WABI reports on business accelerator program

WABI (Channel 5) reported on team-building exercises as part of Scratchpad Accelerator, a new Bangor-based business accelerator program of the University of Maine and Maine Technology Institute (MTI). The initiative helps guide and mentor entrepreneurs as they build their businesses, according to the report. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip Whip, LLC of Old Town; and L&K Manufacturing of Bangor have been selected for the pilot program and will receive up to $25,000 from MTI. As part of the effort, the business leaders took part in outdoor exercises to work together and learn communication skills, the report states.