Three local entrepreneurs win big in 'Startup Auburn' contest
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Staples Connect in Auburn offers coworking space, and has created a partnership with the city and the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to encourage business growth.
Three Auburn entrepreneurs have won prizes and perks in the city’s “Startup Auburn” contest, launched in November to attract new businesses.
In partnership with Staples Connect, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and The Malloy Firm, the city announced the winners in a news release Tuesday: Jennifer Frazier, of Custom Fit Physical Therapy & Wellness; Emily Maines, of Sugar and Spice Baking; and Katie Lemieux, of L/A Tacos.
The winners each receive prizes and perks including four months use of a dedicated coworking space at Staples Connect, marketing and communications consulting from Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and the Metro Chamber, a one-year entrepreneur membership in the Metro Chamber, and a $500 Staples gift card.
In her program application, Frazier described herself as a first-time business owner who is working to open her own physical therapy practice, Custom Fit, from the ground up.
“It would be beyond valuable to have a mentor as I navigate the first year of business,” she said. “A membership with the Chamber is a no-brainer for building a strong business and community connections, but as anyone knows who has started a new business, money is tight. A gifted membership would be fantastic.”
In the release, Levesque said, “These are three brand new businesses in our community, and their success will be an inspiration for other entrepreneurs who have a dream to own and run their own business … This program sends the message to startups and entrepreneurs that their community believes in them.”
Jameson Rodrigues, general manager of the Staples Connect in Auburn, added, “Our partnership with the city of Auburn and The Chamber to bring the Auburn Startup initiative to fruition is an exciting opportunity for Staples Connect to further give back to our small business customers.”
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