Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Creates/Retains 711 Jobs in 2013

PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin has reported that it’s work over the past year contributed to 711 southeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained in the organization’s five-county service area, which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.  Additionally, Ben Franklin registered an all-time high of 27 new company formations!Impact results are a summation of the 2013 accomplishments of Ben Franklin’s  client companies and organizations.

“Our team is very pleased with these results, particularly in an environment of continued economic challenge.  Entrepreneurs in our region continue to innovate and take the risks to start enterprises that are solving problems, developing new markets and generating the jobs our region needs,” said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin.

In 2013, Ben Franklin reported the following results from its active portfolio of companies:

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Ben Franklin was established in 1983, and has achieved the following, cumulative results in Southeastern Pennsylvania:

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