Ben Franklin News

Measurable Value, Proven Impact

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

“Ben Franklin Technology Partners helps minimize risk by identifying and providing the necessary financial, business and technical assistance to the most promising new technologies and early-stage companies,” said Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania.