Device workshops
U.S. Cellular will host device workshops 9-1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at its store at 403 Wilson St. in Brewer and 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 , at 33 Mid Mall Blvd. in Bangor. The workshop is open to all, and attendees don’t have to be a U.S. Cellular customer to attend.
For information, call U.S. Cellular’s store in Brewer at 989-3291 or Bangor at 942-5218 to make a reservation to attend either device workshop.
Apple of Our Eye
BANGOR — Throughout September and October, C.N. Brown employees sold Apple Mobiles to customers throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont for its annual Apple of Our Eye C.N. Brown Fall Mobile program.
The campaign benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maine, raising funds to provide families living with muscle disease needed local services including clinics, equipment repairs, summer camp, research and much more.
This year’s mobile program surpassed last year’s record, fundraising over $93,000 for children and adults living with muscle disease.
The Apple Mobile campaign centers on $1 mobiles that customers can buy and sign. The mobiles are displayed on ceilings and walls, helping to decorate stores and get the community behind C.N. Brown and MDA’s mission. Last week, customer names were drawn from those who had purchased mobiles and 25 Apple iPads were given away.
New cell site
FRANKFORT — U.S. Cellular announced recently that has a new cell site in Frankfort. The site will increase U.S. Cellular’s network capacity in Frankfort, Monroe, Searsport, Swanville and Winterport and is one of more than 380 sites U.S. Cellular has built across the state. For information, go to uscellular.com.
Top Gun competition
ORONO — The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the University of Maine Target Technology Center announced that the winner of next year’s 2015 Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event will be awarded a cash prize in the amount of $10,000. In addition to the cash prize, Great Works Internet will contribute a business services package good for one year.
The Top Gun entrepreneurship acceleration program began in Portland in 2009. In 2012, as part of the Blackstone Accelerates Growth Initiative, the program expanded statewide to include a Bangor location and will grow again in 2015 to Rockland.
Winning entrepreneurs from three regional pitch-off events, to be held in May from an anticipated pool of 30 companies, will be offered a chance to compete for the cash and in-kind prize package.
For information about Top Gun 2015, the application and the new Showcase Pitch contest, email Susan Ruhlin at sruhlin@mced.biz or visit TopGunMaine.biz
Big Gig networking
OLD TOWN — The Big Gig Networking and Pitch-Off Event for Innovators and Entrepreneurs will take place 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at The BoomHouse Restaurant, 170 Main St.
Big Gig is a partnership between the towns of Orono and Old Town, the University of Maine, Husson University and Blackstone Accelerates Growth. It has worked for the past two years to acknowledge and support entrepreneurs and innovators and to encourage them to establish their enterprises in our local communities.
For information, call 817-8018.