
Maine Business
ADVOCATE
NEWS AND ADVICE FOR ENTREPRENEURS
About Us
Our Mission
Maine Business Advocate is a hybrid publication, online
and in print, in which we showcase and support Maine
business innovators and entrepreneurs. We also report
on the news about Maine's various business ventures;
and using our popular "Ask the Advocate" column, our
contributors provide expert, how-to help, from start-up,
through scaling, to the possible sale of your enterprise.

About Us
Meet Our Team
Our Founder's Story
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George Frangoulis is the Founder and CEO of Maine Business Advocate, a digital and print publication. as well as the founder and CEO of Business Wise, (BusinessWise.online) a bisiness consulting and marketing agency.
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George has an extensive background as an entrepreneur, starting, scaling up and selling business. These ventures have included the following:
Arts & Entertainment: Peanutbutter & Jelly Children's Theater;
Building & Construction: Maine Shelters, Inc.
Business Advising: Business Wise Consulting & Marketing; Business Services: Blue Sails Video Production;
Education for Businesses: In Business Academy: Online School for Entrepreneurs;
Educaional Travel: University Travel Abroad Programs; Olive Gove School Travel to Europe;
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Food & Beverages: Importing and Distributing Organic Olive Oil, Gourmet Food, and Wine;
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Media & Publishing: Maine Business Advocate; Farmstead Magazine : The Farmstead Press (books and magazines);
Good Morning, Belfast! weekly community television show;
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Currently, George is also an Adjunct Professor at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine; he teaches business management, writing and public speaking.
From 1988 to 2016, George was a college professor in Alabama, where he taught media studies and communications, as well as advertising, business management and public relations at the following institutions:
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The University of Alabama's College of Communication, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Judson College, Marion, Alabama​
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
George is a SCORE Mentor, a business advisor for many Maine companies and organizations. He is also a Mentor for the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, as well as a Mentor and Cultivator Assessment Team member.
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