Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

Neodime offers its technologies, specialist engineering design, and consulting services in the rare earth element value chain development. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

Register Bain & Company, a prominent global management consulting firm, has revealed its plans to acquire the Asia-Pacific division of Rainmaking, a renowned venture-building and startup development studio. program, a SGD 20 million initiative introduced by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Consulting House USA LLC (Troy Bingham) , located in Erie County, developed relocatable kiosks that will sell the LUMI “Better For You” food and beverage brand. IL Fuels LLC (Paul Painter, Aron Lupinsky), located in Centre County, developed technology to recycle water from mining operations.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom.

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EntreWorks Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If you’re in Seattle, Boston, or the Bay Area, you’re reaping the benefits of major technology investments. In many ways, this proposal echoes similar efforts such as the Economic Development Administration’s I6 program or the WIRED program of the 1990s. (As Investing in New Tech Hubs. EntreWorks Blog.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TECHCELERATOR About Ben Franklin Technology Partners: Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the PA Department of Community & Economic Development, funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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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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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 15, 2021

BoB Profit Partners LLC (Craig Moyer, Raj Trivedi) , located in York County, developed loss prevention technology that uses a sensor to detect when items are left behind in the shopping cart. IL Fuels LLC (Paul Painter, Aron Lupinsky), located in Centre County, developed technology to recycle water from mining operations.

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

In King Commons, we met a group of guys running a bike repair shop out of a home garage, a woman launching a small restaurant inside of a bodega that was still under development, and community leaders who developed their ability to see potential business opportunities into a community-economic development consulting firm.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

I come to this work from spending over 17 years in Big 4 management consulting leadership roles and my hypothesis is that there is a space for a professional services firm with ecosystem building as it’s core service offering that can help grow the field and deliver on multiple projects across the country, if not the globe.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

(November 21, 2023) – Earlier this year, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) launched a new $4 million pilot program that provides free e-commerce and digital marketing consulting services to New Jersey small businesses. million in assistance.

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EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

They can raise money for specific projects, but can’t invest in their people or in building up their organizations. Starved for funds, grantees can’t invest in retaining talent, training people, developing new skills, and maintaining an experience base about what works in the field. They fund projects, not organizations.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Their years of experience in business and leadership positions and through working at Startup Junkies Consulting and the Conductor in Arkansas position them as leading experts in the field of ecosystem building. There is no special training required to be a Startup Junkie.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 9, 2019

9, 2019) — With a focus on startups and innovation, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) remains a powerful job creation and high-tech economic development engine for Pennsylvania, according to the latest independent economic analysis of the organization. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. billion between 2012 and 2016.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

I come from a Big 4 management consultant firm background so I take a professional services approach to the work and that often means engaging in a number of projects in parallel. I am digging in to my Management Consulting roots and trying different ways to brand, propose, and sell ecosystem building work. Goal 7, specifically 7.1

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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EntreWorks Consulting

JUNE 3, 2020

Communities that invest in T alent, I nfrastructure, E ntrepreneurship, and enhanced B usiness R etention & E xpansion programs will likely have the best potential for economic R ecovery. My co-presenters will be Carol Lauffer of Business Cluster Development LLC and Tom O’Neal of GROW Florida. Hope you can join us. (FYI—I’ll

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That’s work for academics, not for economic developers! This mindset seems to be changing (thankfully) as more places recognize that good data can lead to better planning for community and economic development. This is an excellent research tool that can easily be applied to others states and regions.

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Our latest edition of EntreWorks Insights examined the power of place, i.e., how community gathering places can help build social capital and promote economic development. These powerful places can take many forms, including business offices, libraries and coworking spaces, among others.

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EntreWorks Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Among other things, the CRA was originally designed to combat “red-lining” and to encourage more bank investment in distressed communities. (For One primary focus is to clarify what activities and investments count for CRA credit. CRA has been, and will continue to be an important tool in our community development toolbox.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

That’s “angel” as in angel investing, where people invest money early in a new company’s career to help it get off the ground. That gets into Learned’s philosophy about angel investing, with echoes of the teacher he once was and still is. Kevin Learned is on his third career, and he’s not done yet.

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EntreWorks Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Some interesting pilot projects are underway, thanks to the new AML Reclamation Economic Development Pilot program and other initiatives, such as the POWER program for coal-reliant regions. (See There’s lots of work to do, but there are also lots of opportunities where strategic investments can have huge impacts.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Our 110 communities are diverse yet they all need an enabling environment of supportive regulatory frameworks, inclusive economic development initiatives, stronger social and environmental sustainability standards, and a brave impact funding environment.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

Some organizations provide direct services such as business management training, legal or financial consulting, or assistance with sales and marketing. Economic Development Quarterly, 32(2), 119-134. Resources and Suggested Readings. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook Draft 3.0 2019) [link]. 2019) [link].

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The experience of these counties suggests some basic economic development directions for rural places. Effective strategies should include economic diversification, expanded efforts to spawn new locally-owned small businesses, and investments to improve local housing stock.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 10, 2019

In addition to the cash, the winner will receive: three months of free co-working space in Knowledge Park; a one-year pass to seminars offered by Ben Franklin’s eMarketing Learning Center; a free consult on protecting intellectual property from Jonathan D’Silva, the founder of MMI Intellectual Property, and access to SEMrush, a powerful and versatile (..)

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Erika Lucas , founder of StitchCrew , gave the afternoon keynote “The Majority Economy: Economics of Why We Need to Invest in Diverse Founders.” Other speakers included Don Mell , executive director and site leader for the Delaware Market of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ,

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 3, 2025

The roundtable, which was hosted by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) as part of its Black History Month celebration, centered around the entrepreneurs experience as Black business owners in the state and how New Jersey can continue providing resources to uplift Black-owned businesses.

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EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Tax incentives for investors serve as one of our primary tools to incentivize investment in startups and in other types of desirable economic development activities. An August 2020 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper examined the impact of angel investor tax credits, which are now available in 31 US states.

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