The Bangor Daily News reported that the Business, Agriculture, and Rural Development (BARD) technical assistance training program in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine has received a $292,000 award from the Small Business Administration. The BARD program was founded by the Maine Business School’s Stephanie Welcomer, professor of management, and Erin Percival read more BDN reports on Percival Carter, Welcomer BARD grant