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- Brother Makes the Holiday Season Brighter at Helping Hand Home for Children
- South Asia Solar Energy Market, Forecast to 2029 by Installed Capacity, Demand & Project Capacity
- Only 13% of Finance Organizations Use Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, and Automation for Enterprise-wide Transformation, According to Genpact Research
- Intrusion Detection Modernization Market in Homeland Security & Public Safety - 2020-2025
- Accruent and MapsPeople Partner to Get People to Their Meetings, Classes and Events Faster
- The Riveter Partners with Decent to Improve Self Employed Workers' Access to Affordable Health Insurance in Central Texas
- THE WEATHER OUTSIDE MAY BE FRIGHTFUL, BUT THE GIFTS INSIDE ARE DELIGHTFUL!
- Ruth-Ann Nowakowski Joins Steampunk to Lead Business Development for Its DoD Sector
- 'TIS THE SEASON TO SHOP TILL YOU DROP!
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Market - 2020-2025
- News from the Venture World
- The 9 New Rules Kanye Makes Kim Follow December 5, 2019
- QUIZ: Can You Name All These Military Terms? November 1, 2019
- Which Internet Girl Are You? August 29, 2019
- Black Stars With Weave Vs. Natural Hair October 25, 2018
- Do You Really Know How Many Children Rapper Future Has (We've Counted 'Em All!) October 25, 2019
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Seattle money manager picks Philadephia region for East Coast hub
- Truist Financial reveals final pieces of Tennessee leadership, including Memphis
- BankUnited's Lisa Shim on the influence of good managers
- One of region's largest banks commits to putting headquarters at former Civic Arena site
- Here’s how much median debt bachelor’s degrees from SPC and UT carry
- JPMorgan exec: NC, other new markets are 'exceeding our expectations'
- SBA loans from Mass. banks rose 11% in the first 9 months of 2019
- Arbella offers first-of-its-kind discount for home energy checkups
- Largest SBA Lenders in Massachusetts
- Northeast Florida Credit Unions
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
