CED News/Events, Entrepreneur, Partners // business, entrepreneurship, NC, north carolina, Startup Unlock your Entrepreneurial Potential at the Founders First Event hosted by Bull City Venture Partners Mark your calendars for December 6th as Bull City Venture Partners (BCVP) hosts their Founders First event at Carolina Theatre. At the event, you will get to hear from out-of-market VC funds including Andreessen Horowitz, Hustle fund, JMI, Baird, and Edison Ventures, as well as two national speakers: Brian Shield on “Navigating Enterprise Opportunities in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]