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How Patent Reform Impacts Your Small Business The implementation of Patent Reform takes place in March 2013. Between now and then, if your company develops new ideas that may be patentable, you need to know how the rules will change so you can prepare your company and your ideas. Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum is sponsoring a seminar ... (more)
Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ $50,000 Business Plan Contest is Back! State College, PA – The Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum in partnership with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA announced today that the BIG IDEA Business Plan Contest is back! A grand prize of $50,000 will be awarded to one tech-based startup company to further develop and grow a business in the 32-county footprint served by the program in Pennsylvania. (more)
Ben Franklin Program Invests $675,000 in Central and Northern PA STATE COLLEGE, PA – For nearly 30 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP has been making investments in Pennsylvania’s tech-based start-ups, small manufacturers, and university-based research with the goal of developing new technologies, creating job opportunities, and helping Pennsylvania companies compete in a global environment. For more information on the program, click on http://www.cnp.benfranklin.org. On December 13, 2011, the Board of Directors for Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, approved investments totaling $575,000 in four tech-based start-ups located in the program’s 32-county footprint. The Center’s Board also approved a $100,000 investment for one university-based research project involved in developing a method for removing sulfates from acid mine drainage (more)
Three More Entrepreneurs Complete TechCelerator Program! CARLISLE, PA - On Thursday, November 17, 2011, three graduates of the new eight-week business mentoring program, the TechCelerator @ Carlisle, presented their business plan concepts for review to a panel of local business professionals. The panel included: Barb Rose, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CyberPatrol ... (more)
Center Sponsors Study on Monetization of Shale Gas Resource in PA State College, PA - The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center (SGICC) is sponsoring a multi-client study entitled, "Monetizing Shale Gas: Benchmarking Gas Utilization and Conversion Options." A chemical industry consulting firm, ADI Analytics LLC, well known for its work with Fortune 500 companies, will conduct ... (more)
Ben Franklin Alum Company Supplies Equipment for Emmy and Oscar Broadcasts. Linear Acoustic's Technology Helps TV stay CALM as reported by Tim Stuhldreher Central Penn Business Journal - November 25, 2011 Television station managers have no shortage of kind words for Lancaster County's Linear Acoustic Inc. "We're really, really pleased with them," said Keith Blaisdell, director of technology at Harrisburg's ABC affiliate, WHTM-TV. "They make a neat product," said Bob Good, director of operations at WGAL-TV in Lancaster Township, an NBC affiliate. "It's very effective." (more)
Industry Experts Offered Insights at Shale Gas Innovation Workshop FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2011 STATE COLLEGE, PA - Sponsored by Ben Franklin's Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (SGICC) and Penn State University's Marcellus Center for Outreach (MCOR), the Shale Gas Innovation Workshop invited researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to hear from a distinguished panel of experts regarding the industry's technical needs and challenges. (more)
TWO AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS GO LEAN! ERIE, PA - LEAN principles can be applied to economic development programs as well as manufacturing processes. The Northwest Industrial Resource Center, www.nwirc.org, highly recognized for their expertise in training manufacturers on how to take duplication and dollars out of any process, is showing their ... (more)
WorkXpress PaaS Names George Fischer to Board of Directors WorkXpress Platform as a Service (PaaS) today announced that George Fischer has been named to the company's Board of Directors. To read more: http://www.WorkXpress
Shale Gas Innovation Contest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2011 An Innovative Idea Could Make You a Winner! STATE COLLEGE, PA — Are you a researcher, entrepreneur, or innovator working in the shale gas space? The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org, which is focused on the development of environmentally sound processes for the extraction, utilization, and safe transportation of natural gas resources, announced today they are offering a total of $50,000 in cash prizes for the two best shale gas-oriented innovations, new product ideas, or service concepts. In addition to the cash prizes, successful applicants will gain exposure to industry sponsors, investors and partners! (more)