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 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 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 ...

Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association’s 91st annual meeting and trade show returns to the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA, from September 1-3, 2009. This year’s event will feature an expanded trade Continue Reading ...

Ben Franklin Technology Partners statewide is a proven engine of job creation and retention. According to an independent Pennsylvania Economy League impact study on our results from 2002 through 2006, as a result of Ben Franklin’s work, our client companies: Generated $517 million in new state tax revenue—a 3.5-to-1 payback on the state’s investment in BFTP Generated an additional 10,165 job years in industries that pay 33% more than the average PA salary Boosted PA’s Gross State Product by $9.3 billion Continue Reading ...

The 2009 i xchange networking and Innovation Awards event drew more than 600 technology entrepreneurs, business people, venture capitalists, economic developers, political leaders, and regional influencers from Ben Franklin’s 21-county service area. The Continue Reading ...

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $567,245 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with six early-stage technology companies, Continue Reading ...

On Tuesday, May 12th, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania hosted its annual i xchange at the Zoellner Arts Center on the campus of Lehigh University. More than 600 technology Continue Reading ...

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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has reported that 1,408 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2008. These results were accomplished Continue Reading ...