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V O L . X X I V N O. X I X S E P T E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 4 PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR James McCarthy SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Betsy VanderPloeg AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Kelly Ansley MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O Peter Stanton PRESIDENT Joe Zwiebel C F O / C O O Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder C O N T E N T S 10 Maine startups to keep an eye on Tech and consumer products, but also a few surprises 12 16 Launching a business 'Self-awareness' is key to starting, attracting business in Maine 20 Ellsworth creates haven for startups Moonlighting on 'the next IDEXX' S TA R T- U P S / E N T R E P R E N E U R S F O C U S I N D U S T R Y T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 ยป 207-284-4591 Learn more at sbsavings.bank/community-debit-cards/ 2.63 That's what it costs a student in Maine to buy a school lunch. Yet everyday kids go without. It's time for that to change. Here's a small way you can help. Introducing the Saco & Biddeford Savings Community Debit Card Program. Every time you swipe, SBSI will donate to our local school nutrition programs. Switch today! It's free. It's easy. And it could make a difference in a student's life. Kimberly Roth & Carol McPherson C.K. Burns School, Saco Chuck Carter of Eagre Games at the Union River Center for Innovation in Ellsworth 20 12 P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D P H O T O S C L O C K W I S E F RO M L E F T / T I M G R E E N WAY ; C O U R T E S Y L O C K O U T L A B S ; C O U R T E S Y U P B Y T E ; C O U R T E S Y H I G G I N S FA B R I C AT I O N