Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital, business support services, BIG IDEA Contests, and Startup Boot Camps to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania. Visit www.cnp.benfranklin.org for program details. www.cnp.benfranklin.org.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 21, 2024

July 17, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved an investment from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF) into an emerging women-led company, The Many Company. We are thrilled to work with the NJEDA in our shared support of this dynamic and exciting company.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 19, 2024

July 17, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved an investment from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF) into an emerging women-led company, The Many Company. We are thrilled to work with the NJEDA in our shared support of this dynamic and exciting company.”

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Over $19 Million will Support Capital Projects to Improve Local Neighborhoods TRENTON, N.J. December 14, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the creation of the Atlantic City Revitalization Grant Program.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

NJ’s Strategic Innovation Center will support 100 new companies over next five years, generating at least 2,500 new jobs NEWARK, N.J. HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

Learn more about the company from founder and owner Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. For more information on the region, visit www.PAWilds.com.

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HPA

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The company will use the new funding to focus on strategic channel growth and for product and market expansion including its digital twin technology for optimizing building environment and health. He then served as the deputy mayor under Rahm Emmanual, where his responsibilities included economic development and urban planning.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

Learn more about the company from founder and owner Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. For more information on the region, visit www.PAWilds.com.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 3, 2024

May 3, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Aut hority (NJEDA) is opening applications for the next cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) Program on May 6 th , and is currently accepting questions from potential applicants. TRENTON, N.J. The second webinar, on Tuesday, May 21 st at 10:00 a.m.,

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Silicon-Valley based VC firm 500 Global and German’s economic development agency Gesellschaft fu?r Accelerators provide all-round support to early-stage startups, including helping them find product-market fit, funding and access to investors. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 14, 2024

Katie Caputo, founder of Roambler (Duboistown, PA) was a co-first prize winner, taking home $25,000 to support her BIG IDEA! Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 14, 2024

Katie Caputo, founder of Roambler (Duboistown, PA) was a co-first prize winner, taking home $25,000 to support her BIG IDEA! Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. Their project, currently in the engineering phase, holds promise for reducing carbon emissions while promoting economic development in the region.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. We congratulate them on their achievements and look forward to supporting their continued success.”

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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. Another company supported in the beginning with mentoring by Vale do Dendê is Diaspora Black (which focuses on Black culture in the tourism sectors).

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2023

Plans there include renovating the site’s existing wet lab and office space into a facility ideal for achieving the company’s goal of developing vaccines that support public health and improve life. DPP and its partnerships throughout Delaware support and advance the missions of companies of all sizes and sectors.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 23, 2023

an early-stage company specializing in developing innovative technologies for carbon capture and utilization, has chosen to continue growing in its hometown of Newark, Delaware, with an expansion from its Delaware Technology Park incubator space to nearby Delaware Industrial Park. October 23, 2023 ) – RiKarbon Inc. ,

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

They amplify the work of local makers, doers and innovators by championing their efforts and rallying support around them. Her ecosystem building guests share how they support change makers in their community by using a systems approach. Episode 5: The Value of Therapy and Building Your Own Support Network with David Hirsch.

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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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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

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.”. Network Health. Recently the movement transitioned to a new stage. Communications. Governance.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups , partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. “They understand the sustainability angle of it, and the health aspect, like the cholesterol or nutritional values, depending on what product you are talking about.”

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 3, 2023

Once installed in the community, the proprietary Ambient Home Hub integrates all smart home devices into a senior-optimized mobile app for residents, with support for any smart device brand. The Ambient Home Hub also provides the ability for residents to share device access, creating a network of support and security.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Sponsored by the Oklahoma Business Roundtable, the Paulsen Awards are $5,000 scholarships awarded to encourage Oklahoma students to become involved with economic development and entrepreneurship in the state. Three winners were announced. “We

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Improving the Field: Imagine a learning infrastructure supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem building field widely seen as both efficient and innovative. Tiffany Henry , Instructional Designer, Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Arkansas Tech University (Network Health Working Team). What would that look like?

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

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. It is very important to support individuals right now, helping them get through tough and uncertain times and job loss.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

We are a state that seems ready to seize the moment and leverage the quality of life and business-friendly advantages here to add innovation and technology-based economic development to Oklahoma’s list of “greats.”. Conversely, a rising tide of technology-based economic development will lift all our boats.

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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. Enhance the safety and appearance of adjacent neighborhoods by supporting local businesses. Casey Foundation.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

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. I’m about to participate in the Startup Champion Network’s Ecosystem Health Challenge from April through June 2020. Metrics do that.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Collaboration between organizations providing various services creates a cohesive network of resources better suited to support innovation.

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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.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. If needed, we are ready to support our founders financially and also teamwise, since we are hands-on investors.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2024

“I am extremely pleased to welcome Incyte to Wilmington, a city historically known as the home of corporate innovation, creativity and development,” said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki. Incyte is a company with motivated leadership that is addressing complex health needs throughout the world.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. It’s a project that startups like BlocPower are already deeply involved in supporting.

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