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I fully support Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter calling Trump and asshole and a jagoff in that press conference yesterday #phillypride #mayornutter #wawa #italianhoagie #wawa #nailart #teethart (at Wawa in Abington)

Mayor Nutter Hears from Student Interns about Start-Ups in Philadelphia (Philly StartUp Scholars)  Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Campus Philly created the Philly StartUp Scholars student intern program, funded by the City of Philadelphia’s StartUp PHL program PHILADELPHIA, PA – Yesterday, Mayor Michael A. Nutter met with college student interns and their host companies to hear about their experience as part of the Philly StartUp Scholars program. Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) and Campus Philly created Philly StartUp Scholars, funded in part by the City of Philadelphia’s StartUp PHL program. “We are proud of the success of the Philly StartUp Scholars program, which is providing ten students from area colleges and universities with real-world experience in some of the growing technology companies in Ben Franklin’s portfolio,” said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin. “At the same time, the companies benefit from the skills, energy and resources the students provide, and the region has a better opportunity to retain young talent.” she added.  Philly StartUp Scholars placed student interns from Haverford College, Penn State University, The University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Ben Franklin portfolio company hosts include AgileSwitch, Grassroots Unwired, RealWinWin and Viridity Energy. "Connecting our world-class universities and students with the startup community in Philadelphia is a key priority of StartUp PHL, which is why we're so excited about the Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Campus Philly internship program," said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. “This was a great opportunity to hear from our future workforce about how we can support start-ups in Philadelphia,” he added. “We know that students with paid internships are more likely to stay in Philadelphia after they graduate,” said Deborah Diamond, Ph.D., President of Campus Philly. “This program allows us to build awareness among students that the start-up sector is strong and growing in Philadelphia and gets them to think about that as a career path,” she added.  The Philly StartUp Scholars builds upon Ben Franklin’s successful Talent Connect internship program that Ben Franklin piloted with Swarthmore College in 2012 and 2013. Twelve students interned at Ben Franklin and portfolio companies, receiving an extensive entrepreneurial education.  Campus Philly works hand-in-hand with regional career service offices to connect college students to local employers for jobs and internships. In 2012, Campus Philly piloted programs for students to connect to the start-up ecosystem in Philadelphia, including the Campus Philly Crawl: Tech Start-Ups and Mobile Mondays Lightning Lessons for college students.  Philly StartUp Scholars provides funding to students who complete the 10 week company internship. The students serve the companies in a variety of capacities, including work in the investment, marketing, engineering, and social media/communication realms. Learn more about the program and the students involved at campusphilly.org/startupphl For more information, please contact Terry Hicks, Vice President, Investment Group, Ben Franklin, with any questions on the program: [email protected],215.972.6700 x3799 or Deborah Diamond, President of Campus Philly:[email protected], 215.988.1707  * * * * About Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Ben Franklin is celebrating our 30th year of helping our region’s talented entrepreneurs bring their Dreams to Reality. Ben Franklin is a national, award winning organization for Stimulating Entrepreneurial Potential, through entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. We grow technology companies and partnerships through Capital, Knowledge and Networks that help innovative enterprises compete in the global marketplace, generating wealth and supporting regional economic growth. Ben Franklin has invested more than $165 million to grow more than 1,750 regional enterprises, across all areas of technology. It has launched university/industry partnerships that accelerate scientific discoveries to commercialization. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and is funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority.  For additional information, please visit sep.benfranklin.org, Facebook, LinkedIn &Twitter.  BFTP/SEP Contact: Jaron J. Rhodes 215.972.6700, ext. 3214 [email protected] About Campus Philly: Campus Philly is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization fueling economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore live and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region. The organization works in three program areas and with 29 regional college and university partners to attract, engage and retain college students in Greater Philadelphia.  Campus Philly Contact: Melissa Gregoli 215.988.1707 ext.101 [email protected]  About StartUp PHL: StartUp PHL is a collaborative effort between the City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation—a forward thinking initiative inspired by the infusion of entrepreneurial talent that has boosted the city’s energy and brought new vitality to its neighborhoods. For more information visit startupphl.com or contact Rebecca Lopez-Kriss [email protected]