LEWISTON – Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Top Gun LA entrepreneurship acceleration program.
Top Gun LA is designed specifically for the entrepreneur with a desire to grow his orher business and achieve long-term success through the use of the right tools and resources. Top Gun elements include mentorship, lessons from successful entrepreneurs, workshopping, discussions, and pitch development and practice, all of which occur during high-impact weekly gatherings held in multiple locations across the state. T
In addition to submitting a short online application, prospective companies will be required to submit a draft pitch deck and attend a subsequent meeting with the Top Gun LA interview committee. The program will conclude with a regional pitch off events where the top semifinalists will move on to a statewide Top Gun showcase, where they will compete for a $25,000 cash prize sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute.
In 2020, regional winner Literacy Tech Inc. became the first Top Gun LA-based company to capture the statewide program’s top prize.
The LA Metro Chamber has offered Top Gun LA to central Maine entrepreneurs since 2017. Program information and applications are available at www.mced.biz/top-gun/. Applications are due by the end of day on Monday, Nov. 30. The program begins on Feb. 3, and will run through the end of May.
