envision maine conference - september 2014

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  shannon@dreamlocal.com  

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