According to a 2014 U.S. Census Bureau report, "entrepreneurship is so prevalent in Maine that companies with fewer than 500 employees made up three-fifths of the state's private workforce in 2014.” We learn about how entrepreneurs get their start in Maine, what resources and programs have successfully launched new businesses, and how the spirit of entrepreneurship shows up in different parts of our state.
Guests
Tom Rainey, executive director, Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development
Jennifer Sporzynski, senior vice president, business and workforce development, Coastal Enterprises Inc.
Brien Walton, director of the Center for Family Business, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, Husson University Center for Family Business
Kyle Poissonnier (by phone), owner, Catalyst for Change Wear, founder, Elykssor Clothing, Husson University graduate
Nancy Strojny (by phone), chapter chair, SCORE
Darrin Coffin (by phone), CEO & chairman, Indian Township Enterprises
Resources
- Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Top Gun program
- Cultivator program prepares startup companies for second-level growth
- Thomas Rainey plots his to-do list for MCED's future
- Maine Accelerates Growth Initiative
- CEI Small Business Development Center
- Greenlight Maine
- Maine.gov Business Answers
- Maine Outdoor Brands
- GO Lab eyes former Madison paper mill as its manufacturing plant
- Fashion, athletics and fundraising: Katalyst hopes to help make a change
- How This Tiny East Coast City of 70,000 People Is Churning Out Fast-Growing Startups
- New list names Maine 11th most entrepreneurial state
- 4 Things First-time Entrepreneurs Need To Know About Getting Started