CED plans return to ‘in person’ format for 2022 venture conference
CED is excited to announce Venture Connect 2022 is coming back live and in person! Here’s the latest.
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Report: NC’s entrepreneurial firms set record for funding in 2020 – $3.4B
Entrepreneurial companies across North Carolina raised a record $3.4 billion in venture capital funding last year despit the pandemic, setting a record for the state’s startup economy. So says the annual Innovators Report from the Council for Entrepreneurial Development.
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No longer ‘interim,’ CED’s top exec will lead new strategic planning process
Kelly Rowell is the newly appointed president and CEO of CED. It’s a familiar role — she served in an interim capacity for the prior year. Here’s her vision – and her charge.
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Council for Entrepreneurial Development names interim exec as CEO
CED has named Kelly Rowell as its next president and CEO, plans to leverage knowledge and expertise of Triangle’s founders that enables more success stories in North Carolina.
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Three-day virtual CED expo to highlight best of what NC’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has to offer
CED Venture Connect will occur in its entirety virtually, with the goal of connecting entrepreneurial companies to the resources that they need to grow. Heres a preview of the three-day event.
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Will ‘new normal’ bring a return to in-person events? Not right now, say many organizations
WRAL TechWire asked five of North Carolina’s largest business network organizations about when/how they’ll return in-person events, what would need to happen before they do, how virtual programming is going so far, lessons learned, and more.
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Deadline for CED’s GRO incubator nears – don’t miss your chance to learn from top coaches
The most important aspect of any accelerator or incubator program is the experts you will meet, learn from, and work with. CED is blessed to have a deep and rich network of experts it called on as we put together our GRO incubator. We refer to these folks as CED’s “secret sauce.” Dont miss the deadline for the program.
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Council for Entrepreneurial Development’s interim CEO says it’s ‘full speed ahead’ into a virtual world
In an exclusive interview, Kelly Rowell, interim CEO at the CED says the organization has adapted well to virtual environments and is going full speed ahead.
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Report: NC entrepreneurial companies raise $1.5B in 2019 – 2nd best ever total
North Carolina entrepreneurial companies raised roughly $1.5 billion in 2019, according to the Council for Entrepreneurial Development’s (CED) Innovators Report released today. We’ve got the details.
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