Another Step Taken by the LePage Administration to Make Maine More Business Friendly
01 August 2013 - 4:29PM
Business Wire
The days of searching for the various licenses and permits
required for new and existing businesses are over.
With the official launch today of the new “Business Answers”
online portal, job creators have access to a one-stop repository of
information about starting a business in Maine. The site is hosted
by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and
developed by the state’s content partner, InforME.
“This is a perfect example of how government can work in
collaboration with and make it easier for the private sector to
grow a business,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. “Licensing and
permitting is often blamed for getting in the way of economic
development. My administration has worked tirelessly to reduce red
tape and streamline the licensing and permitting process.”
By selecting from any one of the 104 different business types
listed (from child care provider to whitewater rafting company), a
series of questions relevant to that business type will be asked.
Based on the answers provided, users will be presented with a
comprehensive list detailing the specific forms, licenses, permits
and information required for completion before that business can
begin to operate.
Other features new to the updated version of “Business Answers”
include: • A system to allow users to save tasks in a checklist for
future use. • A navigation tool to allow for multiple business
types to be searched that places all relevant tasks, forms and
information into a new or existing checklist. • A search tool that
allows users to search for forms by agency name or keyword. Search
results will link to an HTML, PDF and Word version of that form.
The form can be added to a new or existing checklist for future
use. • The ability to create an account, which gives users access
to a variety of self-service tools such as access to checklist and
the ability to create and update a profile.
This launch is the first phase of an improved one-stop “Business
Answers” system. Subsequent phases of the application will include
a form manager, which will allow users to complete forms online
using saved address and name information, and to make just one
payment for all licensing and regulatory fees.
“Imagine only having to provide information once, and that
information is then used to fill out a variety of forms and
applications needed to satisfy the state requirements. And imagine
only having to make one payment for a number of different permits
and licenses,” said DECD Commissioner George Gervais. “That is
where ‘Business Answers’ is going. We have just begun.”
This new and improved website would not have been possible
without the technical expertise provided by DECD’s content partner,
InforME. “The Business Answers Tool is the latest online service
offering available to Maine constituents free of charge through
www.Maine.gov,” said Paul VandenBussche, General Manager of
InforME. “This was created in efforts to provide a single
repository of information when starting a new business in Maine,
and is accessible from any device that has Internet access.”
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