{"id":10484,"date":"2020-04-01T09:56:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=10484"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T23:20:14","slug":"important-areas-of-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/important-areas-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Areas of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click on each resource below in the corresponding functional area to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id10484_76cce8-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10484_76cce8-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10484_76cce8-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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.kb-btn10484_0d4f8e-28.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_0d4f8e-28.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_0d4f8e-28.kb-button:focus{color:#003263;background:#3698d4;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn10484_0d4f8e-28 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/laws-and-regulations\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Laws and Regulations<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_de2045-d3.kb-button, ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_de2045-d3.kb-button{width:428px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_de2045-d3.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_de2045-d3.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_de2045-d3.kb-button:focus{color:#003263;background:#3698d4;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn10484_de2045-d3 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/management\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Management<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_5c7263-28.kb-button, ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_5c7263-28.kb-button{width:428px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_5c7263-28.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_5c7263-28.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_5c7263-28.kb-button:focus{color:#003263;background:#3698d4;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn10484_5c7263-28 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/marketing-for-small-business\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Marketing and Social Media<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da.kb-button, ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da.kb-button{width:428px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da.kb-button:focus{color:#003263;background:#3698d4;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn10484_6a93dc-da kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/small-business-digital-literacy\/\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/specialty-foods\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Resources for Food Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_d36848-2f.kb-button, ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_d36848-2f.kb-button{width:450px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_d36848-2f.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_d36848-2f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_d36848-2f.kb-button:focus{color:#003263;background:#3698d4;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn10484_d36848-2f kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/library\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Small Business Library<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn10484_8ba1cf-c1.kb-button, ul.menu 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