CED News/Events, Press Release // business, entrepreneurship, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: CED Announces $4 Million Leadership Investment Successful founder, Bill Spruill provides initial funding to help the region achieve national dominance Research Triangle Park, NC, January 24, 2023 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (“CED”) announces a historical $4 million investment, the largest donation ever made to an Entrepreneurial Support Organization in North Carolina. The commitment is part of a 10-year plan […]
Uncategorized Grow your business by expanding your network One key strategy for building your business is to actively expand your network. Most entrepreneurs know that having strong supporters who can open doors, help find customers and employees, or help fund your business is a requirement to scale. The question then becomes how do I find the right people to add to my network? […]
CED News/Events, Press Release // Board of Directors, business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, GRO, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: CED’s Venture Connect Summit + Celebration Returns for Two Full-Days March 29-30, 2023 RTP, NC, December 19, 2022 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today announced the 2023 Venture Connect Summit + Celebration is scheduled for March 29-30 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Returning to a two-day format, the Summit will feature 150 companies from the Southeast live on-stage, ecosystem focused programming, one-on-one meeting, networking receptions, […]
CED News/Events, Press Release // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: CED Announces GSK as the Corporate Host for the 2023 Venture Connect Summit + Celebration Brennan Barber, Jay Bigelow, Brian McGhee (GSK), Kelly Rowell, Leon Wright (GSK), Elaina Bade, Hunter Young RTP, NC, December 7, 2022 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) announced today its partnership with GSK to host the 2023 Venture Connect Summit + Celebration. A long-term collaborator of […]
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 […]
Entrepreneur // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, GRO, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech Using Crowdfunding to Fund Your Startup Startup founders often ask me about using crowdfunding as a fundraising strategy to launch their startup. For many consumer products companies, this may be a good path to test product concepts. However, for those that want to raise equity, the misconception that crowdfunding is the easier path, vs the traditional path of finding friends and family, […]