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Updated: August 22, 2022 Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

Poultry in motion at Bangor ‘Blitz’ entrepreneurship conference

People gathering at networking event Photo / Courtesy of BLITZ Blitz is an annual entrepreneurship conference in Bangor, taking place this year on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Arts Exchange. Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily will deliver this year’s keynote. Find out more and register for the conference at blitzbangor.com.

Startup momentum is strong in Bangor, which hosts an annual entrepreneurship conference called Blitz taking place this year on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Arts Exchange.

Started five years ago by Leslie Poake and Jason Harkins, the gathering typically draws around 100 around attendees, mostly from the area. The formula changed during the pandemic, with three virtual events in 2020 funded by a grant from Machias Savings Bank.

The conference pitches itself to entrepreneurs of all stripes.

“We’re excited to be back downtown in a single location,” says conference organizer Ashleigh Briggs. “A lot of people for whatever reason don’t associate Bangor with scalable startups, but a lot of business and entrepreneurship is happening here.”

The all-day event will include workshops on a variety of topics, networking and a keynote presentation by Lisa Steele, a Dixmont-based backyard chicken keeper, author, founder of the Fresh Eggs Daily blog and a maker of food supplements for chicken and ducks. 

“We felt Lisa was a great representative of someone who built a business and can inspire others as they travel on their own entrepreneurial journey,” Briggs says.

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