Alan Caron and his nonprofit Envision Maine seek to answer these three questions: What is the engine of Maine’s next economy? How do we grow without wrecking the place? What are we gonna do about it? The group (of which I'm a board member) is hosti

Hi - just some quick updates as I'm prepping my next episode.  As you may know I'm running for the House of Representatives and it's keeping me pretty busy - it's very much like starting a business, only I'm selling me, that dude that wants to be your re

"...I believe that entrepreneurial activity is a central part of the avenue open to Maine." - Eliot Cutler The governor of Maine, obviously, has a strong role in setting policy that affects entrepreneurs. He or she can set a vision and focus for the st

…if the idea is innovative enough, risky enough, novel enough, and has the potential to impact an entire market, then Dr. Susan MacKay of Cerahelix is ready to take it on! Susan is founder and CEO of Cerahelix Corp. of Orono, Maine.  The company has d

Amber is president of Somerset Grains LLC and its Maine Grains label, carried by specialty food stores and used by fine restaurants and bakeries throughout the Northeast. She is also executive director of the Maine Grain Alliance. A driving force behind M

Marada Cook is one of Maine’s most remarkable entrepreneurs. She’s part owner and manager of three Maine food companies, Northern Girl, Fiddler’s Green Farm, and Crown of Maine Organic, that repurpose, distribute, and sell Maine produce across the n

It could happen to you.  One day, you're running your medical billing office in Machias, Maine, and you find out that your clients in Boston have faster broadband for less money.  And you think, "I can do that". No, actually, Susan Corbett's kind of te

This week I have something really different - a live, unedited recording of Gorham Savings Bank's Launchpad event that took place on April 10th.  Five entrepreneurs, chosen from 130 submissions, 7 minutes to pitch, no slides, win or go home, $30,000 on t

Alan Caron of Envision Maine wishes to answer the following three questions: What is the engine of Maine’s next economy? How do we grow without wrecking the place? What are we gonna do about it? The Envision Maine series puts remarkable Maine entre

This week I am pleased to be joined by Mike St. Pierre of Hyperlite Mountain Gear, a Biddeford-based manufacturer of ultra-high performance backcountry gear.  We discuss Mike's background on tour with The Eagles and at Thomas Keller's per se, and how it