Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Menarini Silicon Biosystems se asocia con OpGen para ampliar la distribución de la plataforma CELLSEARCH en Norteamérica
- Surety One, Inc. Rolls Out Surety Bond Discount Program for General Contractors and Construction Professionals
- NYNJA Retains Impact Partners as PR Agency of Record to Help Grow and Evangelize the NYNJA Platform Globally
- Terri Thompson, Former Director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program, Honored as a 2020 Business News Visionary
- Construction Global Market Opportunities and Strategies To 2030: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery
- V12 Signals Family of In-Market Automotive Purchase Intent Solutions Sets New Milestone by Providing Visibility into 100% of U.S. Automotive Sales
- Solectrac Wins 500K Bay Area Air Quality Grant to Demonstrate Electric Tractor Viability
- Sapiens' Decision Management Platform Selected by Home Point Financial
- Citius Pharmaceuticals Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements
- Wilmington Trust Expands in Northeast with Industry Veteran Tony Rogers Joining as Managing Director for New Jersey Region
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- Hedge fund wins auction to buy N&O parent company
- Hedge fund wins auction to buy Miami Herald's parent company
- Report: Wells Fargo layoffs could be in tens of thousands
- F.N.B. increasing North Carolina presence
- How many jobs has PPP saved? SBA didn’t require borrowers to say
- Hedge fund wins auction to buy Miami Herald's parent company
- St. Louis Fed gets new COO
- How many jobs has PPP saved? SBA didn’t require borrowers to say
- Report: Wells Fargo layoffs could be in tens of thousands
- US banks told not to use Covid-19 as cover for branch closures
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
