BIG IDEA CONTEST: Two startups win prize packages valued at $150,000
From the sharing economy to fantasy sports, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA announces the winners of this year's huge entrepreneurship contest
From steel town to startup central
Thanks to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program, Southside Bethlehem has become a hotbed for upstart companies, thriving incubators and young urbanites.
Incubating innovation in Northeastern PA
Wayne Barz has managed Ben Franklin TechVentures for more than 15 years. Over the next few months, he'll be sharing lessons he's learned in the incubation world.
VOICES: Thanks to crowdfunding, it's not your parents' funding environment
In 2012, new legislation finally created a legal framework for crowdfunding, making investing in high-potential startups accessible to everyone. Frank Demmler, Innovation Works' Vice President of Entrepreneurial Services, discusses the changing landscape.
EVENT: On May 18, Ben Franklin’s Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center to award $20,000 to four winners
In addition to showcasing the 12 finalists, this year’s event will feature a Poster Contest highlighting research related to the oil and gas sector at four major regional research universities.
Software to snowboard innovations win BFTP/NEP investments
Nine early-stage tech companies and four manufacturing partnerships have received funding from the latest round of funding by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Eleven Southeast PA companies share $1.9 million in new funding
Eleven early-stage companies -- everything from a bagel bakery to a company that prints living tissue -- are recipients of $1.9 million in new investments from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Seven BIG IDEAS compete for $200,000 in prizes from Ben Franklin Technology Parnters
Seven startups in Northwestern Pennsylvania are gearing up to pitch their innovations at the annual BIG IDEA competition sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania.
'Temple Ventures - Powered by Ben Franklin' is new tech accelerator for Philly-area startups
Temple University and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) have launched a new initiative to spur technological innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater Philadelphia.
Four northeast PA companies ring in the new year with Ben Franklin investments
Four companies are starting 2015 with new investments from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.