OUR IMPACT
Investments in innovation are the foundation of the new economy and continued prosperity, and Ben Franklin’s investments continue to pay huge dividends for the Commonwealth.
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Independent economic analyses show that every dollar invested by the state into Ben Franklin generates $3.90 in additional state taxes.
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There is a reason Ben Franklin has become the recognized gold standard for tech-based economic development. Its highly developed approach works!
Since its inception in 1989, Ben Franklin has invested in more than 4,500 technology-based companies and boosted the state’s economy by more than $25 billion, helping to generate 148,000 jobs through investments in client firms
and spinoff companies in Pennsylvania.
2021 Economic Impact:
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2,438 jobs created by client companies
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12,923 jobs retained by client companies
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87 new client companies formed
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$2.014 billion in sales revenue generated by current client companies