Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A groundbreaking advancement in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology is set to transform the industry as Greenville-based startup, Advanced Power & Energy, secures a significant investment of $500,000 from the Mercer County Innovation Fund, in collaboration with Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern Pennsylvania.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. Often these innovators love to prove that “they can do it here,” and so should others.

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Source Link

MAY 10, 2022

On Thursday, April 21, SourceLink hosted Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship , a webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development. In 2021, she realized city government needed technical support to figure out how to better support entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

.” Maggie Horne, Director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaborative initiatives like the TechCelerator program in fostering innovation and supporting local entrepreneurs. Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

There is a growing demand for zero-carbon technologies that can facilitate global decarbonisation at scale. Breakthroughs in net zero and circular innovation have the potential to pave the way towards a 100% zero carbon future. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sadness for the loss of a bright young New Zealander who had so much going for him, for the terrible loss for Jake’s mother and his whanau and friends, and for the loss of an up and coming innovator and entrepreneur to our business community. It also made me angry.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

The acquisition will support businesses throughout the region in enhancing their innovation capabilities and successfully launching and expanding new ventures. Founded in 2017, Rainmaking APAC is a startup development company dedicated to helping businesses launch, build, and scale in their industries.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. It’s time for a radical rethink in how we do economic development. While startups are key to job creation and economic growth, they can’t succeed on their own.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action In a world echoing with the urgent call for environmental change, the Impact Hub Network is committed to supporting innovative green ventures for a brighter tomorrow. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 31, 2022

To serve the growth of different industry sectors in the Bradford community, the Bright Bradford Fund consists of two distinct investment opportunities — the Bright Bradford Innovation Fund (BBIF) and the Bright Bradford Development Fund (BBDF). Ben Franklin is a national leader in tech-based economic development.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Meeting highlights Governor’s commitment to equity and inclusion in New Jersey’s innovation economy TRENTON, N.J.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Impact Hub: Our policy approach At Impact Hub, we are committed to accelerating global impact through collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. We advocate for policies that support these conditions and encourage cross-sector collaborations to address the complex social and environmental challenges we all face.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that Pennsylvania is offering opportunities to tech entrepreneurs and startup companies to grow their business by connecting with government clients and developing solutions to make governmental processes more efficient. The application period runs through November 14.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 24, 2020

Tom Wolf today announced that his proposed 2020-21 General Fund budget will include a $5 million increase for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds the statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners initiative, one of the most widely known and emulated state technology-based economic development programs in the nation.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 28, 2023

First in-person finals conclude Delaware’s annual funding contest for technology and tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded groups WILMINGTON, Del. All three finalists in each category received a monetary award as follows: FinTech Sponsors: Delaware Prosperity Partnership, Discover Bank, JP Morgan Chase & Co.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 5, 2019

Manu Nair, vice president of Technology Ventures at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, said that while sharing Oklahoma’s progressive statewide message about the bioscience sector, the opportunity for Oklahoma’s industry leaders to meet with potential business partners and customers has proven invaluable for attendees.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

Teknobuilt, a UK-Canada-based startup with innovative technologies in digital program management, construction workflow automation, and SaaS platform services for AI-based project delivery, participated in KSGC 2020. Khenda won the top prize for its technology in KSGC 2021. And what we are doing is a really new technology.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Indeed, what’s remarkable about the string of recent exits is their diversity across industries and their inside-baseball inclinations, spanning everything from fraudulent credit card transactions to fitness data and video technology. Sandy Bird is one of the protagonists of the Atlantic Canada tech-driven economic revival.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. The frustrating reality of non-collaboration. Buddy Palmer. Eric Parker.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 24, 2021

Oklahoma not only gave us the best state song in the entire country, this play, named for our state, spawned innovation at every turn. Like lots of innovations, Oklahoma was a pivot. Oklahoma was also the first collaboration for recognized industry greats Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Michael Carolina.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

“We were able to leverage the power of data and drive change and advocacy in a unique way,” she told TechCrunch+, adding that she believes Black women and Latina founders are the future of innovation and technology. For nearly two decades, her career has been intertwined with culture and innovation. I’ve been second-guessed.

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HPA

JULY 18, 2019

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Ann Arbor during a week-long series of tech events curated by economic development engine Ann Arbor SPARK. The startup secured another large round of funding just two months later from Ford.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2018, the state of Nebraska released Blueprint Nebraska, a strategic plan aimed at identifying the state’s core economic development challenges to create pioneering solutions. We want to make people aware of how important entrepreneurship is and supporting the businesses and people who are already here.”. Not going it alone.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Congratulations!

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OurCrowd

JUNE 24, 2022

Clients such as Align Technologies shortened these release cycles from months to weeks using Kaholo. The company is also working with Ness Technology and other integrators, and building a promising pipeline that includes companies in the MedTech and FinTech sectors. for AI-powered coding tech BioLumic wraps $13.5M Register Now.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Congratulations!

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OurCrowd

JUNE 27, 2022

OurCrowd First Israeli Company to Partner With the Singapore Economic Development Board in the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Programme. Collaboration will further strengthen ties between startups and corporates in Israel and Singapore. June 27, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

The internet with all of its promise to connect us through our voices has in fact created vast socio-economic distances between people, communities, and nations. Major innovation hubs have drained the human and capital resources from the communities on the periphery of their network. He also founded and leads theClubhou.se

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