Member Application – Maine Made

Business Information

Business Name*

Owner Name*

First Last

Business Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

County

Business Phone*

Home Phone

Email*

Do you have a Tax ID Number?*

Yes

Resale Certificate #

Food License # (if applicable)

Type of Business

(Check all that apply)

For Profit

Non-Profit

Cooperative

Full time

Part time

Home crafter/Hobbyist

Is Your Business*

(Check all that apply)

Retail

Wholesale

Does the business operate from your home?*

Yes

Is your business open to the Public?*

Yes

If yes, please state the hours of operation, or write "By Appointment"

Indicate the number of years operating this business

Approx. gross sales for the last 3 years*

Year

Sales

What percentage of total sales is wholesale?

Are you able and willing to expand in response to increased sales?*

Yes

Number of employees not including yourself

Full time

Part time

Seasonal

Do you anticipate increasing the number of employees in the next 12 months?*

Yes

Product Information

Please indicate the extent to which the following activities occur in Maine

0 = Not at all in Maine, 1 = Partially in Maine, 2 = Entirely in Maine

Raw Materials Produced

Labor/Value Added

Distribution & handling

Design & Development

(Total)

Unique Factor

(Check all that apply)

Organic

Limited Edition

One-of-a-Kind

Green Production

Custom

Traditional

Contemporary

Handcrafted

"Up-cycled" Materials

Production Frequency*

Marketing Information

How do you presently market your product?

Direct Mail

Wholesale

Catalogue Sales

Sales Representatives

Retail

Website

If Wholesale, please list four (4) wholesale outlets

Please include with http:// or https:// with URL

Name

City

State

If Catalogue Sales, please list catalogues

If Retail, please list location, state and year of opening

If Website, please list which sites you use (etsy, facebook, etc)

Website URL

(Please include the full URL including http:// or https://)

Locations on your Website

If you have a website with a dedicated page that lists the locations where your product can be purchased - please enter the full URL to that page below (please include http:// or https://)"

Etsy Store URL

(Please include the full URL including http:// or https://)

Facebook URL

(Please include the full URL including http:// or https://)

Instagram URL

(Please include the full URL including http:// or https://)

Which format, from the above list, generates the greatest amount of sales?

Which format, from the above list, generates the greatest amount of leads?

Please list the shows/fairs where you have participated in the past 18 months

Please list any other statewide craft organizations/guilds that you are a member of

Have you ever participated in the New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show (formerly the New England Products Trade Show)?*

Yes

Are you available to participate in workshops or demonstrations of your work?*

Yes

Would you like to be on our mailing list for newsletters and general information?*

Yes

Biography*

Tell YOUR story, not your product’s: (What is your experience, what type of training have you received, where do you find your inspiration, etc.

Profile Keywords

Please include a list of keywords (separated by commas) related to your business and products that visitors may use to find your profile within the site. This list of keywords will not be publicly visible to site visitors. Please limit this list to 1,500 characters or roughly 225 to 250 words. For more information on developing a useful list of profile keywords for Mainemade.com, please visit our MEMBER PROFILE KEYWORD GUIDE:

The Maine Made Program reserves the right to disqualify any product from the program including, but limited to, any product which is suggestive of religious, political, racial or sexual content, orientation or marketing. In addition, the Maine Made Program requires that all producers abide by procedures set forth for the Program by the Department of Economic and Community Development. Acknowledgement: “If accepted to membership I give the Maine Made Program my permission, to announce my membership on the Maine Made Facebook page, to post my information on the Maine Made website, and to use any product photos/videos shown on my social media sites. I hereby certify that the information contained in this application is true to the best of my knowledge.”

Signature

(type your name)

Date

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