All tickets include lunch and reception.

Learn, Network and Be Inspired

Join Mainebiz Tuesday, August 21, for the Mainebiz New Ventures/Start-up Forum designed to help and inspire entrepreneurs who want to startup, grow and be successful in business. Our goal is to provide insight and resources to the Maine start-up and entrepreneur business community.

Digital Program & Schedule

To learn about the schedule, speakers, and workshops CLICK HERE.

7:30am - 8:30am - Registration, Networking, Breakfast, and Book Signing

8:30am - 9:30am - 10 Best Ideas For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs

PANELISTS

• Eliah Thanhauser, North Spore
• Sean Sullivan, Maine Brewers Guild and founder of Buoy Local
• David Stone, Forager
• Becky McKinnell, iBec Creative
• Allison Lakin, Lakin's Gorges Cheese LLC.
• Bill Keleher, Kennebec River Biosciences

Moderator: Betsy Biemann, CEI


10:00am - 11:00am - Workshop Sessions 1

Other People’s Money: A guide to fundraising, crowdsourcing, and finding equity capital to start or expand your business.

Speakers:

• Sandra Stone | Maine Angels
• Jayme Okma Lee | Maine Venture Fund
• Joe Migliaccio | MTI

Partnerships, LLCs, and ESOPs: What is the best way to set up your company?

Speakers:

• Andrea Suter | Pierce Atwood
• Matthew Pore, CPA | Baker Newman Noyes
• Mark Adams | Sebago Technics

Mine. Mine. Mine. : How to protect your ideas with patents and trademarks.

Speaker:

• Vivek Rao | Pierce Atwood

11:00am - 12:00am - Workshop Sessions 2

You can’t do it yourself: Innovative ways to recruit and hiring rules to keep you out of trouble.

Speakers:

• Katy Rand | Pierce Atwood
• Ed McKersie | Pro Search, Inc & Live and Work in Maine

Show me the money: What investors and banks are looking for.

Speakers:

• Steve Gurin | Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
• Diane Sturgeon | US Small Business Administration

To market, to market: What you need to know about logistics, shipping, and exports.

Speakers:

• Wade Merritt | Maine International Trade Center
• Derek Volk | Volk Packaging




12:00-1:00pm - Buffet Lunch & Keynote Address with Ja-Naé Duane, Co-Author of "The Startup Equation"

 

Already A Registered Attendee?

If you have already registered for the event online and you can attend on August 21 there is nothing that you have to do. Mainebiz will switch your registration over to the new date and send you a new confirmation. However, if the new date doesn't work with your schedule you will receive a full refund. To request a refund email events@Mainebiz.biz.

 

 

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