Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 16, 2022

At the March 2022 Board of Director’s meeting, the companies listed below were approved to receive funding: Located in Centre County, Croptix, is further developing a smart AG platform that uses field deployable sensor technology to help farmers make data-backed decisions that will mitigate fatal crop diseases. www.croptix.solutions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The five-year development plan utilizes $25 million from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Since 2015, HAX started investing in more industrial & health startups and today make up 90% of our new investments,” HAX partner Garrett Winther told TechCrunch. companies working toward their seed round.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Economic dynamism, a key indicator of economic health, has been in decline for decades, as has the rate of new business starts. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic developers continue to focus on attracting existing big businesses. Voices from the field.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

For more information: www.dmi-llc.com. Dub Diversified LLC (DBA OhanaLink), located in Mercer PA, received funding to help with scaling sales traction and enhancing go-to-market and customer support activities for a platform that provides a private connection network to a diverse client base. www.cnp.benfranklin.org.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. (May

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. In the podcast, Anika explores how ecosystem building can help unleash the full potential of the makers, doers, innovators and visionaries in our communities.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 20, 2022

Their annual ESHIP Summit was created with the mission to “advance ecosystem building as a new approach to economic development to help more people and communities achieve economic independence through entrepreneurial success.”. Communications. Network Health. Current working teams include: Charter.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 24, 2020

The Ben Franklin program, which has been investing in tech startups and small manufacturers for nearly 40 years, recently received additional funding support from the Department of Community and Economic Development to invest in its portfolio clients that have been adversely affected by COVID-19. www.boostpoint.com.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 3, 2023

The funding will be used for prototype development, testing of new products, hiring of additional employees, and to help grow company sales. These companies include: Ambient Homes , LLC, located in Adams County , is integrating the power of the smart home into senior living communities. Harness Industry X.0

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. Simply put: There is a good chance your favorite restaurant or coffee shop is going to close permanently because of the health restrictions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2020

By matching the generous support of $1 million in capital from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Ben Franklin has created a $2 million pool of capital designed to support and sustain existing portfolio companies while also re-energizing product development and sales/marketing efforts.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Recently, I worked with a community that was struggling to explain what they thought success looked like in ten years to their funding organizations. The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The goal of EBLP is to collaboratively design, build, test, and validate a field-wide infrastructure that will accelerate adoption of ecosystem building as a practice in economic, community, workforce, and entrepreneurship development in the United States. Fay Horwitt , President & CEO at Forward Cities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

A focus there will be on disadvantaged communities that haven’t had access to clean energy investments. Specifically, the proposal calls for funding for community-based small business incubators and innovation hubs to support growth in communities of color and underserved communites. ” Climate resiliency .

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Anchor Institutions’ Contributions to Building Inclusive Small Business Ecosystems was jointly developed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Forward Cities with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. What is an Anchor? Creating Shared Value for Anchors and Small Business Ecosystems.

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Forward Cities

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Convene cross-sector community and civic leaders across the city/region to help advance ongoing understanding and support for leveraging the assets and addressing the gaps of the city’s equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem . Build and develop a team within the E3 Alliance as well with collaborative stakeholders partners. .

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EntreWorks Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Local food systems development has been a hot topic in community development circles for some time now. These efforts typically use agriculture and food development as tools to advance community economic development and to improve community health outcomes. EntreWorks Blog.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

The company is claiming this is the “world’s first” technology of its kind, and Daniel Russek, founder and CEO of Atarraya, told TechCrunch that Shrimpbox was an idea he got after college in 2005 when he started with a non-government organization working with fishing communities. Now armed with $3.9

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Union County has fewer jobs, but these positions—in health care and manufacturing, offer decent pay—especially when compared to the tourism sector. The experience of these counties suggests some basic economic development directions for rural places. Tourism-focused Clay County faces a major challenge with job quality.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

Mobility impairments are among the greatest and most life-altering challenges, negatively impacting quality of life, social interaction, community integration, and increasing the risk of dangerous falls. What kind of response has MedRhythms received from the medical and scientific community so far?

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

Both InBIA conference and ESHIP summit participants talked about a lack of networking and trust between support organizations, again an observation that resonated with some of our own findings in communities we work in. Economic Development Quarterly, 32(2), 119-134.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

The Czech Republic may be better known for beer, hockey and the sights of Prague, but its entrepreneurial community is as ambitious as any. Patrik Juránek from Startup Disrupt community. These challenges are still, to an extent, worries to our portfolio companies, as the economic development is still uncertain.

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