CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

Smart Money: Angel & Startup Investing
2026-10-22 14:00 - 2026-10-24 14:00 (America/New_York) | Duke University – Fuqua School of Business, 100 Fuqua Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States

Solo Together Summit
2026-10-26 - 2026-10-27

BioFuture: The Nexus for Innovators, Investors, and Changemakers to Rethink and Shape the Future of Healthcare
2026-10-27 - 2026-10-28

FFVC Test Flight Pitch Practice
2026-11-03 09:30 - 10:30 | First Flight Venture Center, 2 Davis Drive, Durham, NC, 27709, United States

First Friday at Raleigh Founded - North Street
2026-11-06, 2026-12-04, 2027-01-01 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

Free Coworking Day at The Junction
2026-11-06 08:30 - 17:00, 2026-12-04 08:30 - 17:00, 2027-01-01 08:30 - 17:00 | Innovate Carolina, 136 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC, 17514, United States

Strength in Numbers: Members Coffee (Invite Only)
2026-11-06 09:30 - 11:00
Save the Date for our next Strength in Numbers Members Coffee coming up in November! Members can be on the lookout for a formal invitation to their emails.
Interested in becoming a Strength in Numbers member? Learn more here.

CEAg World Conference and Expo
2026-11-10 - 2026-11-11

Why Talent Planning Breaks in Startups
2026-11-10 09:00 - 11:00
Startups often under-plan talent because they are focused on funding, product, customers, and near-term execution. But as the company grows, talent gaps become business constraints. The goal of talent planning is not simply to decide who to hire next. It is to determine what capabilities, leadership structure, and operating model the company will need to execute its 2027 strategy.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

Connect to Capital AMA (Virtual)
2026-11-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-12-10 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for our Connect to Capital “Ask Me Anything,” where you can ask your most pressing fundraising questions. RSVP link coming soon.
Please Note: This session is built exclusively for our FORGE members.

NC IDEA Summit
2026-11-12 - 2026-11-13 | Sheraton Imperial, At Exit: 4700 Emperor Blvd, 282 Page Rd I-40, Durham, NC, 27703, United States

GRO12 Demo Day
2026-11-12 16:30 - 20:30
Join us for an evening celebrating the Fall 2026 GRO Incubator cohort, as founders pitch their startups. Connect with investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem partners while enjoying food, drinks, and great conversation. Let’s support the next generation of innovators growing in the Triangle!
Save the Date! RSVP info coming soon.

NC TECH Awards Celebration (Triangle)
2026-11-16 17:30 - 21:15 | Sheraton Imperial, At Exit: 4700 Emperor Blvd, 282 Page Rd I-40, Durham, NC, 27703, United States

Business and Bubbles - Presented by Startup Women NC
2026-11-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Hearsay, A Cocktail Bar, 317 W Chatham St, Cary, 27511, United States

Free Coworking at American Underground
2026-11-19, 2026-12-17 | American Underground, 324 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Free Coworking Day at American Underground
2026-11-19, 2026-12-17 | American Underground, 324 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Venture135
2026-11-19 - 2026-11-20

AMA with Sarah Katherine Smith
2026-11-19 09:00 - 10:30
Office Hours with Sarah Katherine Schmidt, following her “People and HR Workshop“. RSVP link and more information coming soon.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

Women Lead NC hosted by NC Chamber
2026-12-02 08:00 - 16:00 | Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, NC, 27601, United States

LiLa: Deal or No Deal? Evaluating the Pitch
2026-12-03 16:30 - 19:30

Strength in Numbers: Holiday Party
2026-12-08 16:00 - 19:00 | RBF, Your Authentic Champage Bar, 210 E Chatham St suite 10, Cary, NC, 27511, United States
Save the Date for our Strength in Numbers Holiday Party event coming up in December! Ticket information coming soon.

FORGE CEO Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-12-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Mez Contemporary Mexican, 5410 Page Road, Durham, 27703, United States
An evening designed exclusively for FORGE founders and CEOs—starting with a casual networking hour, followed by facilitated roundtable discussions in industry-specific groups.
Attendance is invite-only and limited. To learn more about FORGE, visit: https://cednc.org/forge/

CES
2027-01-06 - 2027-01-09
