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Resources

General Resources for Entrepreneurs

Business Guides

Convertible Note Term Sheet Explainer

Priced Equity Term Sheet Explainer

Board Evaluation Scorecard

Business Guide: Board of Directors

Business Guide: Key Performance Indicators

Business Guide: Reporting

MVF Investment Criteria

MVF Investment Process Overview

Maine Entrepreneur Program Calendar

Helpful Books

Feld, Brad and Mendelson, Jason Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist 2019

Feld, Brad, Blumberg, Matt and Ramsinghani, Mahendra Startup Boards, A field guide to building and leading an effective board of directors 2022

Housel, Morgan Same as Ever, A Guide to What Never Changes

Ries, Eric The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses 2011

Smart, Jeff and Street, Randy Who: Solve your #1 Problem

Thiel, Peter Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future 2014

Helpful Videos

Startup Secrets: Inside advice from Underscore VC investors on how to raise a Seed round. 2023

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Maine Resources

Funding

Broad Sound Partners
Coastal Enterprises Inc.
CEI Ventures
Community Concepts Finance Corp.
Economic Development Administration in Maine
Finance Authority of Maine
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Technology Institute
MaineStream Finance
North Atlantic Capital
Maine Angels
Spinnaker Trust

Business Assistance

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Aroostook-Washington Economic Development District
CEI Women’s Business Center
Central Maine Growth Council
Coworking Workspaces in Maine
Dirigo Labs
E-2Tech
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Live & Work in Maine
Maine & Company
Maine Accelerates Growth (MxG)
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Maine International Trade Center
Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Maine Small Business Development Center
MANP | Board Explorer
Midcoast Council of Governments SCORE
Small Business Administration
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
The Roux Institute at Northeastern University
UpStart Maine

University of Maine

Advanced Manufacturing Center
Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Cooperative Extension
Economics Department
Forest Bioproducts Research Institute
Foster Center for Student Innovation
Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center
Maine Business School
Process Development Center