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SUMMARY:2025 Maine Center Awards
DESCRIPTION:The first annual Maine Center Awards was an evening dedicated to celebrating excellence in business\, law\, policy\, innovation\, and entrepreneurship. This special event celebrated the Maine Center’s impact and honor recent and distinguished alumni from our core academic partners — Maine Graduate School of Business\, Maine Law\, and Muskie School of Public Service. The event also highlighted our newest core academic partner\, the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. \nIn addition to honoring alumni\, the Maine Center recognized community leaders who are driving entrepreneurship and innovation across Maine. \nLearn more about the 2025 Award Winners and see event photos
URL:https://www.maine.edu/mainecenter/event/2025-maine-center-awards/
LOCATION:The Maine Center (Fore Street Entrance)\, 300 Fore Street\, Portland\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Startup Maine Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Startup Maine hosted its annual Startup Maine Week conference on May 19-22\, 2025 in Portland. The event attracted over 800 registrants for four days of practical talks\, hands-on workshops\, and unbeatable networking. With 35+ events\, participants learned how to fundraise\, pitch investors\, find co-founders\, build financial models\, leverage AI\, and so much more. \nThe Maine Center served as host for a dynamic lineup of events that brought together innovators\, entrepreneurs\, and ecosystem builders from across the state. Highlights at the Maine Center included the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) showcase\, Scratchpad Accelerator Lunch & Learn\, plus panels\, networking meetups\, and happy hours. \nLearn more about the event and see event photos here
URL:https://www.maine.edu/mainecenter/event/startup-maine-week-2025/
LOCATION:The Maine Center (Fore Street Entrance)\, 300 Fore Street\, Portland\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Maine Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Center\, in partnership with the Maine Graduate School of Business and the University of Maine School of Law\, hosted the first Maine Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Summit in March 2025. This event was the first statewide gathering of its kind\, bringing together business\, law\, and policy professionals to collaboratively identify the critical role that they can play in making Maine a top destination for startups and business growth. The event’s momentum will drive innovation and opportunity across the state\, and the Maine Center looks forward to building on this important work. \nRead the report to learn about event outcomes and calls-to-action: Maine Entreprenreurial Ecosystem Summit | Big Ideas & Potential Actions (PDF) \nLearn more about the event and see event photos \n 
URL:https://www.maine.edu/mainecenter/event/2025-maine-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-summit/
LOCATION:The Maine Center (Fore Street Entrance)\, 300 Fore Street\, Portland\, ME\, United States
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