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28 29 30 <title>News & Events | Maine Business Brokers - Portland, ME</title> 31</head> 32<body> 33 <div class="container_12"> 34 <div class="grid_12"> 35 <header class="banner"> 36 <div class="grid_4 alpha"> 37 <div class="logo"> 38 <a href="/"><img src="/images/maine_business_brokers.png"/></a> 39 </div> 40 </div> 41 <div class="grid_8 omega subhead"> 42 <a class="buyer_info " 43 href="/buyer-information">Buyer Information</a> 44 <a class="seller_info " 45 href="/seller-information">Seller Information</a> 46 47 <!-- ul class="social-media"> 48 <li class="facebook"> 49 <a title="On Facebook" target="_blank" 50 href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maine-Business-Brokers/60790889587"> 51 <span class="displace">on facebook </span> 52 </a> 53 </li> 54 <li class="linkedin"> 55 <a title="On LinkedIn" target="_blank" 56 href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/maine-business-brokers-inc."> 57 <span class="displace">On LinkedIn</span> 58 </a> 59 </li> 60 <li class="twitter"> 61 <a title="@mainebizbrokers" target="_blank" alt="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/mainebizbrokers"> 62 <span class="displace">@mainebizbrokers</span> 63 </a> 64 </li> 65 <li class="googleplus"> 66 <a target="_blank" title="On Google+" 67 href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115692688357458076494/"> 68 <span class="displace">On Google+</span> 69 </a> 70 </li> 71 </ul--> 72 <div class="bluelocations"> 73 <div><div class="city">Portland, ME</div><div class="phonenumber"><a href="tel:2077751957">207.775.1957</a></div></div> 74 <div><div class="city">Portsmouth, NH</div><div class="phonenumber"><a href="tel:6035706160">603.570.6160</a></div></div> 75 </div> 76 77 </div><!-- /subhead --> 78 <div class="clear"></div> 79 <nav> 80 <ul> 81 <li ><a href="/businesses-for-sale">Opportunities</a></li> 82 <li ><a href="/resources">Resources</a></li> 83 <li class="active"><a class="active" href="/news-and-events/news">News & Events</a></li> 84 <li ><a href="/about-us">About Us</a></li> 85 <li ><a href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> 86 </ul> 87 <span></span> 88 </nav> 89 </header> 90 </div> <!-- /grid_12 --> 91 92 93 <div class="grid_12"> 94 <div role="main" class="news-events-main"> 95 <div class="grid_9 alpha"> 96 <div class="grid_inner_left"> 97 98 99<ul id="nav-sub"> 100<li class="first active"><a href="/news-and-events/news/">News</a></li> 101<li class="last "><a href="/news-and-events/events/">Events</a></li> 102</ul> 103 </div> 104 <div class="grid_inner_right"> 105 <div class="grid_inner_news_header"> 106 <h1><span>MBB</span> News</h1> 107 </div> 108 <div class="grid_container_inner"> 109 <div class="article-list"> 110 111 <article> 112 <header> 113 <a href="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/2025-and-business-brokerage-in-maine-new-hampshire/"><h2>2025 and Business Brokerage in Maine & New Hampshire</h2></a> 114 <div class="posted"> 115 January 13, 2025 by brian 116 </div> 117 </header> 118 <p class="excerpt"> 119 Happy New Year. Much has changed in the last few years with the business brokerage market, giving Buyers and Sellers more resources, channels to connect and choices to utilize. 120 </p> 121 <footer>
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170 <span class="share"> 171 <span class="st_sharethis_custom" 172 st_url="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/confidentiality-and-selling-a-business/" 173 displayText="share">Share</span> 174 </span> 175 <span class="more"> 176 <a href="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/confidentiality-and-selling-a-business/"><img src="https://www.mainebusinessbrokers.com//images/full_post_btn.png"></a> 177 </span> 178 </footer> 179 </article> 180 <div class="line"></div> 181 182 183 <article> 184 <header> 185 <a href="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/yes-now-is-an-excellent-time-to-sell-your-business/"><h2>Yes, now is an excellent time to sell your business.</h2></a> 186 <div class="posted"> 187 September 16, 2020 by brian 188 </div> 189 </header> 190 <p class="excerpt"> 191 192 </p> 193 <footer> 194 <span class="share"> 195 <span class="st_sharethis_custom" 196 st_url="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/yes-now-is-an-excellent-time-to-sell-your-business/" 197 displayText="share">Share</span> 198 </span> 199 <span class="more"> 200 <a href="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/yes-now-is-an-excellent-time-to-sell-your-business/"><img src="https://www.mainebusinessbrokers.com//images/full_post_btn.png"></a> 201 </span> 202 </footer> 203 </article> 204 <div class="line"></div> 205 206 207 <article> 208 <header> 209 <a href="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/buying-and-selling-during-a-pandemic.-now-what/"><h2>Buying and Selling During a Pandemic. Now what?</h2></a> 210 <div class="posted"> 211 May 14, 2020 by brian 212 </div> 213 </header> 214 <p class="excerpt"> 215 The current pandemic, subsequent shut down of our economy, and the expected downturn that may follow have created more uncertainty than the previous recession in 2009 or the system shock after 9/11. 216 </p> 217 <footer> 218 <span class="share"> 219 <span class="st_sharethis_custom" 220 st_url="/news-and-events/news/from-brian/buying-and-selling-during-a-pandemic.-now-what/" 221 displayText="share">Share</span> 222 </span>
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