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SP ONSORED BY 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration, Breakfast, and Networking 8:30 – 9:30 AM 10 Best Ideas for Entrepreneurs and New Ventures A panel discussion with Maine CEOs who will share their experience of what works and what doesn't from their startup experience. M O D E R AT O R : Betsy Biemann, CEI P A N E L I S T S : 10:00 – 11:00 AM Workshop Session I (select one when registering) 1. Other people's money: A guide to fundraising, crowdsourcing, and finding equity capital to start or expand your business. S P E A K E R S : Sandra Stone, Maine Angels / Jayme Okma Lee, Maine Venture Fund / Joe Migliaccio, MTI 2. Partnerships, LLCs, and ESOPs, oh my: What's the best way to set up your company? S P E A K E R S : Andrea Suter, Pierce Atwood / Matthew Pore, CPA, Baker Newman Noyes / Mark Adams, Sebago Technics 3. Mine. Mine. Mine: How to protect your ideas with patents and trademarks. S P E A K E R : Vivek Rao, Pierce Atwood 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop Session II (select one when registering) 1. You can't do it yourself: Innovative ways to recruit and hiring rules to keep you out of trouble. S P E A K E R S : Katy Rand, Pierce Atwood / Ed McKersie, Pro Search, Inc and Live and Work in Maine 2. Show me the money: What investors and banks are looking for. S P E A K E R S : Steve Gurin, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust / Diane Sturgeon, U.S. Small Business Administration 3. To market, to market: What you need to know about logistics, shipping and exports. S P E A K E R S : Wade Merritt, Maine International Trade Center / Derek Volk, Volk Packaging 12:00 – 1:00 PM Keynote Address and Lunch FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBNVF18 Mainebiz New Ventures / Entrepreneurs & Startups Forum For more information and to register, please go to www.mainebiz.biz/NVF Becky McKinnell iBec Creative Allison Lakin Lakin's Gorges Cheese LLC Bill Keleher Kennebec River Biosciences Eliah Thanhauser North Spore Sean Sullivan Maine Brewers Guild and founder of Buoy Local David Stone Forger Join us August 21 at the August 21 7:30am–1:00pm DoubleTree Hotel, South Portland Ticket includes breakfast and lunch