TOP GUN Accepting Applications for 2009 Program
The Maine Center for Enterprise Development (MCED) is recruiting dynamic technology entrepreneurs to participate in its Applied Entrepreneurship Program aka ‘Top Gun’. With the support of the Maine Technology Institute, MCED will test a new model for identifying and developing Maine’s future technology business leaders through a network of experienced mentors who will provide continuous learning opportunities.
“Top Gun is the first of its kind in Maine,” states Steve Bazinet, MCED President. “This program will be visionary, just as Idea Lab and other technology incubators helped create the foundation of the information economy, Top Gun will support entrepreneurs seeking to establish and build their business here in Maine.”
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Top Gun’s mission is to identify and nurture talented and entrepreneurial Mainers, match them with targeted training and mentors, and provide the resources to succeed as innovative/technology entrepreneurs in Maine. With generous support of sponsors, MCED is able to offer the program at an affordable fee of $275.
The three-month long program trains entrepreneurs in areas vital to the management and profitability of their growth-oriented businesses. Each week, 1-2 hour long evening presentations led by top professionals and serial entrepreneurs, will provide valuable tools to the participants. In addition to the weekly presentations, participants will spend time working side-by-side with their mentor(s) at their mutual discretion. A team of seasoned entrepreneurs and respected business professionals with “real-world” experience will be instructors in the program — combining street smarts with academic/business intellect to deliver accelerated learning to early-stage entrepreneurs.
Top Gun is highly selective with a simple criteria: Find the technology business leaders of the future who are willing to establish their business in Maine. Top Gun aims to differentiate its offering to business talent by investing in developing future business leaders.
Apply Now
Applications for the Top Gun Program are now being accepted online at Top Gun Application. An advisory board made up of private sector professionals and leading technology entrepreneurs will carefully consider each application looking to indentify the state’s “best of the best” technology entrepreneurs and partner them with Maine’s most seasoned professionals. The application deadline is July 31, 2009; acceptance notices will be sent on a rolling basis.
We welcome your involvement with Top Gun as an entrepreneur, presenter, mentor, service provider or sponsor. Additional information about The Applied Entrepreneurship Program, including a complete list of guidelines and online application is available at Top Gun . For additional information contact Steve Bazinet sbazinet@mced.biz or 207.228.8525.
