CED Accepting Opportunity 2007 Presenter Applications.Application Deadline is July 27 for Companies Across Southeast & Mid-Atlantic; Early-Stage Presentations and Speed Dating speed dating n → sistema di appuntamenti grazie al quale si possono incontrare in pochissimo tempo diverse persone e scegliere eventualmente chi frequentare Will Match Start-ups with Investors RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) is now accepting online applications from Southeast and Mid-Atlantic companies interested in presenting at CED's 5th annual Opportunity conference, set for September 10-11, 2007, at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The final application deadline is scheduled for July 27. Early-stage companies seeking angel funding and/or their first round of institutional investment are invited to submit a business plan for evaluation and possible inclusion at Opportunity 2007. Companies can apply for one of the following at Opportunity 2007: * Early Stage Presentation: 10-minute investor presentation for a company seeking first round angel or venture funding. * Start-up Speed Dating: pre-seed start-ups meet in a fast-paced 3 minute rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. session with investors. In addition, CED's Opportunity 2007 will feature Curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: Consulting sessions, expert speakers and concurrent panels that are relevant to businesses of all stages and high-growth industries. Conference attendees will experience multiple networking opportunities with angel investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. , entrepreneurs and service professionals. "Opportunity 2007 offers practical information and business advice for entrepreneurs, angel investors and service providers from a variety of experienced resources," said CED President Monica Doss. "People across the region, whether garage entrepreneurs, corporate employees or students can benefit from the interaction at Opportunity." For more information on Opportunity 2007, visit www.cednc.org/opportunity. About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Headquartered in the Research Triangle with a divisional office in Wilmington, CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. www.cednc.org |
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