Parlez-vous francais? Oui, but what do you have to sell?

Burnett, Lee

Cover story on the inception and early troubles of the Lewiston, Maine, office of Forum Francophone des Affaires, the world Francophone Business Forum. The attempts of French-speaking and French-heritage Maine businesspeople, through this office, to connect with buyers and sellers in francophone markets around the globe. The Maine office's early loss of state funding, among other various problems that have arisen while trying to spur the local office and Maine businesses into grand international action. The importance of the French language in Maine to this economic effort.

2001 February 15-21

English

Newspaper Article

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2001, Maine, United States

Bangor, Maine

Maine Times