SUPPORT AGENCIES

• Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center
  Provides information on both large (Environmental Protection Agency) and small (Office of Pipeline Safety) federal regulatory entities.  Data include entity description, sources for more information, key legislation, and list of regional offices.





• Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
  Provides information on both large (Environmental Protection Agency) and small (Office of Pipeline Safety) federal regulatory entities.  Data include entity description, sources for more information, key legislation, and list of regional offices.
  
  

• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
  Published by the Maine Office of Business Development, provides chapters on How to Start a Business in Maine, Regulations and Permits, Management and Technical Assistance, Public Sources of Business Financing, and Resource Directory.  Latest edition 2006.  See also the Maine Office of Business Development's website Business Answers. 
  
  

• Small Business Administration
  Published by the Maine Office of Business Development, provides chapters on How to Start a Business in Maine, Regulations and Permits, Management and Technical Assistance, Public Sources of Business Financing, and Resource Directory.  Latest edition 2006.  See also the Maine Office of Business Development's website Business Answers. 

• University of Maine Cooperative Extension: Business & Community
  Published by the Maine Office of Business Development, provides chapters on How to Start a Business in Maine, Regulations and Permits, Management and Technical Assistance, Public Sources of Business Financing, and Resource Directory.  Latest edition 2006.  See also the Maine Office of Business Development's website Business Answers. 





• Women, Work, and Community
  Provides information on both large (Environmental Protection Agency) and small (Office of Pipeline Safety) federal regulatory entities.  Data include entity description, sources for more information, key legislation, and list of regional offices.