Maine Startups Insider reports on UMaine Business Challenge finalists
Maine Startups Insider reported on the finalists for the seventh annual UMaine Business Challenge, the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. The entrepreneurs were paired with mentors and have two weeks to prepare for the live pitch event on March 31 in Orono, according to the article. Up for grabs is $20,000 in cash and in-kind support. The startup ideas range from a company that’s developed a medical education device to one that’s deploying agricultural technology to help farmers better monitor their crop storage. The UMaine Business Challenge is open to students enrolled in any Maine college or university, however, all of this year’s finalists — Nicholas LaJoie, Justin Gagnon, Stanley Small, Patrick Breeding and Zachary Dalrymple — are UMaine students, the article states.