RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Today the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is kicking off a new seminar series to help educate tech and life science startups on a range of topics relevant to running their businesses.
All sessions are free of charge and take place today through Thursday at The Frontier in RTP.
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The Accelerate Series is presented in partnership with Smith Anderson, Bank of America and NC State’s Office of Research and Innovation and Economic Development.
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The sessions are interactive to facilitate discussion and collaboration among the participants. Here’s a quick summary:
June 24:
- Sales: How to create a sales process that leads to rapid growth.
- Marketing: Covers the multi-step process of bringing a product to market, from testing to initial offering.
- Launch strategies: An overview of the approach for commercializing medtech, pharma or biologic products, covering regulatory protection and commercial goals.
June 25:
- Finance: This session covers accounting challenges, cash management and the process of building a finance team.
- Leadership: Led by TeachingHorse CEO June Gunter, this session covers communication and priority management for startup executives.
June 26:
- Retaining talent: How startup executives can boost transparency, establish and maintain their company culture, and increase employee retention.
- Recruiting talent: A session on best-practices for HR representatives involved in the recruiting process.
June 27:
- Exit strategies: This session covers everything from IPOs to M&As to the post-exit growth stage.
- Raising capital: This two-track session aims to help tech and life science founders choose the right funding option for their business.
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