Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Solar & Renewable Energy Pioneer Kingo Announces $8.0 Million Series B Financing Round
- Revolutionary Learning Game Company Lightneer Lands Seed Funding at $5M
- VentureMed Group Raises $15 Million Series B Equity Financing
- Crowdfunding Success of OYO Fitness's DoubleFlex Gym Spreads Globally
- Filld Secures $9.65M in Additional Funding Led by Shea Ventures
- Horizon Technology Finance Provides $5 Million Venture Loan Facility to WebLinc
- Aytu BioScience, Inc. Announces $11.5 Million Private Placement
- Flo Reaches 10M MAU and Raises $5M in Series A to Advance Women's Health
- SoundCloud Secures Significant Investment Led by The Raine Group and Temasek
- True Green Capital Management Successfully Closes Latest Fund Reaching Hard Cap Of $350 Million
- News from the Venture World
- Breakingviews: Why Benchmark May Want to Cash Out of Uber August 15, 2017
- CellSavers changes name to Puls, raises $25 million in private funding August 15, 2017
- If You Don't Want to Be Fired From Your Startup, Founders Should Remember These 3 Things August 15, 2017
- Former Dragons' Den star Bruce Croxon closes first venture fund after difficult start August 15, 2017
- Pritzker Group Private Capital Adds New Vice President to Services Team August 15, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Austin biotech company lands on Nasdaq with fresh $60 million
- San Antonio financial adviser raises $15M from investors
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
- Bankers, long fed up with regs, see relief in baby steps
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
- RLJ Lodging Trust shareholders sign off on FelCor acquisition, creating a $7B company
- ‘Authentic’ leadership style guides Emily Robinson
- Wendi Dominguez: Taking a risk on a dream
- Ellen Valde: ‘Welcoming’ Denver vibe
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
Tag Archives: STTR
Small Time Politics, Big Time Stakes
Twenty-some years ago, I was a young economic developer working in the City of Allentown, PA. My job frequently took me to city council meetings where I was able to witness fishbowl politics at its worst. There were plenty of … Continue reading
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Tagged Allentown, innovation, SBIR, STTR
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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
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Congress, innovation, SBIR, Senate, STTR
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SBIR/STTR…Defense of a Government Acronym (part 1)
Many of you may not be familiar with SBIR/STTR. The quickest explanation is that there are two ways that your federal government invests in advanced technology. One way they do so is by owning their own laboratories. The National Renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged entrepreneurs, innovation, research, SBIR, Shaheen, STTR, technology
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