Maine Venture Fund’s John Burns to Speak at November PubHub

PORTLAND, Maine - Oct. 27, 2014 - PRLog -- The election is eight days away, and it looks like it’s going to be close. Do your civic duty and vote! Then make sure to join your peers in Maine’s business, technology, and entrepreneurial community at PubHub (http://www.cascobaytechhub.com/pubhub/). Casco Bay Technology Hub(CBTH) is pleased to announce the speaker for November is John Burns, Managing Director at Maine Venture Fund. With more than 28 years of institutional investing experience, John has partnered with a significant number of successful Maine companies that have contributed to job growth and brought strength to Maine’s innovation economy. PubHub is a monthly networking event that helps Maine’s tech community share ideas, meet new people, and grow together.

PubHub is held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Business Innovation Center (http://www.cascobaytechhub.com/leasing-information.php) within CBTH, a tech community space that provides collaboration, partnerships, and networking opportunities. Each month, PubHub features a speaker with real-world business expertise to share insight on technology and how it relates to business development, growth, and entrepreneurship.

This month’s Premier Sponsors are WGTECH (http://www.wgtech.com), Northern New England’s resource for advanced information technology, and Tegile (http://www.tegile.com/), the developers of a new class of flash data storage systems.

Beverages will be provided by our sponsors at Baxter Brewing (http://www.baxterbrewing.com/) and Maine Mead Works (http://mainemeadworks.com/).

These generous sponsors make PubHub possible each month: J.B. Brown & Sons (http://www.jbbrown.com/),Portland Press Herald, (http://cascobaytechhub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4e8bea9f0e264d903992953fc&id=a0c3235a86&e=97f68948dd)Hall Internet Marketing (http://cascobaytechhub.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4e8bea9f0e264d903992953fc&id=a9d0766463&e=97f68948dd),Blackstone Accelerates Growth (http://cascobaytechhub.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4e8bea9f0e264d903992953fc&id=8677d43a00&e=97f68948dd),Winxnet (http://www.winxnet.com/), Time Warner Cable (http://cascobaytechhub.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4e8bea9f0e264d903992953fc&id=250e727876&e=97f68948dd), andHarris Media Services (http://cascobaytechhub.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4e8bea9f0e264d903992953fc&id=205f6fda59&e=97f68948dd).

What: Casco Bay Technology Hub’s PubHub

When: November 4, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Where: 30 Danforth St., Second Floor

Cost:   Free, but attendees must pre-register at http://www.cascobaytechhub.com/pubhub/

In addition to PubHub, the TechHub hosts events and activities of interest to Maine entrepreneurs, including times to connect with people from the Maine Technology Institute, UMaine/USM Campus Ventures, and Hack Portland. Learn more about these and other events at http://www.cascobaytechhub.com/events/

About Casco Bay Technology Hub

Casco Bay Technology Hub (CBTH) is a non-profit organization founded to create a geographic focal point for Portland, Maine-area tech companies to build the relationships and technology culture that fuel business growth. Requirements for membership are the desire to build a tech culture in Maine, and the ability to vote for that desire by leasing space at CBTH at affordable rates. Benefits for Maine technology companies include help with recruitment, building partnerships, networking, education, and funding growth. There is no membership fee or additional associated costs. CBTH is located at 30 Danforth Street on the second and third floors in Portland, ME. If you're interested in the Tech Hub, please visithttp://www.cascobaytechhub.com/leasing-information.php.