KEYNOTES ISSUE: July, 2011Subscribe
One Percent of Pennsylvania Businesses Contribute 74 out of 100 New Jobs
A guest editorial by Matt Zieger, President and CEO, Team PA: When was the last time you read a headline about a company that consistently hired five people a month for two years straight? Matt Zieger, President and CEO, Team PA As headlines go, much too often, so goes traditional economic development support. The success of much of the commonwealth’s existing business support networks and financing programs are measured by, and thereby biased toward, companies making large employment announc ... Read More
Health Market Science: Truly Accurate Provider Data for the Healthcare Market
“Signal-to-noise” refers to the ratio of accurate, useful information to false or irrelevant data. For Health Market Science, “no noise at all” is the only option. Health Mark ... Read More
Richardson Cooling: Growing Rapidly in the Diesel Engine Cooling Industry
Dave Richardson is the kind of guy who thrives on being busy. And that’s a good thing, because these days he doesn’t have much of a choice. His company, Richardson Cooling Packages, is rap ... Read More
TMG Health: Exponential Growth in the Healthcare Information Industry
What does it take to go from one to one thousand? John Tighe knows. When Tighe hung out his entrepreneurial shingle in 1998, he was the sole employee. Today Tighe has plenty of company—the business ... Read More
Videon Central: Leading the Streaming Video Revolution
If you own a Blu-ray Disc player, take a moment to thank Videon Central. Videon’s video streaming software can be found in more than 20 million Blu-ray players in the United States, and that num ... Read More
BFTP/SEP to Launch DreamIt Plus Investment Program
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) announced DreamIt Plus, a program that partners BFTP/SEP with area angel investors Read More...
BFTP/SEP Congratulates Eleven Members of the Ben Franklin Family for 2011 Enterprise Awards
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania congratulates eleven members of the Ben Franklin Family who were award winners and Read More...
BFTP/SEP Approves More Than $2 Million for 10 Early-Stage Companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $2,085,000 for 10 early-stage companies. “These ten new investments Read More...
Spillman Farmer Architects and Ben Franklin TechVentures Win EPA 2011 ENERGY STAR Challenge
Spillman Farmer Architects and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) announce that Ben Franklin TechVentures2® has received first-place Read More...
Innovation Works Annual Meeting Showcases Companies, Highlights Successes
The startup technology companies in the Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Innovation Works portfolio grew in jobs, investment, sales revenue and other Read More...
New Navy Economic Development Collaboration Partnership Begun in Philadelphia
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division – Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES) entered into a Partnership Intermediary Agreement with Read More...
BFTP/NEP to Invest $135,000 In Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $135,000 in support of Read More...
Innovation Works VP Frank Demmler and Knopp Biosciences Honored by Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association
The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association recently honored Ben Franklin Technology Partners Innovation Works (BFTP/IW) Vice President of Entrepreneurial Services Frank Read More...
Innovation Works Client Songwhale Reaches 100 Employees
Songwhale, based in Lawrenceville, PA, is an interactive media company that has grown exponentially since its inception in 2007. What Read More...
Entrepreneur Receives $10,000 from TechCelerator Program
On Thursday, June 16, 2011, three emerging entrepreneurs presented their business plan concepts to a panel of potential investors Read More...
Ben Franklin Central/Northern PA 2010-2011 Program Highlights
In the 2010/2011 fiscal year, nearly 200 companies came to Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (BFTP/CNP) Read More...
