Upcoming Events
Valuing and Accelerating Your Innovations
Do you have ideas?
Are you tired of trying to guess what your innovation is really worth?
Are you looking for connections to help you accelerate your innovation?
If you said "Yes" to one of these questions, this workshop is for you! Turn your innovation concepts into easy to understand business plans.
Here's how it works:
Translate it. Through an interactive workshop, you'll 'translate' your idea into a simple description that anyone can understand, regardless of their background.
Value it. After your idea is translated, you'll gather key data to run a Merwyn Business Simulation that gives you a total assessment of your innovation in one easy-to-understand scorecard, including how much you will sell, the quality of your idea, innovation readiness and proprietary protection, and royalty rates expectations.
Sell it. License it. Distribute it. Find a manufacturer or investor or partner for it.
In addition, we'll teach you how to list your innovation in the new Maine and USA National Innovation Marketplaces that will go "live" on the Internet on April 22, 2009. Maine inventors and businesspeople who attend one of these workshops will receive a free passcode that allows them to create public listing of their innovation in the marketplaces (a $2000 value) as long as it is completed within seven (7) days of workshop attendance. The USA National Innovation Marketplace is an Internet-based Open Innovation Marketplace that connects innovation sellers, buyers, investors, manufacturers and distributors. It provides an innovation research report and sales forecast that buyers can understand in 60 seconds.
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Central & Southern Maine Lean Manufacturing Round Tables (click here for details)
The sessions will have a Lean focus and provide opportunities for sharing real world experiences related to Lean Manufacturing.
In these sessions, you will:
• Learn and discuss best practices in Lean Manufacturing
• Develop a local support system and Lean networking opportunities
• Tour Lean companies
• Gain an understanding of the Shingo Prize, a framework for world class manufacturing
Times: All sessions will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Registration: TBA
Cost: $50 per session or $200 for 5 sessions; $250 includes 5 sessions and SME Membership (valued at $325)
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Programs
Lean Training
Does your company need education in Lean thinking? We can facilitate solutions to achieve your enterprise or operational goals. We’ll train your staff to think "Lean" so that the entire organization understands the concepts and the benefits of a Lean transformation. Reduce your current costs and create capacity for growth; call 207-623-0680 to arrange an initial needs assessment for on-site training sessions.
Machine Operator Skills Training (M.O.S.T.)
M.O.S.T. is a pilot program launched in the six New England states to address the advanced machine shops' critical need for qualified operators. The program will assist your company in hiring new specially trained, skilled workers. Turn your workforce into an asset that will give you the competitive edge! Contact Rosemary Presnar at 207-623-0680 or e-mail rosemaryp@mainemep.org.
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