Maine Edge Reports on Third Big Gig Pitch-Off Event
The Maine Edge reported on the third Big Gig pitch-off and networking event held at Husson University’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in Bangor. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas that was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, Old Town, Orono and Husson University and is supported by Blackstone Accelerates Growth. Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, said one of the reasons the Big Gig was started was to connect innovators and entrepreneurs. Event participants were preselected to deliver a three-minute elevator pitch about their business idea to a panel of judges and attendees. The winner moves on to compete for the $1,000 grand prize in the Big Gig finale in April.