The Three Types of International Partners You Need
By Rob Rae

Entering markets in new countries can be a daunting task for many businesses. However, market access and sustainable growth can be achieved if you have a strong network of local partners who provide valuable guidance and feedback. These partners span across several disciplines and areas of expertise and should complement similar resources back home. They can provide insights and direction specific to a new market expansion you are considering based on local knowledge and experience.

The partners who can truly add value to your expansion plans should fall into at least one – and hopefully all three – of the following types.

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Philadelphia digital startup Tendo emerges from stealth mode, details Jefferson Health collaboration
By John George – Senior Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal

Apr 1, 2021

A Philadelphia tech startup backed by venture capital firm General Catalyst has emerged from stealth mode to officially announce its collaboration with Jefferson Health, and how it plans to make medical care more consumer friendly.

Tendo Health is led by siblings and software industry veterans Dan Goldsmith and Jennifer Goldsmith. The brother and sister, formerly executives with Veeva and Instructure, have spent more than a decade developing software now used widely in the education and life sciences industries.

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Philadelphia Business Journal
By John George

The Philadelphia region again ranks among the top 10 in a trade publication’s assessment of the country’s top markets for biopharma activity.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) ranked Philadelphia seventh on its top 10 list of biopharma clusters, down one spot from its sixth-place finish in 2019 when GEN last published its analysis.

The report measures U.S. cities and regions based on four quantifiable factors: funding for life sciences, patents awarded, lab space and number of life sciences jobs.

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WSFS Financial Corporation to Combine with Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, Solidifies Position as the Premier Bank and Wealth Management Franchise in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware Region

Combination accelerates delivery and talent transformations by providing greater scale to leverage existing investments and enhance long-term initiatives.

WILMINGTON, Del. and BRYN MAWR, Pa., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WSFS) and Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: BMTC), jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (“Bryn Mawr”) will merge with WSFS Financial Corporation (“WSFS”), in a transaction valued at approximately $976.4 million. Simultaneously with the merger, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (“BMT”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Bryn Mawr, will merge into WSFS Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of WSFS. The combination of two of the high performing, locally-based financial services companies in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region solidifies WSFS’ position as the preeminent, locally-headquartered bank for this region. With nearly $20 billion in assets and an approximately $43 billion Wealth Management business as of December 31, 2020, WSFS believes that following the merger it will be the only bank in the region with distinct market-share advantages, including market knowledge, local decision-making, a full-service product suite and a balance sheet to compete with larger regional and national banks.

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