Doing Business in Maine

Whether you are interested in starting a new business, growing your business in a new location or looking for a quality vendor to assist you with your current development project, Maine has the resources you need to propel your business forward.

• Maine provides significant value on investment to open up opportunity for life science companies, with an abundance of affordable land and resources, and capacity advantages.
• Maine life sciences companies’ voices carry weight to drive our economy forward, creating more jobs for Mainers and shaping the state’s economy.
• With over 20 colleges and universities in the state offering degrees in life sciences, Maine has access to a quality, highly skilled workforce, driving both workforce attraction and retention.
• Maine has direct access to government resources, support and funding, to create business efficiencies and drive growth.
• Maine is a gateway to the life sciences world, just a 1-hour and 45-minute drive from a global hub, but with ease of traveling, low traffic congestion, and public transit commuting.