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CEI – Small Business Lending for Minority-Owned Businesses (Maine Statewide)

Maine's largest CDFI providing small business loans and microloans to minority-owned and other underserved businesses statewide; $2B+ deployed to Maine businesses since 1977; operates statewide with offices in Brunswick, Portland (Wiscasset), and multiple regions; explicitly targets historically underserved entrepreneurs including minority-owned businesses; BIPOC Women's Business Navigator program operated through CEI's Portland WBC.

About this program

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Eligibility

Minority-owned and other underserved small businesses in Maine that may not qualify for traditional bank financing; statewide coverage.

Requirements

  • Maine-based small business
  • Contact CEI at ceimaine.org or call (207) 504-5900
  • Headquarters: 30 Federal Street, Brunswick, ME 04011