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
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.
Founder Profile: Robert Daley of 4moms
A venture capitalist and a roboticist teamed up to make parents' lives easier with innovative, high-tech baby products.
Founder Profile: Michael Brownstein of Azevan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
This company is hard at work on a revolutionary pharmaceutical that could provide relief to those with mood disorders.
Founder Profile: Michael Whitman of Micro Interventional Devices Inc.
This Newtown-based inventor works to make heart surgery less invasive, less expensive and less dangerous.
Founder Profile: Patrick Son of Vitrius Technologies
Windows are in this entrepreneur's blood -- and he turned that family history into a groundbreaking new product that could revolutionize the industry.
Founder Profile: Arden Rosenblatt of PieceMaker Technologies
This Pittsburgh company is taking 3D printing mainstream, installing their kiosks in retail locations and bringing customization to the masses.
Worked Up: Generating great jobs across the Commonwealth
In the current economy, it's all about tech-savvy, high-skill employees. We check in with three Pennsylvania companies that are growing their workforces and putting talented people to work.
John Sider
As Director of Second Stage Capital at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA, Sider connects growing companies with the resources they need to go to the next level.
Hatch House serves as a safe haven for fledgling companies
Many startups wither when they go from the resource-rich environment of academia into the real world. This Bethlehem live/work incubator hopes to bridge that gap and foster the next generation of Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.