
PROPEL
Come join us for lunch with our Entreverge winner Adriane Zahner. We are running a series of lunches that highlight our Entreverge winners while also giving everyone a chance to introduce themselves. The beginning of these lunches will start with all participants introducing themselves and what they do. Each person wil...l have a minute or two. The second half of the meeting will be left for our Entreverge winners to tell their story (how they came up with their business idea, what’s working, how their business is sustainable in their market area and in this economy, how they market their business etc.) Come find out why these businesses were our winners!
Adriane Zahner, Turtle Love Committee: Turtle Love Committee is a forward thinking internet-based wedding jewelry company that sells unconventional wedding and engagement rings. The company believes the value of a wedding or engagement ring should be based on the love and commitment it symbolizes, not the financial expense it represents. Turtle Love markets and sells wedding jewelry from local and national artisans that support their mission. Their willingness to defy the conventional has enabled them to achieve explosive growth since the company was founded in mid-2008. Come hear about this intriguing business.
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Adriane Zahner, Turtle Love Committee: Turtle Love Committee is a forward thinking internet-based wedding jewelry company that sells unconventional wedding and engagement rings. The company believes the value of a wedding or engagement ring should be based on the love and commitment it symbolizes, not the financial expense it represents. Turtle Love markets and sells wedding jewelry from local and national artisans that support their mission. Their willingness to defy the conventional has enabled them to achieve explosive growth since the company was founded in mid-2008. Come hear about this intriguing business.
SIGN UP HERE: http://portlandmecoc.weblinkconnect.com/
Featuring Adriane Zahner from Turtle Love Committee
Time:12:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Location:Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce

PROPEL We want to thank Jeremy Litchfield from Atayne for his excellent presentation at yesterday's PROPEL Entreverge Networking Lunch. His is a pretty incredible story of true entrepreneurial spirit! Check out his company and their exclusive line of high performance athletic gear that's safe for the enviornment. Link below!
Source: www.atayne.com
Welcome to Atayne. We make high performing outdoor and athletic gear that is safe for people and the planet.

PROPEL Thanks to all who came to our Fall Fashion Show, especially David Wood Ltd. and Serendipity of Portland!! Check out the link below for some pics from the Portland Press Herald.
Source: blogs.pressherald.mainetoday.com
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PROPEL Last reminder - hope you can join us tonight at DiMillo's for PROPEL's Fall Fashion Show! Doors open at 5:30 for food and drinks. The show starts at 6:30!
The hottest fashion for young professionals!
Location:DiMillo's Floating Restaurant
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, November 4th

PROPEL
Join PROPEL at our Fall Fashion Show, featuring all the hottest in fall and winter fashion from Serendipity and David Wood Ltd. There will be a networking event with free appetizers and a cash bar, followed by the Fashion Show and live music all evening.
Cost is $10.00 Networking at 5:30, Fashion Show will start at 6:3...0 and the event will go until 7:30. Since 1986 Serendipity has been successfully dressing Maine's fashionable and elegant women for business or casual wear and especially for special occasions, mother of the bride and guests. David Wood Ltd is a men's clothier and outfitter.
Click here to sign up: https://www.wliinc9.com/portlandmecoc/cw t/external/wcpages/wcevents/eventregistr ation.aspx?eventID=2R4F9FRead More
Cost is $10.00 Networking at 5:30, Fashion Show will start at 6:3...0 and the event will go until 7:30. Since 1986 Serendipity has been successfully dressing Maine's fashionable and elegant women for business or casual wear and especially for special occasions, mother of the bride and guests. David Wood Ltd is a men's clothier and outfitter.
Click here to sign up: https://www.wliinc9.com/portlandmecoc/cw
The hottest fashion for young professionals!
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, November 4th
Location:DiMillo's Floating Restaurant

