November 2024 Edition

Innovation
Sponsored by Central Maine Motors Auto Group

November ’24 Speaker Series: Show Her The Money

November 7 | 5:00 - 6:45 p.m. |

Maine Film Center, Waterville


Show Her The Money follows four visionary founders as they endure uphill battles to turn their ideas into reality. In spite of their dedication and passion constantly being challenged, these women, with the financial support and mentorship of their angel investors, become even more determined, resourceful and resilient, and the growth of their businesses is mind-blowing. Each venture has the potential to become a “unicorn"—a billion dollar company. When female business starters are receiving less than 2% of all venture capital funding,


Dirigo Labs Speaker Series is sponsored by the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, Valley Beverage, and Bricks Coworking and Innovation Space.

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Virtual Speaker Series Recordings
Dirigo Speaker Series conversations have been made available for viewing anytime. You can watch recordings of past conversations on our YouTube Channel.
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Dirigo Labs SBIR/STTR Awareness Survey Now Open!

Dirigo Labs has launched a survey to evaluate the knowledge of SBIR programs around the state of Maine. The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete, and we encourage you to share this survey with your network of founders!

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Dirigo Labs is Actively Supporting Cleantech Entrepreneurs


Supported through the Governor's Energy Office (GEO), Dirigo Labs will prioritize technical assistance to companies that are engaging in sub sectors such as renewable energy, cleantech aerospace, environmental monitoring technologies, and innovation-enabling clean energy infrastructure.

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New Business Grants
Business Investment

Top Stories of October 2024



Morocco, VW vans, AI: Startup accelerator’s latest cohort is full of variety





Small businesses in central Maine receive pandemic relief grants





Waterville council accepts $712,500 matching grant for Quarry Road improvements






Waterville’s Dirigo Labs wins Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

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Contact: Don Plourde
207-861-2462
dplourde@cbplourde.com
Central Maine Real Estate Spotlight

Featured Commercial Property:

581 Benton Avenue, Winslow, ME 04901

Building Size: 5,404 sq.ft.

Sale Price: $425,000

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  • High visibility
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Quality of Life
Sponsored by MaineGeneral Health

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the U.S. But there’s a painless, quick tool to detect lung cancer early, when it’s most treatable: Low-Dose CT scan (LDCT). Most insurance covers a scan. To learn more about LDCT, visit to https://www.mainegeneral.org/lung-cancer.

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Workforce Investment

Workforce Training & Professional Development: 

Increase the Skills of You and Your Staff 

By Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC)

Need training for yourself or your staff? KVCC’s Workforce Training can create custom training programs in trades, healthcare, Microsoft Excel, or any other topic. In addition to custom options, KVCC also delivers a large schedule of courses year-round that can provide valuable skills to your workforce. And of course, we love to help Maine companies access special funding to reduce the cost of their training or courses with us. 

  

To learn more about custom training or standard course options, please contact Elizabeth Fortin at 207.453.5858 or by email at workforce@kvcc.me.edu to take advantage of this incredible opportunity for free or low-cost training. You may also visit our website at www.kvcc.me.edu/workforce.  

Learn how to train your team with KVCC
Coworking & Collaboration
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