Ben Franklin Awarded Special Recognition from Altoona Blair County Development Corporation Friday, May 8, 2009 - At an event held at the Jaffa Mosque in Altoona, PA, Stephen Brawley, President and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP was presented with a Special Recognition Award from the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation. A plaque was awarded to commemorate Ben Franklin's years of commitment  to providing excellence in regional economic development.  The emcee for the event, Mr. John Moore said, "We are truly honored to have such a quality partnership with BFTP so that we may continue the advancement of Blair County and the region as a whole."     (more)

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Announce Recipients of Clean Energy Grant $55,000 Awarded to Four  Pennsylvania Companies to Develop Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies  Harrisburg, PA-May 14, 2009 - Ben Franklin Technology Partners Alternative and Clean Energy (ACE) Applied Research Fund has selected and approved $55,000 each to four Pennsylvania companies. The funding was made possible through a $250,000 ... (more)

INRange Sytems, Inc. Selected as one of the North America’s Finest and Most Promising Tech Venture Companies Red Herring 100 North American Award Granted to INRange Systems Altoona, PA (May 18, 2009) - INRange Systems, Inc. (www.inrangesystems.com), the developer and supplier of EMMA®, the first and only FDA cleared device for Remote Medication Management, announced today that is has been named as one of the "2009 ... (more)

PSI Medical Wins $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest 2009 The winner of the $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest—PSI Medical Catheter Care, a division of Problem Solving Innovations, LLC—was announced at a special event that featured Inc. Magazine columnist Norm Brodsky and editor-at-large, Bo Burlingham. PSI Medical's founders, Anthony Colantonio, MD, and Menno Jager, DVM, accepted the ... (more)

Business Accounting Software Webinar This webinar introduces basic accounting software and other functions. (more)

Business Finance 101 Webinar How many times have you sat in your banker's office while she was discussing your company's financial statements, smiling and nodding as she spoke, while you thought to yourself, "I don't understand a single word she just said." But you continue to smile and nod because you don't want your banker to think you're an idiot. (more)

Developing Online Survey Tools Effectively Webinar Series Information that impacts marketing or product decisions is no longer a luxury—it is a necessity in being competitive. Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum and the Center for E-Business and Advanced IT offer a 3-session in-depth webinar series on constructing online surveys (more)

Getting into the Mind of Your Banker Webinar Approaching a banker about a loan for your business can be a rather intimidating, not to mention bewildering, experience. If only you could get into a lender's brain and understand how it works, maybe it would make the process somewhat less mystifying. (more)

Selling Your Business Webinar If you are considering selling your business, either entirely or in part, there are many considerations to enable you to consummate the transaction efficiently and for the best price. (more)