Christmas came early for six northeast Pennsylvania companies with the announcement of more than $340,000 in new investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
ScheduleFast was the first-place winners at last month's Business Pitch Competition, hosted by Bucknell University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
With laser focus, a clear grasp of its market, realistic goals and a strategy for achieving them, Bethlehem's Pivitec has emerged as the 2013 Ben Franklin Venture Idol.
With the goal of being a "pre-screened Rolodex of how to start up a company," Netrepid is launching a pro bono, virtual business incubator for Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.