Our Mission
SCS provides trusted publishing systems to those responsible for the free press.

Our Vision
Good technology decreases the cost of production and frees people from repetitive tasks.

The story of our founding

How many vendors to the newspaper industry – especially software vendors – can boast 40 years in business under the same owner?

That’s the milestone Martha Cichelli reached in November in 2015, celebrating the ruby anniversary of her founding of Software Consulting Services (SCS), a small, family-owned start-up whose systems would become the heartbeat of hundreds of newspapers – large and small – throughout North and South America.

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The first Ben Franklin company

Some company start-up dates:
Microsoft      4/4/1975
Apple            4/1/1976
SCS               7/1/1976

In 1983 Ben Franklin wasn't like ABC's Shark Tank.

Who are Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania?

"We provide early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with investments, networking opportunities, and technical and business expertise. Ben Franklin staff work with companies to enhance their entire way of doing business."
                                                                      
"Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. In addition to its numerous investment partners, Ben Franklin receives funding from the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority. "
                                                                                                   
"Software Consulting Services was the first Ben Franklin incubator company anywhere in the state."

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