savitz: The potter as Platonist, by William Lannon
    
    ...and these regular Columns:
  • Alarums & Excursions/Bill Lannon: Enough is Enough
  • Ask SCORE/Harry Burns: Are you dreaming about being the big boss?
  • Banking on Small Business/Jack Williams: Maine's cottage industries, small but significant
  • Computing & The Internet/Bill Batty, Jr.: Start at the beginning...
  • Insuring your enterprise/Diane Thompson: What is coinsurance and why is it important?
  • Maine Products Marketing/Glory West: What can we do for you?
  • Managing your business/Connie Magistrelli - Success factors for your business