Register now: Ben Franklin Venture Idol Thursday, November 5, 2009, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Hilton Scranton and Conference Center, Scranton Similar to the TV show, American Idol, but with entrepreneurs rather than singers, this event begins with venture “speed dating,” as entrepreneurial start-up companies present brief “elevator pitches” to investors. Catch the Continue Reading ...

The 2009 i xchange event last May combined the presentation of Ben Franklin’s fifteenth annual Innovation Awards and executive networking sessions with a keynote address by Jeff DeGraff. DeGraff is known as the “guru to the innovation guru” at Fortune 500 companies, having created a broad array of widely used tools and Continue Reading ...

Part two of the Lehigh Valley Entrepreneur interview with Jeff DeGraff, the keynote speaker at Ben Franklin’s 2009 i xchange networking and awards event. Continue Reading ...