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GoodCompany Ventures Offers Peer Advisory Program for Incubator Class of 2009

GoodCompany Ventures Offers Peer Advisory Program for Incubator Class of 2009

Published 05-11-09

Submitted by GoodCompany Group

Philadelphia, PA - May 11, 2009 - GoodCompany Ventures, a pioneering incubator in the social sector, is proud to partner with Wharton School of Business to offer strategic advisement to the incubator class of 2009. Wharton students will play an integral role in offering fresh business perspectives to the young entrepreneurs over the course of nine weeks, starting June 1, 2009.

In addition to launching the Wharton ambassador program, GoodCompany Ventures is pleased to announce its first three young businesses - BlackGold Biofuels, Math Foundations, LLC and Onion Flats. Led by dynamic entrepreneurs, these first three businesses represent the education, clean-technology and design industries.

BlackGold Biofuels (BGB) has developed groundbreaking, patent-pending technology to convert nuisance sewer greases into biodiesel, a low-carbon diesel fuel substitute that can be used in any diesel engine without modification. BGB handles the sale of the technology licenses, processes equipment, provides ancillary support services to water utilities, waste haulers, and energy developers and owns and operates processing units itself. BGB's technology simultaneously solves multiple major problems in the wastewater and biofuels industries, creating a lucrative renewable energy asset from a pollution liability. More information can be found here: www.blackgoldbiofuels.com

Math Foundations, LLC is an education company whose mission is to provide innovative math remediation solutions to two and four-year colleges and job training programs. The company was founded by Angela McIver, PhD in response to the lack of assessments, interventions and professional development to effectively remediate students who leave school with weak math foundations. With 1.3 million students enrolled in remedial courses each year, Math Foundations believes that innovative interventions can help keep these students in school and positively impact the quality of students entering the workforce. More information can be found here: www.mathfoundations.com

Onion Flats was established in 1997 as a development/design/build collection of companies centered in Philadelphia and is dedicated to sustainable and creative urban development. Onion Flats strives to be exemplary developers, architects and builders. Onion Flats has recently completed the first LEED-H Gold single family homes in Philadelphia and are completing what will be the first market-rate LEED-H Platinum multi-family project in the country. More information can be found here: www.onionflats.com

GoodCompany Ventures is excited to provide facilities, strategic mentor program and access to a network of capital sources to these qualified entrepreneurs in partnership with the Wharton School of Business. GoodCompany Ventures is accepting applications online at www.GoodCompanyVentures.org until the end of this week, May 15, 2009 with rolling acceptance notices being sent out beginning May 1.

About GoodCompany Ventures
GoodCompany Ventures catalyzes start-ups with innovative solutions to big, unmet social needs. GoodCompany entrepreneurs are offered a great place to work in Philadelphia, a community of like-minded entrepreneurs and access to a network of capital sources and expert advisors. We champion models that offer investors financial return and social impact. More information is available at www.GoodCompanyVentures.com or via email at info@goodcompanyventures.org

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