Venture Forward Rockland Showcase

Come cheer on Rockland’s local entrepreneurs! The Venture Forward Rockland Showcase celebrates the 15 small businesses in this fall’s Rockland cohort as they share the progress they’ve made and pitch their businesses to the community.

Since October, these business owners have been meeting weekly for nine sessions on leveraging AI, customer discovery, business model optimization, building an online presence, and sharpening their value proposition and pitch. Along the way, each business was matched with a mentor from the Roux Institute’s network and learned alongside a cohort of fellow local founders.

Venture Forward is a partnership between Northeastern University’s Roux Institute and Maine municipalities to help small businesses grow and thrive in their own communities.

Join us for an afternoon of presentations, conversation, and community, and help us celebrate the businesses that make Rockland special.

Meet the Venture Forward Rockland Cohort

• Edye’s Naturals: Erin Gangi, Founder

• Ruckus Donuts: Todd Bross, Founder

• Rockland Marine Corporation: Regan Parini, Founder

• Good Tern Co-op: Erin Donovan, Founder

• Bixby Chocolate: Kate McAleer, Founder & CEO

• Restorative Touch: Ariadne E. Jimenez R., Founder

• Newty’s Ice Cream: Sally Levi, Co-owner & Dominic Turgeon, Co-owner

• Admiration Spa: Myra May, Licensed Holistic Esthetician & Owner

• Spriggits LLC: Jordan Mini, Founder & Owner

• A Morning in Maine Sailing Tours: Tyler Waterson, Founder

• REcreate Collective: Kim Bernard, Founder

• ScrapDogs Community Compost: Tessa Rosenberry, Co-Founder; Davis Saltonstall, Co-Founder

• RepoGo: Jerrick Hakim, Founder

• Croft: Evan Ryan, Founder

• Department of Sound & Vision: Spencer Albee, Co-Founder; Jon Mercer, Co-Founder; Jen Feldman, Co-Founder