RTP, NC, August 10, 2020 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) announced the release of a new program today. GRO, a nine-week incubator program beginning October 5th, is aimed at supporting high-growth, high-impact companies looking to grow their venture through valuable programming and coaching. CED has supported high-growth entrepreneurial companies for decades. In fact, […]
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Press Release – Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) Welcomes New Directors to CED Board
RTP, NC, July 23, 2020 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), the longest-running entrepreneurial support organization in the nation, today announced its 2020-2021 Board of Directors. In order to strengthen North Carolina’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, CED provides resources and services to propel companies into highly successful businesses. We are excited to announce seven new directors […]
Press Release – 2019 Innovators Report Released
$1.5 Billion in Venture Funding in 2019 Shows Strength of Maturing North Carolina Startup Ecosystem CED’s Innovators Report provides a view into the data supporting CED’s Connect to Capital, a strategic investor-entrepreneur matching service. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, June 5, 2020 – CED is excited to announce the publication of the 2019 Innovators Report. High-growth […]
Effective Leadership in Crisis
In early March, seemingly an eternity ago, I visited a client’s office to catch up. One of the firm’s senior leaders greeted me in the hallway with a smile and elbow bump. I wondered in the moment if I should do the same. Yet as I walked down the hall, out of habit, I shook […]
Making Connections that Count at Venture Connect Online
Networking. Meeting people. Seeing companies. Making connections. This is what we heard from you, our attendees, partners, sponsors, and presenting companies, about what makes Venture Connect such a valuable experience. So when it became clear that we could not safely hold our Summit as planned, the CED team immediately began working to reimagine a virtual […]
CED Announces Leadership Transition
Nation’s oldest and largest entrepreneurial support organizations makes changes to position the organization for the next decade. March 27th 2020, RTP, NC – Today, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) announced Ravila Gupta, President and CEO of the CED will continue to play a critical leadership role with CED and has been nominated to be […]