Blackstone funding brings support for Maine's rural entrepreneurship to scale

From Mass High Tech 10/17/2011

By Catherine S. Renault, principal of Innovation Policyworks

At long last: entrepreneurship support in Maine at a sustainable scale. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announcement on Oct. 7 of a $3 million grant to Maine to support existing entrepreneurship programs has been a long time coming. But this support enables Maine to support its entrepreneurs at a level commensurate with our long-standing investment in research and development. And, since R&D without commercialization, without entrepreneurship, does not by itself create economic growth, Mainers who have been advocating the importance of entrepreneurship to the state’s growth are welcoming Blackstone with open arms. Click here to read more of this blog post.