LVstartup - Skiing, Musicians, Photometric Testing, and More!

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LVstartup is a monthly newsletter, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, that is laser-focused on the needs of startups in the greater Lehigh Valley. If you've got a startup or startup-centric event or story that we should know about, let us know!

EVENTS

Sept. 15: This month's LVTech Meetup will feature three student-led companies from Lehigh University's LaunchBayC accelerator.
Sept. 17: Lehigh Valley entrepreneur and angel investor Stephanie Olexa kicks off the six-part Founders Fitness series for Lehigh Univesity student entrepreneurs, with a first session entitled "Presence: Developing your Personal Brand."
Sept. 19: TEDxLehighRiver 2015 will be held at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, bringing "Ideas Worth Spreading" to the Lehigh Valley.
Sept. 26: Check out Make Lehigh Valley's crowdfunding site for a bus trip to the Maker Faire in New York City. All are welcome, members and non-members alike!
Oct. 5: The first of three "runway" events will be held today in anticipation of the Venture Lehigh Valley weekend, which run Oct. 23-25. The first runway event is entitled "So You Have An Idea: Getting Critical About Your Plan." Other runway events will be held 10/12 and 10/19.
Oct. 11-15: The 14th International Semantic Web Conference, the premier international forum for intelligent processing of web data.
Oct. 22: The Lehigh Valley Meet the Buyers Expo gives small businesses the opportunity to meet face-to-face with government and private industry professionals to discuss business opportunities, develop leads, and discuss procurement deals for products and services.
Nov. 12: Ben Franklin Venture Idol is like a cross between Shark Tank and American Idol, but with entrepreneurs and investors instead of vocalists and celebrities. It will be held at Lehigh University's Mountaintop Campus.

STUFF TO READ

The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) penned this piece about the how the Southside Bethlehem KIZ and the Pi business incubator are giving Lehigh Valley tech startups a big boost.
Keystone Edge recently ran a story about high-paying and exciting Pennsylvania jobs in the areas of high technology, renewable energy, and medical devices, which included Bethlehem's OraSure Technologies.
City Center Lehigh Valley spoke with an innovative human resources outsourcing company for a piece called "Attracting Millennial Talent: The Time to Think About It Is Now."

NEWS OF NOTE

DynAccess, a Bethlehem startup that designs and builds state-of-the-art sit-skis for people with physical disabilities, was approved for a $15K grant by the Southside Bethlehem KIZ Advisory Board on Sept. 1.
LightLab International Allentown, an accredited photometric testing laboratory, has found success thanks to an Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) Enterprise Zone Loan.
Speakers for the upcoming TEDxLehighRiver 2015 have been announced, including entrepreneur Lauren Villaverde, musician George Hrab, Moravian Academy professor Katherine Moore, and others.
A team of Lehigh University students won first place in the National Institutes of Health's Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge, designing a portable, point-of-care viral load diagnostic device for HIV treatment monitoring.
The Upper Macungie Twp-based Lifeaire Systems, a technology leader in air filtration for health care, released data showing their product improves in vitro fertilization success.
Check out this story by the AEDC outlining their arsenal of options for helping businesses fund expansions, upgrades, or other improvements.
Lehigh Valley Business released their Top Private Companies of the Lehigh Valley, which includes 15 startups and alumni of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA.
LCCC's Center for Leadership and Workforce Development is now offering courses in leadership and communication, in a half-day instructor-led format. Some courses are also being offered online.

FEATURED STARTUP
Viddler

Viddler, based out of the Pi business incubator in Bethlehem, provides interactive online video tools for corporate training and learning. The company has a long history of innovation in online video, developing patented new approaches, and transforming video from a passive viewing experience to an interactive, measurable, user-centered one.

LVstartup is written and distributed by the Entrepreneurship Council of the Lehigh Valley

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