# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Seven businesses from Aroostook County have been preparing for this day since January and now is the time!About this EventYou're InvitedAll are invited to The Top Gun Pitch! Enjoy a night of meeting and networking with light refreshments as you congratulate the seven businesses in the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs 2026 Top Gun cohort. These businesses are highly scalable Maine-based organizations who are savvy, growing, and competitive. 15 short weeks ago, these businesses applied and were accepted into the Top Gun business accelerator program, but now they are ready to “WOW” you – each business will present a 5-minute pitch in hopes of winning favor with the judges. The winner brings home a $2,500 cash prize and the runner-up is awarded $1,000, both will move on from this regional competition to the Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event at the Maine Entrepreneurs Summit in Portland, Maine on May 12th. All spectators will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite and award the People's Choice Award!Registration is requested, but not required. All are welcome.Come out to Ignite Presque Isle at 436 Main Street in Presque Isle, Maine at 5:00 PM for light refreshments and networking. Your support of rural entrepreneurship means the world to not only these seven businesses, but the network providers and sponsors who have worked together to make this programming possible in Aroostook County. The live pitches begin promptly at 5:30 PM and is meant to be a positive, casual evening to celebrate doing business in Maine.Top Gun Participants:Rolling Acres Farm & Ranch, Easton - Kamaria BrathwaiteRosieO, New Sweden - Rosie OtaloraW & E Events and Rentals LLC., Woodland - Candi WhitmoreNorthern Trail Marketing, Presque Isle - Tyler BrownAroostook Technologies Inc., Fort Fairfield - Wade McFarlandTimber Candle Bar and Boutique, Caribou - Gerri NadeauFiddlehead Life LLC, Island Falls - Elizabeth CarrollJudging PanelMystery JudgeMachias Savings BankNorthern Maine Development CommissionThank YouThe 1st, 2nd, and People's Choice Award prize money is proudly donated by Northern Maine Development Commission and Machias Savings Bank. Thank you to the many volunteers, mentors, sponsors, and teachers who make this program possible. It is their generous dedication and support that make this programming possible and to that we say, “Thank you!”Supporting Sponsors:Machias Savings BankNorthern Maine Development CommissionIgnite Presque IsleMaine Technology InstituteNorway Savings BankMaine Community BankSTARC Undisrupt RenovationMaine Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentOpus ConsultingSteve Smith Trial LawyersFAME Finance Authority of MaineBernstein ShurMainebizBerryDunnThe Boulos CompanyMaine Mentor NetworkMaine Center for EntrepreneursCenter for Business Growth @NMDC https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/96a32fd0-3449-11f1-97fe-0520c8f1a874-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Agenda🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PMNetworking & Meet The Businesses🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PMBusiness Pitches🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMCongratulations & Thank You!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/presque-isle/the-top-gun-pitch-and-networking/100001987001170991
- **Event Categories**: business, contests, meetups, it, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Presque Isle
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ignite Presque Isle
- **lat**: 46.68056079999999
- **long**: -68.0151219
- **full address**: Ignite Presque Isle, 436 Main Street, Presque Isle, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking being held?
  - **A:** The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking takes place on Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Ignite Presque Isle, 436 Main Street, Presque Isle, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking?
  - **A:** The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking is organized by Northern Maine Development Commission.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Presque Isle, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Top Gun Pitch! ...And Networking sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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