Partners Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Performentor We recently had the opportunity to talk with Alicia Parr, Founder & CEO of Performentor. Here’s what she told us about the company, its services, and how they’re deep in upgrading and codifying their business processes: Can you tell us a little about Performentor? Performentor is a leading fractional human resource management firm delivering scalable […]
CED News/Events, Entrepreneur, Partners, Press Release // business, entrepreneurship, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Venture Funding Stays Strong Despite Threats Of A Recession $4.2 billion raised by companies scaling in North Carolina. Research Triangle Park, NC. March 1, 2023 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) released its annual Venture Report of equity funding for calendar year 2022. Each year since 2000, CED has tracked the investments in North Carolina-headquartered, high-growth companies. In 2022, a total of 246 companies (25 more […]
Partners // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, GRO, NC, north carolina, Tech The Importance of Community for Startups: Lessons from Phil Dixon CED had an opportunity to sit down with Cirrus Insight’s current CEO Phil Dixon on critical lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur. Cirrus Insight is a growth-focused startup that equips Sales Teams with Salesforce automation and Sales Acceleration tools. Cirrus Insight experienced significant growth in 2020 when it merged with ZynBit, a competing startup founded […]
Partners How to Go from No Paycheck for Three Years to a 200 Million Dollar Exit Read more on the Hutchison PLLC blog about how Jurassic Capital Founder, Joe Colopy risked it all to found his own company. This incredible story highlights the payoffs that can be made by taking big risks. While these risks were calculated on Joe’s part, there are many mistakes (we like to call them lessons) that […]
Partners HR Metrics that Matter written by ExtensisHR Over the past several years, data-driven human resources (HR) has become essential to maximizing a company’s HR function and uncovering valuable information about an organization and its workforce. This growing trend has led to a greater focus on and awareness of HR analytics, and the benefits a data-driven approach can have on […]
Partners // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, lawyer, legal, trademark What’s in a Name? written by Emily Haas, Senior Counsel, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP A famous playwright asked, “What’s in a name?” When it comes to names for small businesses, the answer is, “Quite a lot!” Choosing the right name can make all the difference for a new business. A business’ unique name – and the reputation that the […]