University of Maine

Research Units - Economic and Community Development


HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CIVIC VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS

Margaret Chase Smith
Center for Public Policy
University of Maine
5715 Coburn Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5715
Tel: (207) 581-1648
Fax: (207) 581-1266

 

Piscataquis County 
Micro-Enterprise Survey

prepared for 

The Eastern Maine Development Corporation

June 2001

prepared by

Suzanne K. Hart
Charles E. Morris

This study was conducted by the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy (MCSC) of the University of Maine for the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) in cooperation with the Piscataquis County Economic Development Committee. The study was funded through a grant received by EMDC from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The study comprised the development and implementation of a survey of micro-enterprise owners in Piscataquis County. The survey was designed to collect information about home-based businesses and micro-enterprises in Piscataquis County to determine their characteristics, their economic impact, and to identify their business needs.


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