Challenge: Crea+ng a Silicon Valley-‐style Company
in Maine
Shannon Kinney Founder, Client Success Officer,
#Honeybadger Dream Local Digital September 2014
What
How
Why
Why Maine?
The Challenge
Where do we need to do more?
Where do we need to do more?
Workforce Development & Training
Key areas of need • Support for job crea+on – in any form • Training program development grants and/or support • Promo+ons of Internship programs – bring students and other workforce back to Maine • Under-‐employed partners and spouses • Opportuni+es for R&D grants to explore new products, services and sales models
What is your dream for Maine’s future?
Make working where you live vs. living where you work a reality
Help to get us there
Shannon Kinney [email protected]
207-‐593-‐7665 www.dreamlocal.com
@shannonkin, @dreamlocal facebook.com/dreamlocal
www.linkedin.com/in/shannonkinney
Thank you!
Resources we currently leverage • Goodwill: TOPS program • Blackstone Accelerates Growth • Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development • Several angel investors (including Maine Angels members) • Maine Venture Fund • Pine Tree Zone status • Regional microloan with city of Rockland
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