Business & Professional Services
Greater Franklin Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that was started in 1998 and has been working to strengthen economic development in the greater Franklin County area since. Their goal is to create and retain quality employment opportunities in Franklin County by attracting new businesses, assisting local employers, and encouraging entrepreneurship.
Farmington Downtown Association works to provide a mechanism for businesses and property owners located in the Downtown district of Farmington to plan, communicate, and take actions to improve the Downtown economy through cooperation and consensus.
Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce
The Wilton Group is an organization of Wilton citizens whose goal is to preserve, enhance, and promote the unique character of Wilton by facilitating communication, engagement, and cooperation within our community.
The purpose of the Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce is to advance and promote the development of commercial, industrial, civic and social interests of the communities of Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls and the surrounding communities.
The broad mission of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is to help communities and businesses prosper through a variety of programs providing everything from targeted tax relief, to community block grants, to tourism marketing.
Maine Lakes and Mountains Tourism Council
The Flagstaff Area Business Association works to gather businesses in the areas of Kingfield, Carrabassett Valley, Stratton/Eustis, Rangeley, and all those in between the Canadian border to showcase the benefits of traveling to Maine's Northwestern Mountains Region.
mainesnorthwesternmountains.com
The Sandy River Business Association’s purpose is to stimulate the economy of the region and to promote and support businesses in the local area. The association has grown from 2012 to 75 members, reaching communities of northern Franklin County including Phillips, Avon, Madrid, Farmington, Wilton, and Rangeley.
Coastal Enterprises Inc. is one of the nation’s premier Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), specializing in rural business development and financing.
Maine & Company is a private, non-profit corporation that provides free and confidential consulting services to businesses looking to relocate to Maine or expand within Maine. Their services include real estate site searches, data collection and analysis, incentives identification and valuation, site visit coordination, workforce analysis, and financing coordination.
Maine Small Business Development Centers provides a variety of services for Maine's existing and prospective small business owners, covering such issues as business feasibility, business plan development, capital acquisition, financial management, marketing and sales, e-commerce, customer service, personnel management, and small business strategic planning.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent agency of the federal government that works to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
sba.gov/offices/district/me/augusta
The Maine Career Center provides a variety of employment and training services at no charge for Maine workers and businesses.
BUSINESS FORUM RESOURCE PRESENTERS:
Karleen Andrews, Microenterprise Specialist
New Ventures Maine
51-55 Westminster Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: (207) 557-1885
William “Bill” S. Card, Economic Development Specialist
SBA Maine District Office
68 Sewall St. - Room 512
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 622-8555
ED Dox, Loan Officer, Finance & Lending
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG)
125 Manley Rd
Auburn, ME 04210
Phone: (207) 783-9186
Maurice “Moe” Dube, Certified Mentor
SCORE
125 Manley Rd
Auburn, ME 04210
Phone: (207) 577-4828
Robert “Bob” Guerette, Group Sales Manager
Community Health Options
Bates Mill, PO Box 1121
Lewiston, ME 04243
Phone: (207) 402-3332
Mobile: (207) 577-5434
Larry Giroux, Business Counselor
Maine Small Business Development Center - AVCOG
125 Manley Rd
Auburn, ME 04210
Phone: (207) 783-9186
Lorri Brown, Program Director/ Business Advisor
The Women’s Business Center at CEI: Rural Maine
165 Front St
P.O. Box 963
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-6529
Diane Jackson, Governor’s Account Executive
Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
59 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 441-9106
Pat Curtiss, CareerCenter Consultant
Wilton Career Center
865 US Rt 2
Wilton, ME 04294
Phone: (207) 645-5800
Zachary Maher, Loan Officer
Community Concepts Finance Corp.
240 Bates Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: (207) 312-4181
STATE OF MAINE LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS:
Sen. Tom Saviello, of Wilton
60 Applegate Ln
Wilton, ME 04294
(207) 645-3420 (Home)
Senate Office – 287-1515
Email: Drtom16@hotmail.com
Rep Paul Gilbert, of Jay
PO Box 186
Jay, ME 04239
(207) 897-5143 (Home)
State House Message Phone: (800) 423-2900
Email: Paul.Gkilbert@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Russell Black, of Wilton
123 Black Rd
Wilton, ME 04294
(207) 491-4667 (cell)
State House Message Phone: (800) 423-2900
Email: Russell.Balck@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Andrew Buckland, Farmington
278 Maple Ave
Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 779-0587 (Home)
(207) 491-7690 (cell)
State House Message Phone: (800) 432-2900
Email: Andrew.Buckland@legislature.maine.gov
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AREA REPRESENTATIVES:
Ben Tucker III, Regional Representative
U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr.
4 Gabriel Dr
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 525-8449
Carlene Tremblay, State Office Representative
U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins
55 Lisbon St
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 784-6969
Carlene_Tremblay@collins.senate.gov
Samantha Warren, District Director
U.S. Congressman Bruce Poliquin
179 Lisbon St
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 784-0768
