Join Business, Entrepreneurship, and Networking Sessions (BEANS) for our first event of the semester as we welcome Michael Odokara-Okigbo to discuss how he and his team have developed NKENNE, the first African language learning app on the market. Fresh off Greenlight Maine and Big Gig, he's excited to spill some serious tea and help facilitate […]
New innovations based on cutting-edge research have a high failure rate because they focus on the wrong needs or even the wrong end user. In this workshop, you will learn how to use Innovation Engineering tools to test your assumptions and validate that they align with end user needs, wants, and expectations. Register here.
Patagonia. The North Face. Banff. You may know of international brands, but let BEANS introduce you to the young entrepreneurs who are driving change within the Maine outdoors community. Patrick Caron and Zach McCarthy will be at the Foster Center ready to share their experiences growing their own respective businesses, Move Free Designs and Inclusive […]
Join the Foster Center on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in Orono's Webster Park for the unveiling of the SunRule. An interactive sculpture that harnesses the rays of the sun to help users explore multiplication and division, the SunRule was invented by UMaine associate professor of mathematics education and instructional technology Justin Dimmel […]
Universities and companies have become more interested in forging long term collaborative relationships. Learn why there has been an increase in collaboration and the mechanics of cultivating and improving the effectiveness of such partnerships.All Commercialization Series workshops will be held online — once you register, we will send you a link to attend via Zoom. […]
Tourists and locals alike flock to the coast for iconic eats, namely the mouthwatering lobster roll, but how much do you know about the people behind this heritage industry? Come have your understanding of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and sheer grit blown out of the water as Nikki Strout comes to discuss Rugged Seas, a uniquely […]
Do you have a passion for pizza? What about an enthusiasm for entrepreneurship? Come kick off the spring semester with the FC and Heather Kerner, founder of The Good Crust. Drawing from her experience as a longtime Occupational Therapist, Heather drives positive change with pizza dough made with 100% Maine-sourced grain and by creating jobs […]
Learn the fundamentals of research commercialization, understand the various pathways to the marketplace, get exposure to Maine and national resources designed to assist, and learn about additional professional development offerings planned for the year. All Commercialization Series workshops will be held online — register here to sign up and have access to the Zoom link. […]
Writing a strong commercialization plan can be a key differentiator in your SBIR/STTR application. This workshop will focus on the basics on where to start, what agencies are looking for and resources available to assist you in the development of a competitive proposal. All Commercialization Series workshops will be held online- register here to sign […]
Tourists and locals alike flock to the coast for iconic eats, namely the mouthwatering lobster roll, but how much do you know about the people behind this heritage industry? Come […]
