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(Portland, ME) On Thursday, May 25th, six Maine start-up companies across the state went before a panel ofjudges and offered their best pitches, hoping to win a $25,000 prize to build their business. The Top GunShowcase capped the Maine Entrepreneurs Summit, a day focused on learning, connecting and celebratingMaine’s entrepreneurs. This year’s finalists had five […]

PORTLAND, Maine, June 28, 2023 – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) and FocusMaine are  proud to announce the launch of FoodTech Maine, a new business accelerator aimed at advancing  innovation and growth in Maine’s food, agriculture, and aquaculture industries.   The FoodTech Maine program addresses the need to revolutionize traditional food value chains, driven  by […]

May 11, 2023 (Portland, ME) The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) along with its partners, the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council, and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, announced the winners of the 2023 Top Gun Program Regional Semifinal Pitch Competition. Regional Pitch-offs were held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this […]

(Portland, ME – March 8, 2023) Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) is excited to announce the appointment of three new members to their Board of Directors. Doug DeAngelis of Haverhill, MA, Chris Vickers of Brunswick, Maine, and Krystal Williams of Portland, ME joined the MCE board effective February 15, 2023.   Doug DeAngelis is the Founder, […]

(Portland, ME) The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) along with its partners, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, announced today the 32 businesses selected for the Top Gun 2023 Class. Beginning with 12 companies in 2009, over the years, the Top Gun Program […]

PORTLAND, Maine, March 10, 2022 – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) together with its partner Maine Outdoor Brands (MOB), announced the participants in the inaugural MCE Compass training program launched this month. The new ten-week program provides Maine businesses in the outdoor industry with valuable learning sessions, contacts and insights from subject matter experts […]

PORTLAND, Maine, February 2, 2022 – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) announced today that it is partnering with Maine Outdoor Brands (MOB) to provide in-depth training and networking to outdoor industry product, service, and retail companies seeking to expand their businesses. The new ten-week program called MCE Compass, is made possible by a grant […]

January 17, 2022 Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and Partners Announce the 2022 Top Gun Class (Portland, ME) The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) along with its partners, the University of Maine, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, announced today the 24 businesses selected […]

PHOTO / TIM GREENWAY Tom Rainey, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, says diversifying and having a back-up plan are important strategies for entrepreneurs. By Laurie Schreiber Tom Rainey is executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland. Through training, connections, coaching and mentorship, MCE helps innovators fill the gaps between their industry […]

August 10, 2021 (Portland, ME) – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) announced today that Emily Lane, President, Blue Lobster Consulting, Vinalhaven, Maine, has been engaged to support a growing number of seafood and aquaculture clients in MCE’s food industry programs. The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) will expand services for Maine’ food industry by […]