Economic Development

UMaine’s Top Gun Entrepreneurial Program an entryway into Maine’s business network for Bar Harbor CEO

https://youtu.be/aBgAB-kVDrs Transcript Chuck Donnelly, CEO of RockStep Solutions in Bar Harbor, Maine, has a software product that could potentially transform the way scientists and companies conduct their research. With CLIMB, the Cloud Information Management Bundle, organizations like pharmaceutical companies and university laboratories can immediately access their data anywhere in the world with a mobile device. […]

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From Recipe to Market: Cash in on Value-Added Opportunities

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a five-session workshop about taking a specialty food product to market, 5:30–9 p.m., Thursdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, at UMaine Extension Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Topics include licensing, safely preparing and packaging food products, assessing potential profits and locating resources to support […]

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IMRC to Offer Summer/Fall Workshop Series

The Innovative Media, Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center at the University of Maine is offering a new workshop series using the various technology available at the center. The IMRC Center serves as a technology and start-up incubator for local communities by providing training and access to cutting-edge technology. Summer/fall workshops include: Wooden Automata — Blending […]

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Acadia Harvest’s Research Operations at UMaine Cited in Huffington Post Blog Article

Acadia Harvest Inc., a startup business housed at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin, was included in the Huffington Post blog article, “As Maine’s waters warm, a seafood investor fosters climate resiliency.” Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development lender based in Wiscasset, has provided capital for a […]

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UMaine, Maine Technology Institute Launching Entrepreneurship Program, Mainebiz Reports

Mainebiz reported on a new startup accelerator program offered by the University of Maine and Maine Technology Institute. The pilot program, called Scratchpad Accelerator, starts Aug. 31 in Bangor for up to three startups that have “high-growth potential.” Scratchpad is accepting applications online through Aug. 14. After the deadline closes, Scratchpad will choose businesses that […]

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CCAR, Acadia Harvest Featured on WABI

WABI (Channel 5) reported on Acadia Harvest Inc., a startup business housed at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin. The business grows black sea bass and California yellowtail using sustainable land-based aquaculture production. “There are a lot of things here that we do better than what they get in […]

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Student Entrepreneur Featured in Sun Journal

The Sun Journal published an article on James Barker, a University of Maine senior studying business finance, and his pellet business. Barker of Turner is director of operations and sales for his family’s business, Barker Enterprises Inc.’s Wood Pellet Warehouse on Route 17 in North Jay, according to the article. The business also has a […]

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UMaine, Maine Technology Institute to launch entrepreneurship program

The University of Maine, in partnership with the Maine Technology Institute, is building a startup seed accelerator for Maine entrepreneurs. The pilot program, called Scratchpad Accelerator, starts Aug. 31 in Bangor. Scratchpad Accelerator will work with up to four high-potential, high-growth entrepreneurial teams to validate their customer base, value proposition and business model. The selected […]

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