PROPEL
Please join PROPEL on November 5th for a Networking Lunch in the Chamber Boardroom at 60 Pearl Street from 12:00 - 1:15
Sign up on our website at www.propelportland.org
Description: Come join us for lunch with our Entreverge winner Jeremy Litchfield. We are running a series of lunches that highlight our Entreverge winner...s while also giving everyone a chance to introduce themselves. The beginning of these lunches will start with all participants introducing themselves and what they do. Each person will have a minute or two. The second half of the meeting will be left for our Entreverge winners to tell their story (how they came up with their business idea, what’s working, how their business is sustainable in their market area and in this economy, how they market their business etc.) Come find out why these businesses were our winners!
Jeremy Litchfield, Atayne: Atayne designs and sells high performance athletic apparel that is made from trash and other recycled materials. The company is distinctly committed to inspiring environmental and social change by creating sustainable products that promote sports and active lifestyles. As a registered B corporation, their ‘triple bottom line’ approach to business and high quality products has garnered them national recognition in several major publications and positioned them to emerge as a major player in the sustainable apparel industry. Their products are currently sold in 39 states and 6 countries. Come hear about how Atayne started.Read More
Sign up on our website at www.propelportland.org
Description: Come join us for lunch with our Entreverge winner Jeremy Litchfield. We are running a series of lunches that highlight our Entreverge winner...s while also giving everyone a chance to introduce themselves. The beginning of these lunches will start with all participants introducing themselves and what they do. Each person will have a minute or two. The second half of the meeting will be left for our Entreverge winners to tell their story (how they came up with their business idea, what’s working, how their business is sustainable in their market area and in this economy, how they market their business etc.) Come find out why these businesses were our winners!
Jeremy Litchfield, Atayne: Atayne designs and sells high performance athletic apparel that is made from trash and other recycled materials. The company is distinctly committed to inspiring environmental and social change by creating sustainable products that promote sports and active lifestyles. As a registered B corporation, their ‘triple bottom line’ approach to business and high quality products has garnered them national recognition in several major publications and positioned them to emerge as a major player in the sustainable apparel industry. Their products are currently sold in 39 states and 6 countries. Come hear about how Atayne started.Read More
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PROPEL Poptech Fellows - a bit like entreverge squared - check it out. Something to aspire to!
Source: www.poptech.org
Around the world, visionary change agents are hard at work incubating new approaches to the planet’s toughest challenges. Yet they’re often doing so without taking advantage of the latest tools ...

PROPEL Tri-Maine is looking for some volunteers for Wineflight on Saturday. If you're interested click the link below to sign-up. Wineflight benefits several very local organizations. It's cool - we promise!

PROPEL We're testing our facebook to twitter link - working?

PROPEL
Come to the Red Claws event tomorrow at Portland Harbor Hotel! Follow this link for details. http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/youngle adersprogram.html http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/youngle adersprogram.html http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/youngle adersprogram.html
Source: www.nba.com
For information about the Maine Red Claws Young Leaders ProgramContact Dennis Meehan at 207-210-6655 or dmeehan@maineredclaws.com

PROPEL Many thanks to Ed Cervone from Maine Development Foundation and Steve Schuit for Institute for Civic Leadership for coming to the PROPEL Executive Board meeting yesterday. PROPEL is cooking up a couple of great new partnership projects with these two organizations.

PROPEL Voting is open for the League of Young Voters' Step Up to the Plate Awards and Johann and PROPEL are up for an award. Vote here: http://www.stepuptotheplate.me/vote/

PROPEL We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Maine Red Claws and the Portland Press Herald in support of the Red Claws new young leaders program! This is a great opportunity for our members to meet with some of the state's most influential leaders, give back to the community and watch some great basketball!
Source: pressherald.mainetoday.com
The Red Claws are supporting a networking program to help young business professionals.

PROPEL
Come join us for lunch with our Entreverge winner Rob Landry. We are running a series of lunches that highlight our Entreverge winners while aach person will have a minute or two. The second half of the meeting will be left for our Entreverge winners to tell their story (how they came up with their business idea, what’...s working, how their business is sustainable in their market area and in this economy, how they market their business etc.) Come find out why these businesses were our winners!
Rob Landry, Pemaquid Communications: Rob not only has a successful web design studio in Pemaquid Communications but he is at the forefront of the progressive ‘co-working’ movement in Southern, ME. Co-working is a work environment concept that brings together independent contractors on a project-by-project basis and leverages each participants’ particular skills and insight to complete a project. Join us at the space Rob has recently created for co-working. Rob will discuss the concept and we will get to see how it works!
REGISTER HERE: http://portlandmecoc.weblinkconnect.com/ CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetai l.aspx?EventID=119Read More
Rob Landry, Pemaquid Communications: Rob not only has a successful web design studio in Pemaquid Communications but he is at the forefront of the progressive ‘co-working’ movement in Southern, ME. Co-working is a work environment concept that brings together independent contractors on a project-by-project basis and leverages each participants’ particular skills and insight to complete a project. Join us at the space Rob has recently created for co-working. Rob will discuss the concept and we will get to see how it works!
REGISTER HERE: http://portlandmecoc.weblinkconnect.com/
featuring Rob Landry of Pemaquid Communications
Time:12:00PM Thursday, October 1st
Location:Pemaquid Communications






















