By: Danielle Cohn, Comcast Executive Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement It’s no secret that I believe entrepreneurs need a culture of collaboration and a supportive community for innovation to thrive. That’s part of the reason Comcast NBCUniversal’s Entrepreneurial Engagement team exists, and why the company is expanding its support of startups through the launch of Comcast NBCUniversal […]
Comcast Business Invests $30 Million to Expand High-Performance Ethernet Network in City of Philadelphia
Investment designed to support business communities requiring high-capacity network services Comcast Business today announced it is investing more than $30 million in a major expansion of its fiber-based network in Philadelphia, reaching more than 3,000 businesses directly and benefiting tens of thousands more by making the network more accessible and affordable than ever before. […]
Comcast Foundation Awards More Than $1 Million in 2015 to Non-Profits in Greater Philadelphia & New Jersey
The Comcast Foundation awarded more than $1.1 million in grants to 43 nonprofit organizations located in Comcast’s Freedom Region, which serves Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and northern Delaware, in 2015. The grants support programs aimed at the Comcast Foundation’s areas of focus – expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Boys & […]
Tomorrow Tour Philadelphia: Where Entrepreneurship and Innovation Meet
By: Danielle Cohn, Comcast Senior Director of Entrepreneurial Engagement Recently, our Chief Business Development Officer Sam Schwartz and I had the pleasure of representing Comcast NBCUniversal as we joined with tech news site Technical.ly to launch the “Tomorrow Tour,” a multi-city event series to explore and document how technology, entrepreneurship and innovation converge to strengthen […]
Innovation at Heart of Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange
By Danielle Cohn, Comcast Director of Entrepreneurial Engagement Last week, Comcast was proud to serve as a sponsor for the Economy League’s 10th Annual Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX). As a co-chair for the meeting, I was thrilled that this year’s gathering brought together the largest contingent of technology leaders to date, highlighting our region’s burgeoning […]