Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- HR Tech Company Phenom Just Made its Third Acquisition in 6 Months: Munich’s Talentcube
- Ben Franklin Created/Retained 6,467 Jobs Last Year
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Created/Retained 6,467 Jobs Last Year
- Someone Will Walk Away With Up To $10,000
- ROAR for Good is Launching Its Wearable Safety Tech in 3 Local Hotels
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- Cochlear Implant System Market Revenue to Cross USD 2.2B by 2027: Global Market Insights, Inc.
- Second cohort of Uzbek students earn places at UWC's global schools - ERIELL Group and Enter Engineering continue their support of a program for gifted Uzbek students to widen horizons and study abroad
- Прогнозы рейтинга «Топ-10 Рисков для Евразии» уже реализуются в 2021 году
- TD Holdings, Inc. Obtains Dangerous Chemicals Business License in China to Speed Up the Strategic Application of IoTs Technology in the Chemical Energy Field
- ZTE i5GC abilita le reti private per la trasformazione digitale dei settori verticali
- Astana Club: TOP-10 de riesgos para Eurasia que ya son realidad en 2021
- Arcesium Welcomes Alternative Investment Firm, Broad Reach, To Its Platform
- Astana Club: TOP-10-Risiken für Eurasien werden bereits 2021 wahr
- Astana Club : Le Top 10 des risques pour l'Eurasie se matérialise déjà en 2021
- Bruynzeel Storage Systems acquires American distributor of storage systems
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- PPP Round 2: Who is eligible, what expenses can be paid, and what is the tax treatment?
- Business strategies: Industry expert forecast for M&A, PPP loans, succession planning (Video)
- Business strategies: A look ahead at financing and M&A opportunities in 2021 (Video)
- Chapter 11 bankruptcy: The ultimate corporate finance tool
- Local company extends partnership with Learfield IMG College
- Birmingham's Arlington Family Partners leads $4.5M funding round for Atlanta startup
- Wells Fargo to close branch in Vestavia Hills
- After shell company reform legislation passes, Wyden turns attention to rule-writing
- Robinhood rival turns to Michael Bolton to poke fun over fintech’s issues with investors
- Boston Private investor campaigns to vote down $900M SVB deal
Tag Archives: Ben Franklin
What Erich Brenn Can Teach Us About Funding of Start-Ups
Who remembers Erich Brenn? In these blog posts, I’ve occasionally tried to understand, and explain, the business world I see by comparing it to famous people you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve previously talked about Don Ho and Jim Riggleman. And … Continue reading
Flexibility or Focus…The Founders Dilemma
Yesterday afternoon I had yet another opportunity to participate in a Tiger Session for one of my clients. Well, I didn’t so much participate as much as spectate and facilitate as our 4 carefully selected tigers went to work tearing … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurial Advice
Tagged Arnson, Ben Franklin, Beste, Chaya, Davison, founders, Kawasaki, VentureTips
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Maryland stepping up…Follows Pennsylvania’s Time-Proven Strategy
I was somewhat disheartened to read in the Maryland Daily Record, that Maryland was moving ahead with a plan to invest $70 million in high tech start up firms. Pennsylvania has long been a leader among states in that business. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Ben Franklin, business, government, Maryland, seed stage investing
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SBIR/STTR…Defense of a Government Acronym (part 2)
Last week, I wrote Part 1 of this post that provided a little background on the SBIR/STTR program. This federal government legislation is in the process of being revised and, hopefully, readopted. It basically assures that ~2% of all federal government … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Ben Franklin, Congress, innovation, SBIR, Senate, STTR
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Battery Powered Trucks to be Made Again at Former Mack Plant
This story doesn’t need much of an introduction. Battery-powered truck maker ZeroTruck has received some Ben Franklin funding. They will begin operating from the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center in Allentown. As many of you may know, the Bridgeworks incubator is housed … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Bridgeworks, Mack Trucks, ZeroTruck
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Yeah, We Need More Finish-Ups…
Excellent post from Don Dodge. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2011/03/start-ups-we-need-more-finish-ups.html While he probably isn’t aware of us, Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechVentures, and other incubators, have been focused on finish-ups for a long, long time. Our conversion rate of start-ups still in business after … Continue reading
Ben Franklin incubator needs more space
Nice coverage of our TechVentures expansion…LV start-up economy is thriving http://www.mcall.com/business/outlook/mc-outlook-allentown-tech-2-20110312,0,661194.story
