Maine’s Office of Business Development (“OBD”) is dedicated to helping companies in Maine grow and prosper. Its goal is to create an energetic business climate that will expand Maine’s economy, attract new business, and create jobs and prosperity.
Contact: Brian Doyle
Department of Economic & Community Development
511 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 822-0186 ext. 13
Fax: 541-7420
Cellular: 557-0706
Economic Development Region: Mid-Coast Region
Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox Counties, Brunswick, and Freeport
Available Assistance: Maine Business Answers
If you have business questions, Business Answers is a program that provides quick access to information about local and state business assistance programs, Maine's regulatory requirements, and a host of other business-related issues.
Through the online Business Licensing Assistant service, you can easily check Maine's licensing requirements for any type of business, and arrange to have a license application sent to you.
The Business Answers publication, A Guide to Doing Business in Maine, answers most commonly asked business questions and provides valuable step-by-step information on operating a Maine business. The guide is available for $4 and includes a free Business Start-Up Kit.
Need more specific information? Simply call our Business Answers toll-free number or e-mail us with your questions. You'll have the answers you're seeking within two business days.
For more information, please contact:
Business Answers
800-872-3838 (Maine)
800-541-5872 (USA)
