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Persisting Through 2020: Top Gun Bangor Showcase
Which innovative, local entrepreneur will move onto the Top Gun Statewide Showcase to pitch for $25,000? Meet this year's cohort of Top...
targetincubator
Oct 15, 20201 min read


How to Network in a Virtual World: Virtual Workshop
Are you struggling to network and make meaningful connections in this new virtual world? Networking can be an important component of...
targetincubator
Oct 15, 20201 min read


Private Offices Available at the UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship!
Orono, Maine - Whether you’ve spent this time in quarantine starting a business you’ve been dreaming about or would like more space for...
targetincubator
Jun 24, 20201 min read


Pivot Your Strategy: Generate Ideas for New Product/Service Opportunities
Learn how to generate ideas for pivoting your business's product and services from an expert in Innovation Engineering! Businesses are...
Evan Donald
Jun 6, 20202 min read


Holiday Gifts for..
...the hyper kids Maine Discovery Museum The Maine Discovery Museum in the heart of Bangor is full of hands-on, interactive exhibits and...
Austin Cashman
Dec 5, 20183 min read


Taking Flight: How a Dislike for Reality TV Led to an Aviation Training Business
As far as online and in-person aviation training goes, WINGSsReality EDU is world-renowned for being one of the best. An Orono-based...
Michael Kennedy
Sep 7, 20174 min read


Talking Top Gun with Hallah Edutainment
In a country where learning is heavily focused on test scores, Hashim A’Allah, a poet, live- performer, and broadcast specialist, has...
Emma Wilson
Jun 9, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with First National Bank
This week on “Talking Top Gun” we’re featuring our fantastic sponsor First National Bank! Most of you probably don’t know that the...
Emma Wilson
Jun 2, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with GirlZone Fitness
Some of you may know that we held our Top Gun Regional Showcase this week, so it only seemed fitting to feature one of Tuesday night’s...
Emma Wilson
May 26, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with GO Lab
You may have already heard about this week’s Top Gunner; Josh Henry of GO Lab recently won the Season Finale of the Big Gig Pitch-Off! GO...
Emma Wilson
May 12, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with DownEast Turbines
As Earth day just passed us by, the time is just perfect to introduce our Top Gunner – George McBride of DownEast Turbines. George, with...
Veena Dinesh
May 1, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with Wilcox Wellness and Fitness
It’s Friday, so it must be another segment of Talking Top Gun, a blog series where I interview entrepreneurs in the Top Gun...
Emma Wilson
Apr 14, 20173 min read


Talking Top Gun with Portions
If you’re a fan of Hello Fresh or Blue Apron, you’re going to love this week’s Talking Top Gun business, Portions! Brian Ross, the...
Emma Wilson
Mar 31, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with The House of Meeples Board Game Cafe
Imagine a place to get together with friends on a Friday night where drinking isn’t the main focus, a place where customers actually...
Emma Wilson
Mar 17, 20172 min read


Talking Top Gun with cityLIFE nature kits
The Top Gun Entrepreneurship Accelerator has started once again, and we're so excited to tell you about our new class of entrepreneurs!...
Emma Wilson
Mar 3, 20172 min read


Q&A with Ken Sweeney
At this very moment, traffic is going over a bridge in a rural part of Trinidad. A bridge that was designed and installed by a Maine...
Deb Neuman
May 6, 20164 min read
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