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Executive Leaders Radio – Venture Idol Winners and Fred Beste
Executive Leaders Radio provides business leader interviews to give listeners a good sense of “what makes success.” Host Herb Cohen interviews BFTP Board Chair Fred Beste and Venture Idol finalists Kevin Langdon, Drew Kearney, and Roger Howell. 11/18/16 show: http://bit.ly/2fBnqbE
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Prospering in the Future
How can people prosper in the future? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #7 – https://youtu.be/MsqWPyByTTw
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Overcoming Major Global Issues
Why do you think that we can overcome major global issues? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #6 Continue Reading…
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Capitalizing on Change
How does a company capitalize on change? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #5 https://youtu.be/D0X9jcJlNPY
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Building a Better Company by Taking Time Off
One of the great things about running your own company is the ability to make your own rules. And one of those rules at BFTP Solutions Network member Altitude Marketing, implemented when the company was founded in 2004, is that partners must take a sabbatical every five years. Via Keystone Edge: http://bit.ly/2dX0fZy
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Changes in the Near Future
What changes do you see coming for the near future? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #4 http://bit.ly/2dp8uOe
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Navigating Big Change Events
How can a company navigate a big change event? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #3 http://bit.ly/2d1WeWL
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Lesson #4: Don’t Live in Dilbert’s World
Wayne Barz, manager of Ben Franklin TechVentures, posted the fourth installment in his Keystone Edge series, “Lessons from Incubating Innovation.” He observed that, in an early-stage firm, the transition from being an R&D and product development company to a sales- and marketing-driven company is often a bumpy one . The technically-minded people — who lead most of the Continue Reading…
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Companies that Succeed in Dramatic Change
What companies have had success in a dramatic change event? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #2 Continue Reading…
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Identifying a Transformative Technology
How do you identify a transformative technology? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #1 http://bit.ly/2bco15e
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Lesson #3: Your Corporate DNA Evolves With Every Person You Hire.
Wayne Barz manager of Ben Franklin TechVentures posted the third installment in his Keystone Edge series, “Lessons from Incubating Innovation.” He observed that in an early-stage firm, if you’re the founder, you hire the next person, and then you and that person probably hire the third person, and so on. Good people hire good people. Even after Continue Reading…
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Lesson #2: Entrepreneurship is About People, Not Products
Wayne Barz manager of Ben Franklin TechVentures posted the second installment in his Keystone Edge series, “Lessons from Incubating Innovation.” He observed that promising founders can only become successful entrepreneurs if they are able to tailor the advice from others for their own unique situation. This is why so many investors focus on the entrepreneur and management Continue Reading…
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Lesson 1: There are No Lessons
Business incubation provides vital support to entrepreneurs and early-stage firms at their most vulnerable times. It is often pivotal to their survival and prosperity. For more than 30 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has been a pioneer in the field. Our experience nurturing young companies in an incubator facility is deep Continue Reading…
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You Can’t Teach Fire in the Belly – and 6 Other Tips for Fledging Entrepreneurs
It’s something that’s likely been inside those that have it for a very long time, waiting for the right opportunity to bubble to the surface. If you want to be an entrepreneur, fire in the belly is an absolute necessity. Read more via Altitude Marketing – http://bit.ly/1PFx7z6
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Lehigh Valley Boasts Impressive History of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
BFTP/NEP and its clients/alumni OraSure Technologies, Cernostics, EcoTech Marine, and Viddler, and the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center, a member of the Ben Franklin Business Incubator Network, are cited in a column written by LVEDC President and CEO Don Cunningham. Addressing the successful partnerships and collaborative efforts that have led to a resurgence of the Lehigh Valley Continue Reading…
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Expert: Incubators help small businesses survive
“The trend nationally is that when a business starts within an incubator, they tend to be more successful,” said Ken Okrepkie, regional manager for the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, during a recent CAN DO board meeting. Small businesses that start in a business incubator have a better chance of surviving than those that don’t. Incubators Continue Reading…
