Partners & Resources

Partners

The Maine MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) through the State of Maine.

Maine Technology Institute
The Maine Technology Institute “shall encourage, promote, stimulate and support research and development activity leading to the commercialization of new products and services in the State’s technology-intensive industrial sectors to enhance the competitive position of those sectors and increase the likelihood that one or more of the sectors will support clusters of industrial activity and to create jobs for Maine people.

As a Maine MEP partner, all MTI awardees are offered MEP assistance up to 8 hours to assess their operational and production needs.

Maine International Trade Center
The Maine International Trade Center (MITC) is Maine's center for international business assistance. Formed in 1996, the Trade Center provides technical assistance and trade counseling, import and export leads, international credit reports, workshops, coordinated trade missions and trade shows, and many other useful services to help Maine companies seeking to succeed in international markets. MITC offers global exposure to Maine's small and medium sized businesses.

Maine MEP and MITC partner on providing Manufacturer’s Assistance Grants to assist Maine manufacturers to cost effectively participate on trade missions. Check back for latest trade mission details or go to: www.mitc.com

University Of Maine – Industrial Cooperation
The Office of Research and Economic Development acts as a liaison between business, industry, and the University of Maine. ORED's Department of Industrial Cooperation (DIC) provides access to the people, skills, equipment, and facilities necessary for problem solving and research and development to companies in many different industries. Associated University facilities include:

UMaine's Advanced Manufacturing Center is an engineering support and service center that is a one-stop shop from concept to something that can be manufactured.

Maine Small Business Development Centers
Maine Small Business Development Centers (Maine SBDC) and its technology-focused group, the Maine Small Business & Technology Development Centers (Maine SBTDC), provide comprehensive business management assistance, training, resource and information services to Maine's micro, small, and technology-based business communities. The focus of the Maine SBDC/SBTDC is to assist in the creation and maintenance of viable micro, small and technology-based businesses and the jobs these businesses provide.

Maine Department of Labor
Maine Department of Labor offers a diverse array of services to Maine workers, employers, and job seekers with the mission of promoting the economic well being of the labor force and employers, attracting and retaining a wide range of employment opportunities, promoting independence and lifelong learning, fostering economic stability, and ensuring the safe and fair treatment of all people on the job.

Time Wise Management Systems
Time Wise Management Systems (TWMS) capabilities include business performance improvement solutions for the office, the shop floor and throughout the supply chain.

TWMS presents a compelling value proposition to organizations that wish to achieve strategic process improvements, sustain their performance gains, and drive continual improvement across their supply chains. This offers an unmatched economic development cycle that generates momentum at the actual point of supply and demand.

Time Wise Solutions® provides a full suite of integrated state-of-the-art supply chain management tools, which have been demonstrated to increase productivity, revenue, and bottom line impact.

Maine State Chamber of Commerce
...the voice of Maine business.

Maine Resources

Maine Business Works
Maine Business Works (MBW) is an on-line business development resource for Maine. Training, financing and other resources are listed.

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
AVCOG is a leader in the coordination and delivery of regional planning and municipal services. With a $2.5 million annual operating budget earned from dues, grants, and fee-for-service projects, our full-time professional staff of 27 is concentrated in two targeted areas Municipal Services and Business Services. A Maine MEP Project Manager serves the AVCOG manufacturing client base.

Northern Maine Development Commission
NMDC offers Economic Development, Business Finance, Small Business Counseling and Planning services. . A Maine MEP Project Manager serves the NMDC manufacturing client base.

Kennebec Valley Council of Goverments
KVCOG is a municipal services corporation owned and operated by and for the benefit of its members. KVCOG helps its members to deliver cost effective and efficient municipal services, to create a more stable, growing, and diversified regional economy, to improve transportation and communication, and to preserve our natural environment through conservation of resources and wise land use planning and decision-making.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation
EMDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping businesses and communities in Eastern Maine develop and grow.

