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, […]
CED News/Events, Press Release // Board of Directors, business, entrepreneurship, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: Founders and Investors Back the CED Mission by Joining Its Board of DirectorsïżŒ RTP, NC, Sept 19, 2022 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today announced its 2022-2023 Board of Directors. The Board will support CEDâs mission to connect entrepreneurial companies with high-value resources to accelerate business growth. The Board unanimously elected William Spruill, Co-founder and President of Global Data Consortium, as its Chair serving through Sept […]
CED News/Events, Press Release // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, GRO, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: CED Announces GRO Demo DayïżŒ CED Announces GRO Demo Day Following in the footsteps of some 1,000 North Carolina companies before them, nine new companies are ready to present their story RTP, NC, September 7, 2022 — The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) announces GRO Demo Day for itsâ summer cohort, this event will be held in-person, Thursday, October 6 […]
CED News/Events, Press Release // business, businessplan, CED, entrepreneurship, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech PRESS RELEASE: CED Selects 10 Local Tech Startups to Attend the Business of Software Conference For Free Through a generous donation from successful tech executive Bill Spruill, CED is paying for ten Tech Leaders to attend the 3-day event in Boston. Business of Software Conference (BOS) is one of the most important education conferences for scaling tech companies, annually.
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, âWhatâs in a name?â When it comes to names for small businesses, the answer is, âQuite a lot!â Choosing the right name can make all the difference for a new business. A businessâ unique name â and the reputation that the […]