Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is based in Brunswick, Maine, and was founded in 1977 to develop job-creating natural resources and small business ventures in rural regions of Maine. The organization has grown to serve business funding to all of Maine and areas of northern New England and upstate New York.
The organization’s mission is to help create economically and environmentally healthy communities in which all people, especially those with low incomes, can reach their full potential. CEI funds, lends to and invests in small and medium-sized businesses and provides business support and technical counseling services to those who need them.
CEI embraces a comprehensive approach to building assets, linking business financing to job creation, entrepreneurship, sustainable development, policy advocacy and research. The organization operates in primarily rural markets, where financial returns are not sufficient to attract traditional investment but where CEI’s goal of achieving economic, social and environmental benefits can be satisfied.
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