Top Gun – A Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Program

Top Gun is a great and exciting place for small business owners and entrepreneurs to make their businesses flourish. Through the program, you will learn from mentors and speakers via live workshops hosted on Zoom.

Main Program Elements

Top Gun elements include mentorship, lessons from successful entrepreneurs, workshopping, discussions, and pitch development and practice–all of which occurs during high-impact weekly gatherings.

Mentorship

Top Gun elements include mentorship, lessons from successful entrepreneurs, workshopping, discussions, and pitch development and practice, all of which occurs during high-impact weekly gatherings.

Lessons from Successful Entrepreneurs

Top Gun participants are given the opportunity to listen and engage with successful entrepreneurs as they discuss vital business topics, and then apply what they’ve learned to their own businesses.

Workshopping

Participants workshop with their mentors and other peers in the program throughout the four-month period to come up with strategies and plans of action to accelerate their businesses.

Discussions

Participants share and discuss their unique perspectives with peers facing similar challenges and issues, with a goal of brainstorming better ways to address and overcome the obstacles they face.

Pitch Development and Practice

Participants work together with mentors and peers to develop effective pitches, and to practice delivering them in a powerful and action-inspiring manner. Mentors provide successful pitching techniques, as well as guide and provide feedback to participants throughout the program.

Annual Showcase Event

Top Gun participants will have a chance to deliver their pitch or showcase their business to an audience of over 300 potential investors, business leaders, and journalists, and may even walk away with the $25k prize!

Contact

Michael Duguay Executive Director of the Harold Alfond® Institute for Business Innovation and VP of Innovation [email protected] 207-859-1151