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FLX Solutions Among 3 Winners in US DoE E-ROBOT Competition + Wins PitchForce
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced three winners of its American-Made E-ROBOT Prize, a competition that challenged teams of entrepreneurs to design and build robotic-driven approaches to retrofit buildings more safely and quickly with higher energy-performing walls and other building envelope solutions. Each winner will receive equal shares of the Continue Reading…
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BFTP Publishes New Annual Report: Resilience
The resilience of so many BFTP clients during the pandemic helped us innovate to recovery, and created and retained highly paid, sustainable tech-based jobs. BFTP’s 2021 Annual Report: Resilience is available online and in print.
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SCORE Seeking Lehigh Valley Mentors
SCORE fosters vibrant small business communities through education and mentoring. Now, more than ever, seasoned entrepreneurs can support new entrepreneurs as mentors. Join Lehigh Valley SCORE for an hour of virtual networking – 4:00-5:00 PM, Tuesday, September 1, Free. Register now. Facebook event.
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Area businesses fight COVID-19 with innovation
As the economic wreckage of the COVID-19 war piles higher, some clients of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania serve on the regional battlefield by distributing products and services that can directly aid in the response and recovery effort. “Ben Franklin Technology Partners invests in innovative solutions for many industries,” said Ken Okrepkie, Continue Reading…
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BFTP’s Okrepkie on tecBridge Radio
BFTP Pocono Northeast Regional Manager Ken Okrepkie was featured in a podcast on 94.3 The Talker on September 30th. Okrepkie addresses business incubation and the entrepreneurial climate in Northeastern PA. Via tecBridge Radio: http://www.tecbridgepa.org/tecbridge-radio.
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Vizinex RFID to Expand, Add Equipment
Vizinex RFID, which makes radio frequency identification tags for a variety of industries, will buy new automated equipment and expand its manufacturing capabilities. The new facility in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, will provide room for growth. Via Lehigh Valley Business
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Glemser and Intelex Partner to Deliver Optimized Quality Management Solutions to Life Science Market
Expanded practices drive performance and lower total cost of ownership for medical device and pharmaceutical customers. More: http://mwne.ws/2v16Tb9
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An Optimist vs. a Pessimist
What is the difference between an optimist and a pessimist? 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. #8 – Continue Reading…
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OraSure Wins Major International Contract
OraSure Technologies, Bethlehem, has received an $18 million product supply contract to support a foreign country’s nationwide hepatitis C testing and treatment program with the goal of eliminating hepatitis C virus infection across the country by 2020. More via Lehigh Valley Business.
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Appeeling Fruit Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Appeeling Fruit, Inc., Dauberville, celebrated twenty-five years in the fresh fruit processing business with an open house that included speeches by PA Senator Judy Schwank and PA Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. Appeeling Fruit’s first customers were bakeries looking for fresh peeled apple slices to incorporate into their desserts. In the 1990s, Appeeling Fruit began processing fresh, Continue Reading…
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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 an eight-part video series. View part one on identifying a transformative technology.
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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 an eight-part video series. View part two on companies that succeed in dramatic change.
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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 an eight-part video series. View part three on navigating big change events.
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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 an eight-part video series. View part four on changes in the near future.
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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 an eight-part video series. View part five on capitalizing on change.
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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 an eight-part video series. View part six on overcoming major global issues.
