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 […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqZNnEbepg&feature=youtu.be Transcript Katherine Quinn of Cornville, Maine, knew she had a winning Bloody Mary recipe when she sold 16 gallons of her hand-crafted mix in one day at a restaurant on Sugarloaf Mountain. Since then, the famed bartender and UMaine alum has been selling her cocktail concoction, Ass Over Teakettle Bloody Mary Mix, in more […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a sea urchin restoration project being conducted at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in collaboration with the Department of Marine Resources and local fishermen. The project aims to restore the sea urchin population in Cat Ledges, which is located in the Boothbay Harbor area. “I […]
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The Scratchpad Accelerator, a pilot program of the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Technology Institute, has selected four companies to participate in a seed accelerator, the first of its kind in Maine. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip Whip, LLC of Old Town; and L&K Manufacturing of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported four startups have been selected for Scratchpad Accelerator, a new business accelerator program in Bangor. Scratchpad is a pilot program of the University of Maine and the Maine Technology Institute. The first of its kind in the state, the program was created to help nurture and provide mentorship to promising […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is part of a group of innovation organizations that aim to build on momentum in the state’s startup community with an initiative that strengthens partnerships and leverages new sources of money. Maine Accelerates Growth (MxG) is a partnership among the Foster […]
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Mainebiz reported the UMaine Business Challenge, Maine’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, recently announced The Fournier Family Foundation Technology Prize has been increased. The prize started with a $5,000 award to the contestant with the best business concept involving technology. For 2016, an additional $5,000 will be awarded to the contestant as follow-up funding if business […]
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https://youtu.be/AH-nJiH53jk Transcript Former UMaine football player Spencer Wood wants to save lives by reducing drinking and driving, and he’s doing just that with his startup company Tip Whip LLC. Located in Orono Maine, Tip Whip is a free ride-sharing service that has provided more than 18,000 rides to members of the Orono and Old Town […]
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https://youtu.be/Xk73BtO4fNo Transcript Registering online for classes in the community has never been easier thanks to the Orono-based company CourseStorm. UMaine alum and programmer Matt James co-founded the software company whose technology makes registering for courses online “impossibly simple.” Clients include various adult education programs around the country, including the Maine Adult Education system. CourseStorm is […]
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The Associated Press spoke with David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about how machines are taking the place of migrant workers in Maine’s blueberry industry. A push toward mechanization is reducing the number of migrant farmers who […]
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