Housed in Portland, Maine, Small Biz Biz is primarily operated by Jessie Banhazl along with additional contractors as-needed. Drawing on our varied career experiences, we can provide an array of services that assist small businesses in reaching their goals.

We’ve been through it, and we don’t judge. Let us help your company grow, no matter how small.

Jessie Banhazl

Jessie Banhazl is an entrepreneur and small business consultant. In 2008, she founded Green City Growers, a mission-driven urban farming company that installs and maintains vegetable gardens and rooftop farms nationally (including at Fenway Park in Boston). The company was acquired in 2021. Banhazl has been a mentor for Maine Center for Entrepreneurship since 2022. She is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed, with a focus on social impact and food & beverage companies. She currently wears many hats, including as a bookkeeper and financial advisor, writer and photographer for The Bollard, manager for her band Lean Meats, and bartender at CBG on Congress St in Portland.