LVstartup is a monthly e-newsletter about the Lehigh Valley entrepreneurial scene.

The June 2019 issue of LVstartup, a monthly e-newsletter about entrepreneurs and startups in the Lehigh Valley, has been released.

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This month’s edition highlights stories about the recent iXchange 2019 event, Bethlehem’s Factory LLC being featured on Fox Business News, a Bethlehem firm among four companies receiving $5.5 million in funding, and a car-wash technology company opening a new Lehigh Valley headquarters.

Other stories include Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania investing $488,400 in the region, Lehigh University students displaying their entrepreneurial works, and the Allentown Economic Development Corporation attending the InBIA Annual Incubator Conference.

The issue also spotlights several upcoming events, including the bi-annual Lehigh Valley Meet the Buyers Expo, and Demo Day at Lehigh University’s Hatchery student idea accelerator program.

Additionally, LVstartup features a Lehigh Valley startup each month. This issue, the company is Your Words Your Story LLC, a memoir-creation business offers a variety of writing packages designed to meet individual storytelling preferences.

Visit here for a full archive of past LVstartup issues.

To see issues from the past six months, click on the links below:

• May 2, 2019 — New Startups, Incubator Space, Trailblazers & More!
• April 4, 2019 — Made Possible in Lehigh Valley
• March 7, 2019 — New Interactive Map Connects Entrepreneurs With Resources in the Lehigh Valley
• February 7, 2019 — Dinosaurs Millennials Manufacturers & More!
• January 10, 2019 — Ben Franklin, Success Stories, Tax Credits & More!
• December 6, 2018 — Innovation Shark Tanks Seed Farm & More!

LVEDC’s Entrepreneurship Council of the Lehigh Valley aims to improve the entrepreneurial environment of the region by listening to its entrepreneurs, identifying their unmet needs, communicating regional entrepreneurship initiatives between council members, and connecting local resources to continue the development of new entrepreneurial support initiatives.

LVstartup receives input from various organizations that serves the local entrepreneurial community, including LVEDC, the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation at Lehigh University, Lehigh Valley Tech, the Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), the Bethlehem Department of Community and Economic Development, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Penn State Lehigh Valley, and others.