The Maine Small Business Development Centers (Maine SBDC) help establish and grow small business by providing confidential professional business management assistance, training and information through a statewide network of business counselors.

Maine SBDC is a partnership program of the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in association with the SBA/OSBDC, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development(DECD), the University of Southern Maine (USM), and a group of hosting organizations commited to the prosperity of the state's small business.