Venture Investment Forum
Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum (VIF) is an organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in Pennsylvania.
VIF helps entrepreneurs access outside investment, provides essential management training, assists angel investment groups in organizing and provides linkages between investors and promising early-stage companies. It services the 32-county region served by BFTP/CNP and beyond.
Our offices are located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Support for the organization is provided by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania, Penn State Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and numerous private partners.
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Centre County Resident Wins $35,000 “New Energy Idea” Contest! For immediate release: July 27, 2010 State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA today announced the winner of their “New Energy Idea Contest.” The grand prize of $35,000 was awarded to Mr. Mark Leiby at a check presentation ... (more) We have a Winner to the $35,000 “New Energy Idea Contest” MARK YOUR CALENDAR: July 27, 2010 – 10:30 A.M. State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA will announce the winner of their “New Energy Idea Contest” ... (more) Finalists Chosen for $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest The $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest, sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) and the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), has chosen seven finalists and is currently determining a panel of judges. Forty applications were received before the deadline of April 15, 2010. The grand prize ... (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) Ben Franklin Technology Investment Grew Pennsylvania Economy by $9.3 Billion, Pennsylvania Economy League Study Shows FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Impact study shows job creation, 3.5 to 1 payback for every dollar invested HARRISBURG, PA – Government investment in early-stage technology companies and in innovation in established manufacturers in Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2006 injected billions into the state economy, returned $3.50 for each $1 spent ... (more)Events
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