Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
CED to Host Innovator's Quarterly Workshop at MCNC Jan. 31
Attendees Will Evaluate Business Feasibility of Ideas with Seasoned Mentors
January 26, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is hosting a half-day workshop to help potential entrepreneurs learn more about starting a business. The Innovator's Quarterly Workshop, part of CED's comprehensive training and mentoring programs, will be held at the MCNC Research & Development Institute in the RTP on Saturday, January 31, 2004, from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
The Innovator's Quarterly Workshop is designed to help prospective entrepreneurs understand entrepreneurship, investors and the start-up process. Most participants in the Innovator's Quarterly Workshop are corporate and academic researchers, but the program is open to anyone who is working with an innovative technology or idea and is interested in starting a new venture.
Each workshop participant will learn how to compare their technology and idea against the investment criteria of angels and venture capitalists. Well-established entrepreneurs, along with investors and service partners, will deliver the content of the program, combining panel discussions with interactive workshops and take-away tools.
Workshop leaders and speakers at the Jan. 31 Workshop include the following:
- Peyton Anderson, CEO, Affinergy
- John Cambier, Vice President, MCNC Ventures
- Mike Doernberg, CEO, SmartPath, Inc.
- John Ujvari, SBTDC
- Jesko von Windheim, founder, Cronos Microsystems
- Ken Eheman, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
The panels and workshop groups will cover the following key topics:
- Understanding Entrepreneurship
- Understanding Funding Sources and the Business
- Understanding the Start-up Process
Registration is open to anyone who is working with a technology or idea and considering commercialization possibilities. Service partners working with such companies are not able to register for this event. To register for the next Innovator's Workshop, visit https://secure.cednc.org/programs/capital_connection/innovators_quarterly_workshop/register.htmls
CED's suite of training and mentoring programs assist entrepreneurs at various stages, from idea to initial funding, by providing mentors and instruction. The programs provide entrepreneurs with tools to evaluate their ideas, refine their business concepts and produce solid business plans and strategies. Programs include the Innovator's Quarterly Workshop; FastTrac Tech, a comprehensive entrepreneurial training program for entrepreneurs starting or growing high-tech businesses, including technology transfers and corporate licensees; and STREAK, a mentoring and critiquing program for young high-growth companies seeking equity or strategic investment. http://www.cednc.org/programs/capital_connection
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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