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
DECD serves as the umbrella organization to the offices of Tourism, Business Development, the International Trade Center, Community Development, Film and Innovation and Science. In addition, we are proud of our Made in Maine program, which is recognized worldwide for its quality and integrity.

Maine & Company
Maine & Company is a private, non-profit corporation whose staff provides free and confidential services to companies locating to or growing in Maine. Services include real estate site searches, data collection and analysis, incentives identification and valuation, site visit coordination, and financing coordination.

Finance Authority of Maine
FAME is an independent state agency that develops and administers programs related to the financing of both Higher Education and Business in the State of Maine.

Manufacturers Association of Maine
The Manufacturers Association of Maine, Maine’s Multi-Industry Connection, is a statewide industry association representing manufacturing, corporate, affiliate and student members. Our mission is to work for economic, financial, educational and business prosperity for all members and workers.

Maine Employers' Mutal Insurance Company (MEMIC)
Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) is a private mutual insurance company, based in Portland, Maine. Our hallmark is unmatched commitment to workplace safety and fair treatment for workers. Since our inception in 1993, workplace injuries have dropped more than 30 percent in Maine. Check out our Safety Net Blog.

Maine PTAC - Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Maine PTAC, as part of a national system of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, puts Maine businesses in touch with various federal, state and local purchase and bid requests. They are a government market business resource.

Maine Wood Products Association
The Maine Wood Products Association represents hundreds of Maine-based companies manufacturing quality wood products. We provide these pages as a service to individuals and companies around the world who are looking for sources of wood products made in Maine.

Maine Space Grant Consortium
The Consortium's mission is to support NASA's mission by strengthening Maine's aerospace-related research and educational assets that are important to the Agency. To provide focus for such a broad mission, the Consortium links its efforts to three National Space Grant priorities: Research Infrastructure, Education, and Public Service.

Maine Patent Program
Our mission is to support economic development by helping Maine inventors and small businesses understand how to identify and protect their intellectual property. We are a resource for information and education on the patent process and other means of intellectual property protection. We are here to help you learn what needs to be done to obtain and maintain legal rights in your ideas, if possible, and to provide assistance with the patent process to those who qualify.

Efficiency Maine
The Efficiency Maine Business Program works with businesses to save energy and save money. The program offers information and cash incentives to all Maine businesses that install qualified energy efficient electric products.

Regional and National Resources

Association for Manufacturing Excellence
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence, founded in 1985, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to cultivating understanding, analysis and exchange of productivity methods and their successful application in the pursuit of excellence. They are practitioner-based, and our events and workshops focus on hands-on learning. AME publishes the award-winning Target magazine and puts on numerous professional developmentl regional and national events each year.

Department of Defense TechMatch
DoD TechMatch is a Web-based knowledge portal designed to provide a single location to find information on many DoD technology transfer and transition topics, including research and development opportunities, laboratories, test facilities, and patents available for licensing. It also contains a Technology Needs module that can post unclassified technical and R&D needs, to which companies and individuals can respond.

National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP)
NIST MEP is a national network of services to improve the global competitiveness of smaller manufacturers in the United States.

New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, Inc. (NETAAC)
NETAAC offers cost shared assistance for import-injured manufacturers through a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. NETAAC's mission is to help New England manufacturers increase profitability and retain employees while competing with imported products. For 5 years (1997-2001), the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, Inc. (NETAAC) provided 68 New England clients assistance that totaled $4,773,932. This was comprised of $2,314,546 of government expenditures and $2,459,386 of client share expenditures.

National Technology Transfer Center
Congress established the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center in 1989 to link U.S. industry with federal labs and universities that have the technologies facilities and researchers that industry needs to maximize product development opportunities. With operations in Wheeling, W.Va., and Alexandria, Va., the National Technology Transfer Center provides technology assessment services and develops lasting partnerships among industry, academia and government agencies.