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- New Inside the Incubators Video by Scranton Chamber’s IGNITE
- Avisi Technologies Eyes Goal of Human Trials with $1M National Science Foundation Grant
- Scranton Chamber’s IGNITE Posts New Entrepreneurship Video
- Nine More PA Companies Just Received Funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners!
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- Emmecell Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for EO2002 in Corneal Edema
- Global CBD Pet Products Report 2020: Product Segmentation, Product Availability, CBD Content and Price Structure
- SensiML Launches Support for QuickLogic's QuickFeather IoT Development Kit
- Georgia School System Invests in North America's Leading School Bus Tracking Solution
- InXpress Americas Now Offering Expanded Shipping Options
- Summa Silver Announces U.S. Listing on OTCQB Venture Market Under Symbol "SSVRF"
- La Third UNESCO Creative Cities Beijing Summit insta a la cooperación internacional
- Penn River and Mantissa Group Introduces Partnership and ProductHub platform
- IPA Europe Significantly Expands its Capabilities, Releasing its Second-Generation B Cell Select ™
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- LATAM-focused fintech Marco Financial raises $26M
- Jay Powell says US small businesses may need ‘direct fiscal support’
- Former Atlanta PwC exec Denis Duncan named CFO of Nashville's CapStar Bank
- Here's why Dayton's employment rebound is outpacing state, national trends
- MIT partners with PRIM to tackle investment conundrum
- Spring Garden Lending plans more loans for local real estate developers after $5M funding round
- How Minnesota’s middle market businesses can stand out from the crowd
- Ways businesses in the Twin Cities can emerge even stronger in a post-Covid-19 world
- Paradise Valley CEO faces SEC charges in alleged $4.3M investor fraud case
- Philanthropist David Rubenstein weighs in on Confederate monuments, his life during Covid-19 and, yes, the pandas
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
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
Posted in Tech Based Economic Development
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
