Are you a Pennsylvanian with a nascent company or even just a great idea? If you work in the educational technology sector, it's your lucky day: A partnership of organizations is banding together to offer big money for your big idea.
The annual competition for Northeastern PA startups -- a combination of 'American Idol' and 'Shark Tank' -- has crowned its 2016 winner.
Wayne Barz of TechVentures in Bethlehem talks about the eternal struggle between risk and luck -- and how a smart entrepreneur can take control of those essential elements.
Thirteen years ago, two Penn State undergrads used an assignment as inspiration for a company. Now they're opening a 38,000-square-foot plant and making manufacturing work in rural PA.
On November 3, northeastern PA companies will compete for dollars and attention from both investors and the audience at this exciting annual event.
At Andrew Stanten's Altitude Marketing, partners are required to take a sabbatical every five years. This time, he returned with some essential insights about protecting your venture from overreliance on your persona and skillset, while also placing trust in your team.
This October, two innovation-centric events are landing in Steel City. Join the thousands expected to attend Maker Faire Pittsburgh and check-in on Demo Day for some of the city's brightest startups.
The organization's goal is to lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future by growing early-stage companies, helping manufacturers achieve industry leadership, and promoting a favorable business environment.
In the next installation of our "Incubating Innovation" series, Wayne Barz encourages technology-minded founders to embrace the sales side. For a growing company, building a skilled sales force is at least as important as the ability to develop new products.
An alliance of organizations, investors and entrepreneurs are working to strengthen and grow Philadelphia's impact economy. It's a growing movement in which for-profit enterprises work to address significant social or environmental needs.