Ben Franklin Business Incubator Network grows again
StartupLewisburg is the latest to join, adding another boost to the northeastern Pennsylvania entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Lesson #7: 1 > 1,000,000
For a startup, nabbing your first sale is a moment worth celebrating. In the latest installment of our 'Incubating Innovation' series, Wayne Barz talks about the journey to that big score, and the challenges that follow.
Get off the couch with Play Impossible's interactive smart ball
This Lewisburg startup is working hard to get tech-savvy consumers into the action with a multi-sport ball that connects to an Android or iOS mobile app for exciting, physical play.
Pittsburgh startup aims to pull the ole Switcheroo
Looking for home automation without the need for complex smartphone or wi-fi solutions? Mike Neilson's product allows users to easily change which outlets are controlled by existing wall switches, or to control a group of outlets with a single switch. A Kickstarter campaign is currently underway to bring Switcheroo to market.
Applications open for the Sixth Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest
Calling all Commonwealth entrepreneurs: Apply by February 6 to win $20,000. Interested in learning more about the industry? Attend the finals in May.
On a mountaintop in the Lehigh Valley, students revive an industrial ruin
At LaunchBayC, passionate young people spend the summer honing their entrepreneurial vision free from grades and benchmarks. This Lehigh University program has transformed an old Bethlehem Steel facility into a hotbed for 21st century innovation.
The Penn State EdTech Network wants to hear your BIG IDEA
Are you a Pennsylvanian with a nascent company or even just a great idea? If you work in the educational technology sector, it's your lucky day: A partnership of organizations is banding together to offer big money for your big idea.
And the winner of Ben Franklin Venture Idol is...
The annual competition for Northeastern PA startups -- a combination of 'American Idol' and 'Shark Tank' -- has crowned its 2016 winner.
Lesson #5: Make your own luck
Wayne Barz of TechVentures in Bethlehem talks about the eternal struggle between risk and luck -- and how a smart entrepreneur can take control of those essential elements.
Local startups look to win big at Venture Idol
On November 3, northeastern PA companies will compete for dollars and attention from both investors and the audience at this exciting annual event.