CED in the News, 2004

12/30/04

How to Set Up Your Sales Force: Five Steps to Success

12/16/04

Hiring for Victory: Selecting Winners for Entrepreneurial Companies

12/9/04

New Ventures Face Serious Challenges Beyond Those of Raising Money

12/8/04

Challenge brings in 50 tons of food

12/2/04

Off-Shoring Debate Is Hot, But Truth Is Most Companies Do Not Do Enough

11/19/04

Inspire CEO Gives a $75,000 Boost to Council for Entrepreneurial Development

11/18/04

Sound Idea: Duke PhD Turns Research into New Venture

11/11/04

You Gotta Believe: Many Start-ups Simly Quit Too Soon

11/1/04

Early-Stage Companies to Test Drive Start-up Grid Computing

11/4/04

Pushing New Industry: Group Touts Medical Devices

11/2/04

500-Plus Entrepreneurial Hopefuls Go Back to 'School'

10/29/04

CED Names Wake Forest MBA Graduate as Director of Business Development

10/29/04

CED Study: Entrepreneurs more optimistic

10/29/04

Part 2: Plaxo Co-Founder's Message to Other Entrepreneurs: Perseverance Is Necessary

10/28/04

Part 1: Plaxo Co-Founder To Tell Entrepreners Keys to Success

10/28/04

CED Moves Venture Conference in Pinehurst, Accepting Presenter Applications

10/27/04

CED accepting Venture 2005 applications

10/20/04

A Message to Entrepreneurs: The Importance of Giving Back Can't Be Denied

10/11/04

InfoTech Demonstrates the Best of Tech, Entrepreneurship

10/9/04

Need a reminder? InfoTech will help (the online link is no longer active)
This story previewed CED's 14th annual InfoTech conference. Demo participant clearTXT is featured in the story's lead, and CED President Monica Doss is quoted in the article on venture capital trends, alternative funding sources, and growth prospects for IT companies.

10/7/04

Some companies bet on their clients (the online link is no longer active)
This story looked at area service partners who consider taking an equity stake in their early-stage company clients, as opposed to solely accepting cash payments for their services at the infant stages of a company's growth. CED President Monica Doss is quoted in the article, noting that area accountants, lawyers and other service professionals continue considering this option.

10/1/04

Tar Heels, Blue Devils and Wolfpack to TEAM-UP for Angel Investing Competition
(Guest Column by CED's Adam Smith)

10/04

The CED - Precursor to Regionalism: RTP-based Nonprofit Ignites Entrepreneurial Success Across The Triangle for Over Two Decades

10/04

State Needs a Strategy to Sow Up Seed Money

9/1/04

On the road to innovation
(Guest Column by CED's Monica Doss)

9/1/04

The Triangle's next high-impact cluster: medical devices
(Guest Column by CED's Adam Smith)

8/27/04

Creativity, energy win Doss lifetime achievement award

8/23/04

Taking RTP's 'Entrepreneurial Pulse': Entrepreneurs, CEOs Offer Insight into Challenges RTP Faces
(Guest Column by CED President Monica Doss)

8/12/04

Survey: Triangle entrepreneurs concerned most with talent management
(Guest Column by CED President Monica Doss)

7/16/04

Carolina Business Review Roundtable Discussion (the online link is no longer active)
CED President Monica Doss participates in state-wide broadcast of 30-minute panel discussion, broadcast on UNC-TV public television. For general information on Carolina Business Review, visit www.unctv.org/carolinabusinesreview/.

7/10/04

IT may ride next wave of IPOs (the online link is no longer active)
This story examined the climate for information technology companies to file for IPOs. CED President Monica Doss is quoted on why some IT companies have considered going public but might wait until the markets improve.

7/01/04

RTI Takes Leadership Role in Tech Transfer, Economic Development
(Guest Column by CED's Adam Smith)

6/23/04

When Reviewing Sales and Marketing, Don't Overlook Partnerships and Channel Strategies
(Guest Column by SAS' Donna Peek, a speaker at CED's Engage: Sales & Marketing)

6/22/04

Marketing Is as Important as Ever - It's Just Becoming a More Difficult Role To Play Well
(Guest Column Q&A with CED President Monica Doss and Savvy Marketing Group's Grace Ueng, a speaker at CED's Engage: Sales & Marketing)

6/21/04

The Art of Selling: Successful Entrepreneurs Must Overcome the 'Our Baby Can't Be Ugly' Syndrome
(Guest Column by Smart Online's Deb Lovig, a speaker at CED's Engage: Sales & Marketing)

6/11/04

Stock your Marketing and Sales Teams Like a Professional Sports General Manager
(Guest Column by Maverick Marketing's Scott Place, a speaker at CED's Engage: Sales & Marketing)

6/09/04

Party like it's 1984 (the online link is no longer active)
This article gave a brief preview of CED's 20th anniversary celebration and annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards.

6/02/04

Brave Small World (the online link is no longer active)
This feature story examined the growing importance of small business owners and entrepreneurs. CED President Monica Doss is quoted on the shift of entrepreneurship from a “subculture” in the 1980's to more mainstream idea in today's local business community.

6/01/04

Seeding Innovation: New Ways to Foster Commercialization
(Guest Column by CED's Adam Smith)

5/01/04

Better Living through Chemistry
(Guest Column by CED's Adam Smith)

5/01/04

CED Venture Wrap Up

4/30/04

Venture mood brightens

4/30/04

Dole delivers keynote address at conference

4/28/04

Bob Dole jokes, lauds N.C. at business conference

4/15/04

It can take a village to raise a ranking (the online link is no longer active)
Columnist Nancy Dunne visited the Research Triangle Park and wrote about the region's growth and potential. Dunne writes that CED was created 20 years ago to “nurse start-ups to life, providing courses, coaching and entrée to venture capital.”

4/01/04

The Two C's Of Entrepreneurship: Connections And Collaborations
(First in series of monthly guest columns by CED's Adam Smith)

3/9/04

Biotech pitch hits road

3/9/04

N.C. boosts efforts to lure biotech

3/9/04

NC EconWatch: Group travels to Boston to grab share of capital

2/2004

Time to raise money?

1/13/04

Bob Dole will be keynote speaker

1/2004

2004: A look ahead in North Carolina technology