F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4
F O C U S B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E
P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY
26 Controller or CFO?
How to determine whether
you need a bookkeeper,
controller or CFO.
22 Bank marketing
Financial services firms are
rolling out video and other
forms of digital ads to
expand their markets.
Eliah Thanhauser, a founder of North Spore Mushroom
Co., a Westbrook startup, generated $150,000 in much-
needed cash through pitch competitions. More important,
he learned valuable lessons in how to pitch his business,
which produces mushroom-growing kits for home growers.
grow
YOUR BUSINESS
B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E F O C U S
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How pitch programs prepare
start-ups for traditional funding
S TA R T I N G O N PA G E 1 4
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April 1, 2019
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