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Give Your Small Business a Chance at $50,000
The application is now open for Maine’s premier competition for innovative small businesses. Take your chance to earn our $50,000 LaunchPad Grant, or the Emerging Business Award valued at $20,000, along with the support of Maine’s entrepreneurial community. Start honing your pitch and apply by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 14.
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Every business could use a LaunchPad.
Maine Community Bank's LaunchPad has supported Maine ingenuity, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit by celebrating the best of our small businesses for over a decade. Whether you've just opened shop or you're looking to expand, LaunchPad has evolved to help more innovative small businesses at more stages of development than ever before.
$50,000 LaunchPad Grant
The 2024 LaunchPad winner, Alivo, an AI-powered sales assistant for home service providers, received Maine Community Bank’s $50,000 grant.
Emerging Business Award
The Emerging Business Award includes a grant of $10,000, along with another $10,000 of in-kind business and marketing-related services. Maine Laboratories received the 2024 distinction.
