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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA, is pleased to announce that eleven companies, located in the 32-county footprint served by the Program, were recently approved to receive an investment.

The Ben Franklin TechCelerator @State College is looking for the best and brightest entrepreneurs from Centre, Blair, Mifflin, and Clearfield counties to fill six vacant seats in its upcoming 8-Week Boot Camp Training Program for business startups.

The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center announced today the names of the companies chosen as finalists for the Shale Gas Innovation Contest:

Technology group brings a bit of the Silicon Valley to the Lehigh Valley

The TechCelerator @ State College is a partnership designed to offer the region’s entrepreneurs, students, faculty members, and small business owners designated space, loan and investment programs, business support and mentoring services.

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.

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."

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.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA offically dedicated the Ben Franklin TechVentures2 incubator/post-incubator facility at a ceremony on October 20, 2011.

To date, the Erie Innovation Fund has invested in four local start-up companies: PSI Medical Catheter Care, LLC; Green Lighting LED; CE Convergence LLC; and @Home FMS, LLC:

On Thursday, June 16, 2011, three emerging entrepreneurs presented their business plan concepts to a panel of potential investors and industry professionals as the Capstone to the recently initiated two month Ben Franklin TechCelerator program.

Mission Critical Partners, Inc. (MCP), a Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP portfolio company, took home the prize for Growth Company of the Year at last Friday’s 19th Annual Technology Awards Gala.

With the help of Perlow Productions' talented video production team, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania celebrated its 25th Anniversary by showcasing its new program “Entrepreneurship Uncovered: Leading by Example”.

Funding Available for Applied Research in Clean/Alternative Energy-Related Fields: Research institutions and other non-profits engaged in research related to energy, alternative energy, or clean technologies are eligible to apply for a grant.

Altitude Marketing Instrumental in Landing Business Week Feature for Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Ben Franklin Technology Partners awards $100,000 to one start-up or already existing small business in Pennsylvania.