Resource Library

Videos

If you missed any of our recent events we have full videos of:

• Gary Clegg, The Slanket, Nov 2009
• Chris Roberts, Barkwheats, Oct 2009
• Brand You with Paul Myer, Sept 2009
• Getting Media Attention, April 2009
• Wise Acre with Jim Picariello, April 2009
• Tea 101 with Lisa Libertoire, April 2009
• Getting into the Music Business, March 2009

links

Business Planning

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  As a new business owner you need to know your federal tax responsibilities
• State of Maine: Starting a Business
  Everything you need to know about starting a small business in Maine
  
• Small Business Administration
  Providing the tools you need to get your business off on the right foot.
  
• INVenture
  An online tool designed to help you work on your business plan

Patenting Resources

• Maine Patent Program
  Their mission is to support economic development by helping Maine inventors and small businesses understand how to identify and protect their intellectual property.
• Google Patent Search
  Use this Google tool to search over 7 million patents
• Patent Resources in Fogler Library
  Find out what the University of Maine's Fogler Library has to offer as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Library for the State of Maine
• Conducting a Patent Search Training Video
  Learn how to conduct a preliminary patent search
  
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  Everything you need to know about Patents and Trademarks including the ability to search and file online
• European Patent Office
  Search internationally for patents

Funding Opportunites

• Libra Future Fund
  Awards grants to individuals, ages 18 to 29, to promote economic development or create job opportunities in Maine
• Maine Technology Institute (MTI)
  Offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance for the research and development of innovative technology-based projects that create new products, processes and services, generating high-quality jobs across Maine
• Maine Angels
  Provides a cooperative mechanism for qualified investors to collaboratively locate, investigate and make investments in promising early-stage companies
• Small Enterprise Growth Fund (SEGF)
  The SEGF is a professionally managed venture capital fund that invests exclusively in Maine companies that demonstrate a potential for high growth and public benefit.
  
• National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
  Supporting technology innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education to create experiential learning opportunities for students and successful, socially beneficial businesses