WVII interview focuses on Top Gun entrepreneurship accelerator program
Lisa Liberatore, Top Gun regional program coordinator, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about the Top Gun entrepreneurship accelerator program. Liberatore said applications are currently being accepted for the 2016 Top Gun Maine Bangor Region Class. The area’s entrepreneurs with aspirations to achieve high growth through innovation will compete for a limited number of seats in the five-month program that combines mentoring with bi-weekly gatherings.The Top Gun program is made possible by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development, University of Maine, Maine Technology Institute, and with support from Camden National Bank, as well as many local business sponsors, program advisers and mentors. UMaine is offering a “PreFlight” workshop from noon–1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Target Technology Center in Orono to help entrepreneurs prepare a successful Top Gun application that includes a written application, slide deck and Business Model Canvas. The application and more information about Top Gun are online.