The Portland Press Herald ran a couple of stories this month focused on a $45 million voter-approved research and development infrastructure bond approved by voters in 2017 and questioned whether the economic impacts associated with it were worth the investment. The funds, deployed through an MTI vehicle referred to as the Maine Technology Asset Fund… Read more »
Category: President’s blog
MTI Fiscal Year Results – Another Busy Year for the Organization: More than $28.5 million deployed across nearly 450 Maine entities
The Maine Technology Institute operates on a July 1 – June 30 fiscal year and given that our fiscal year 2022 (FY22) has now closed, it seems like an appropriate time to share some of our numbers with you from the past year. The data revealed the following: The organization made 118 awards from its… Read more »
MTI Welcomes New Staff: Abigail Osei and Emily Braley Join the MTI Team
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Helping to support and promote innovation in Maine is undoubtedly work worth doing, and the Maine Technology Institute is pleased to welcome two new hard-working members to the… Read more »
Maine Entrepreneurial Resource Corps Nearing Launch: MTI Currently Seeking Talented Consultants & Resource Providers to Enroll in Corps
Back in February, in this same blog space, I informed you that MTI would soon be launching the Maine Entrepreneurial Resource Corps (MERC). The Maine Entrepreneurial Resource Corps is contemplated as a database of vetted consultants within 20+ specific functional areas. They will be enlisted to provide short-term consulting services to Maine startups to help… Read more »