Feb 21 - 28 is National Entrepreneurship Week

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Recognize, Celebrate, & Learn from Maine entrepreneurs during the 3rd Annual National Entrepreneurship Week February 21 - 28.
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SAMPLE PORTLAND AREA EVENTS: see website for 40+ others!

Mon 2/23:  Go Big or Go Home: An Entrepreneur's Mantra  with CrossRate
                   Technology's founder Zach Conover (noon in Portland - FMI)

Tues 2/24: Celebrate Entrepreneurship Reception & presentation with
                    Chris Pierce of The Dingley Press (5:30 @ USM, pre-register)

Wed 2/25: Pitch an Angel Coaching Sessions by appointment (@ USM)

Thu 2/26:  Maine Million $ Women's Forum (8am@USM, $15, pre-register)

Fri 2/27:     Financing Growth: panel presentation & lunch with guest
                   speaker Dave Shaw, Founder of IDEXX labs and 6 funders:
                   MIT, ME Angels, SEGF, FAME, WWC, CEI/Bangor Savings.
                   (noon @ Woodlands Club in Falmouth, $15, pre-register)

National Entrepreneurship Week Program:

Financing Growth, February 27, 2009

As part of National Entrepreneurship Week, MTI, Bangor Savings, Maine Angels, SEGF and Spinnaker Trust are sponsoring Financing Growth, a program with lunch with keynote speaker Dave Shaw, founder of IDEXX Labs, a panel discussion and networking. The sponsors will present their programs along with MCED, CEI, FAME and WWC (Women, Work and Community). Time: Noon - 5:00 p.m. with networking from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Location: Woodlands Country Club in Falmouth. Fee: $15 for the cost of the lunch and participation in the afternoon session. Registration requested: Contact Linda Adams, MTI, 207.582.4790, x206, or ladams@mainetechnology.org.

MTI Seed Grant

Application deadline: February 12, 2009. Signed, complete proposals must be received by MTI at its office by 5 p.m.

Workshops: Three free workshops on March 23, 2009 (Target Tech Center in Orono from 11 a.m.-12 noon); March 25, 2009 (Room 213 - Abromson Center at USM Portland from 9-11 a.m.); and  March 26, 2009 (MTI in Gardiner from 1-2 p.m.). To register, please call or email Linda Adams at 582-4790 x206; ladams@mainetechnology.org to register.

Development Awards 

Application deadline: June 1, 2009. Signed, complete applications must be received by MTI at its office by 5 p.m.

Workshops: Two free workshops on March 23, 2009 (Target Tech Center in Orono from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.); March 26, 2009 (MTI in Gardiner from 2 to 4 p.m.).  Please call or email Linda Adams at 582-4790 x206; ladams@mainetechnology.org to register.

Maine Technology Asset Fund deadline for applications closed on January 21, 2009. MTI received 50 applications requesting a total of $110 million for the balance of this fund, $20 million. The MTI Board expects to announce awards in early June.

Cluster Initiative Program