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Ben Franklin Announces 5 Investments Totaling $252,500
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $252,500 in support of regional economic development. Five companies from BFTP_NEPA’s 21-county service area received funding. Investments identified as a continuation project indicates that the client achieved pre-determined milestones and is receiving more funding to accomplish additional project Continue Reading…
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BFTP CEO Presents at BIDA
BFTP_NEPA President and CEO Angelo J. Valletta presented at the Berwick Industrial Development Association (BIDA) 60th anniversary celebration on July 12. Describing Ben Franklin’s work, Valletta cited client, OPTiMO Information Technology, Bloomsburg, which had two employees when they first received a Ben Franklin investment and now employ 100. OPTiMO is an IT consulting firm specializing Continue Reading…
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Inside Pennsylvania’s Tech Renaissance
Pennsylvania played a starring role in the industrial revolution, which explains why so many people still associate the state with its industrial roots. But the entrepreneurial spirit woven into Pennsylvania’s DNA, as well as a strategic decision in the 1980s to substantially invest in tech-based economic development, has given way to a thriving tech scene that rivals Continue Reading…
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State Budget Includes Investments in Innovation
The state’s 2022-23 General Fund budget provides an additional $2.5 million in funding for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP), a statewide economic development initiative that invests in and supports high-tech entrepreneurs and startups and innovative manufacturers. Read more.
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Ben Franklin Appoints Dannah Hartman as Marketing Associate/Manager
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of Dannah Hartman to Marketing Associate/Manager. She will work alongside Laura Eppler, Chief Marketing Officer. Before coming to Ben Franklin, Hartman worked in various marketing and fundraising roles in the human services non-profit sector, including as Director of Marketing and Communications for Community Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Announces Expansion of Solutions Network
BFTP_NEPA Appoints Nicholas Yarnall and Promotes JoeAnn Comunale The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP_NEPA) distinguishes itself with its enterprise-wide support of early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers. Described as BFTP_NEPA’s “secret sauce,” The Ben Franklin Solutions Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures Virtual Tour Available for Viewing
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) technology business incubator, Ben Franklin TechVentures®, is a two-time winner of the International Business Innovation Association’s Incubator of the Year Award. See what makes TechVentures among the world’s best! BFTP_NEPA presented a Ben Franklin TechVentures virtual tour on May 31, 2022. Ben Franklin TechVentures is located on Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin to Invest $150,000 in the Regional Economy
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $150,000 in support of regional economic development. Five companies from BFTP_NEPA’s 21-county service area received funding. BFTP_NEPA announces the following early-stage company investment, which is provided in the form of loans with warrants. Molcube, LLC, Ben Franklin TechVentures, Continue Reading…
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Watch the Ben Franklin iXchange Video!
Watch the iXchange video here. More information about the program and sponsors is here. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP_NEPA) presented its annual iXchange virtually at 3:30 PM on Wednesday afternoon, May 18, 2022. This year’s iXchange theme was Innovators: Past, Present, and Future. It included the presentation of six innovation awards Continue Reading…
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Report: Ben Franklin Tech Partners created hundreds of jobs in our region
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners is showing it’s still making quite an impact in Pennsylvania with its 2021 economic impact report. It’s one of the nation’s longest running tech-based economic development programs with one of the largest incubator networks. “We do that by investing and supporting early-stage organizations. Secondly, we do that by supporting new Continue Reading…
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Congressman Dan Meuser Visits Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center
Congressman Dan Meuser visited the Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center (BRTC) business incubator, which is owned and managed by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP_NEPA), on Friday, April 22. He and his staff toured the facility and met with Ben Franklin President and CEO Angelo J. Valletta and BRTC staff to learn more Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Investments Pay Huge Dividends for PA
Statewide initiative helped clients create 2,438 jobs, retain 12,923 more, and generate $2 billion in revenue, according to 2021 Impact Report Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of clients continue to bring to market cutting-edge ideas that directly impact Pennsylvania’s economy by driving investments, fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting innovation in established manufacturers, and Continue Reading…
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Investing Locally – 6 Pocono-NE Firms Receive Ben Franklin Funding
Six Firms Receiving Nearly $200K in Combined Investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Via the Times-Tribune Scranton and the Citizens’ Voice Wilkes Barre.
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Lehigh’s Baker Institute Presents Innovate! Celebrate! Awards at Ben Franklin TechVentures
Event Spotlights Entrepreneurial Talent in Lehigh Students “I want to acknowledge the influence and impact of the Lehigh University Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation, which for more than a decade has played a critical role in fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in Lehigh students from all backgrounds, identities, and disciplines. It has provided a Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Invests $465,000 in 11 Companies and 12 Business Incubators
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $465,000 in support of regional economic development. Eleven companies and 12 business incubators from BFTP_NEPA’s 21-county service area received funding. BFTP_NEPA announces the following early-stage company investments, which are provided in the form of loans with warrants. Brewpub Continue Reading…
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Job Opportunity: Marketing Associate/Manager
Role: Advance the brand of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP_NEPA) and enhance networks of support through ongoing communication of the organization’s accomplishments by marketing existing clients, and by building awareness among prospective new clients. Establish and strengthen relationships, leading to an improved perception and advantageous action among key constituents, including business, Continue Reading…
