Dates & Deadlines
- 2/6/12 - Brunswick - CIP Workshop: Overview of the Cluster Initiative Program Join Us on Monday, February 6th from 11:00 AM…

- 2/7/12 - Tech Start Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m.
TechStart Grants…

- 2/28/12 - Portland - CIP Workshop: Overview of the Cluster Initiative Program Join Us on Tuesday, February 28th from 10:00…

- 3/6/12 - Cluster Initiative Program Webinar Join us from 1:00 - 3:00 PM on Tuesday, March…

- 3/6/12 - Tech Start Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m.
TechStart Grants…

- 3/7/12 - TechStart Grant and Seed Grant Webinar JOIN US on March 7th from 10:00 AM…

- 3/26/12 - SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) MTI Webinar JOIN US for an SBIR Webinar on Monday, March…

- 4/12/12 - Seed Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m.
MTI Seed Grants of…

- 5/9/12 - SAVE THE DATE: NIH SBIR/STTR Workshop SAVE THE DATE for the National Institute of…

Links of Interest
"Investor's Choice" Web site
www.venturecapital.org
Bplans.com's Business planning
www.bplans.com
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - know how for small business
www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp
Cluster & Cluster Development Information from Harvard Business School
www.isc.hbs.edu/econ-clusters.htm
Dawnbreaker(R) Business Tools site
www.dawnbreaker.com
Entreworld.org - Resource for Entrepreneurs
www.entreworld.org
Maine Business Law: The legal resource for Maine Businesses
www.mainebusinesslaw.com
Maine Small Business and Technology Development Centers
www.mainesbdc.org/cSpecialTech.cfm
Maine Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
www.mainesbdc.org
MIT Enterprise Forum(R) Business Plan Resources
web.mit.edu/entforum/resources.html
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "Business Tips"
http://www.pnl.gov/edo/tips/
Small Business Center FAQ
www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/faqs/sb_ency.html
U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
Advanced Technology Program
www.atp.nist.gov/
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
www.score.org
U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration
www.ta.doc.gov
U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
www.avcog.org
Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business
www.usm.maine.edu/~cesb
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
www.emdc.org
Finance Authority of Maine
www.famemaine.com
Greater Portland Council of Governments
www.gpcog.org
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
www.kvcog.org
Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council
www.economicgrowth.org
Maine & Company
www.maineco.org
Maine Business Works
www.mainebusinessworks.org
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
www.econdevmaine.com
Maine Development Foundation/Economic Growth Council
www.mdf.org
Maine International Trade Center
www.mitc.com
Maine Investment Exchange/Maine & Co.
www.mixforum.org
Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
www.mainemep.org
Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Maine PTAC)
www.maineptac.org
Maine State Chamber & Business Alliance
www.mainechamber.org
Maine State Planning Office
www.state.me.us/spo/
Northern Maine Development Commission
www.nmdc.org
Small Enterprise Growth Fund
www.segfmaine.com
Western Maine Economic Development Council
www.wmedc.org/
Agricultural Research Service
www.nps.ars.usda.gov/fte
Biotechnology - An Information Resource
www.nal.usda.gov/bic
Biotechnology Association of Maine
www.mainebiotech.com
Maine Center for Enterprise Development
www.mced.biz
Environmental and Energy (E2) Technology Council of Maine
www.e2tech.org
EPA's Center for Environmental Industry and Technology (CEIT)
www.epa.gov/ne/assistance/ceit/index.html
Maine Farm Bureau
www.mainefarmbureau.com
Maine Metal Products Association
www.maine-metals.org
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
www.mofga.org
Maine Potato Board
www.mainepotatoes.com
Maine Software Developers Association
www.mesda.com
Maine Space Grant Consortium
www.msgc.org
Maine Wood Products Association
www.mainewood.org
Thomas Teague Biotechnology Center of Maine
www.biotechme.com
Wild Blueberry Association of North America
www.wildblueberries.com
Franklin Pierce Law Center Basic IP information
www.fplc.edu/tfield/plfip.htm
Independent Inventor Resources
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/index.htm
Intellectual Property Network
www.delphion.com
Maine Patent Program
www.mainepatent.org
Center for Law and Innovation at the University Maine School of Law
www.lawandinnovation.org
US Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
National SBIR/STTR website
www.zyn.com/SBIR
Project SBIR West
www.sbir.dsu.edu
SBA Technology Resources Network
www.tech-net.sba.gov
SBIR World Web Site (sponsored by NSF)
www.sbirworld.com
State of Kansas SBIR page
www.ktec.com/business/section/resources.htm
State of North Carolina SBIR page
www.sbtdc.org/technology/sbirsttr.asp
State of Ohio SBIR page
www.odod.state.oh.us/tech/sbir/default.htm
U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/sbir
Angel Capital Electronic Network
acenet.csusb.edu/
CapitalVenue's Venture Capital Resources
www.capitalvenue.com
Coastal Enterprises Inc.
www.ceimaine.org
Garage.com - Start-up business site
www.garage.com
InKnowVation Online
www.inknowvation.com
Maine Technical College System
www.mtcs.net
State Science and Technology Institute
www.ssti.org
University of Maine System
www.maine.edu
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