Top Gun names startups to ‘Maine 2017 Class,’ Mainebiz reports
Mainebiz reported on the members of the Top Gun Maine 2017 Class announced by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED), University of Maine, Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council and MaineStream Finance. This year marks the first time sessions will convene in Portland, Bangor, Rockland and the Lewiston-Auburn regions, according to the article. Since the program started in 2009, it has helped more than 140 entrepreneurs across the state accelerate their businesses. Entrepreneurs selected for each cohort completed a rigorous application process that included submitting a pitch deck, presenting to a panel, interviews and participating in an optional PreFlight workshop series, the article states. The Top Gun program is hosted and organized by UMaine in the Bangor region in partnership with the MCED.