The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development has received a $50,000 grant that will help fund operations as it expands its Top Gun accelerator program…
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Animal health startup wins Top Gun Showcase event
A pharmaceutical company tackling the global public health issue of rising street-dog populations has won the Top Gun Showcase event and its $10,000 prize, while a…
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Top Gun startups narrowed to eight finalists
And then there were eight. After a series of regional pitch events held this week, eight companies that participated in the Top Gun startup…
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Committee holds hearing on bill to expand MTI’s scope
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 1324, the bill that would broaden…
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Committee votes against governor’s proposed cuts to incubator funding
The legislative committee that oversees economic development last week voted against a portion of Gov. Paul LePage’s biennial budget that would zero out funding for…
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LePage proposes $500K annual appropriation for Maine Venture Fund
Tucked away in the proposed biennial budget Gov. Paul LePage released in January is an initiative to provide $500,000 a year to the Maine…
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Top Gun accepts 38 startups into 2017 accelerator
Top Gun, a program of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development designed to help entrepreneurs ramp up their businesses, announced today that 38 startups it’s…
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LePage’s budget would cut funding for business incubators, co-working spaces
When Gov. Paul LePage released his proposed two-year budget last week, it contained a surprise for Tom Rainey, the new executive director of the…
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Maine Accelerates Growth begins giving with $70K in grants
Maine Accelerates Growth, a nonprofit organization focused on fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine, on Thursday announced the recipients in its…