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Dr. Jason Harkins serves as Executive Dean of the Maine Business School, Dean of the Graduate School of Business, and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Maine. He is also the Founder of Scratchpad Accelerator, a pioneering New England seed-stage entrepreneurial accelerator. Holding a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Oklahoma (2008), an MBA from the University of Missouri (2003), and a B.S. in Management from Truman State University (2001), his career bridges academia and practical entrepreneurship.
His research focuses on the intersection of strategy, entrepreneurship, and small business management. Notable work includes studies on social entrepreneurship boundaries, hybrid strategies in transition economies, and team dynamics in organizational contexts. He has published in journals such as Strategic Management Review, Journal of Business and Industrial Development, and European Sports Management Quarterly.
Dr. Harkins actively engages in professional service: serving on non-profit and for-profit boards (including UpStart Maine, Maine Discovery Museum), co-founding CoVort and Fractional Executives of ME, and managing multiple ventures through Scratchpad Accelerator. His grants include an NSF award for sensor technology development ($80k from Maine Technology Institute, $150k from Bangor Savings Bank).
He advises on entrepreneurial education's transformative potential for Maine, the U.S., and globally. His professional network spans academia, startups, and established firms across Maine.
