CED Announces Early Stage Presenting Companies for Opportunity 2007.10 Innovators to Showcase their Business Plans 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 pleased to announce the names of the ten early stage companies selected to present at the fifth annual Opportunity conference next month. The conference will be held on September 10-11 at the SunSpree Resort in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The Opportunity 2007 early stage presenting companies are: * A-B A-B Air-Britain (UK-based aviation historical society) A-B Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis (Graz, Austria) Sea Research, Inc. (Raleigh, N.C., http://a-b-sea.com) * Beecoz (Raleigh, N.C., www.beecoz.com) * BioMedomics (RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. , N.C., www.biomedomics.com) * Magnus Health Portal (Raleigh, N.C., www.magnushealthportal.com) * Nanovector (Raleigh, N.C., www.nanovector.it) * PrepChamps (Apex, N.C., www.prepchamps.com) * Source Horizon, Inc. (Greensboro, N.C., www.sourceauthority.com) * Transfusion & Transplantation Technologies (3Ti) (Atlanta, Ga., www.3TiBio.com) * Trend Funnel (Greensboro, N.C., www.trendfunnel.com) * Valencell, Inc. (Raleigh, N.C., www.valencell.com) In addition to the early stage company presentations, the conference also includes Curbside Consulting, in which entrepreneurs meet one-on-one to discuss critical business issues with industry professionals, and workshops on topics ranging from real estate entrepreneurship to building a successful branding campaign around a business or product. A key benefit of all CED programs, conference attendees experience diverse opportunities to network with angel investors, entrepreneurs and service professionals. Success stories will be shared by seasoned entrepreneurs in keynote remarks from the former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Hotjobs.com, Richard Johnson Richard Johnson may refer to:
And, following its success at CED's Venture 2007 Conference, the popular Start-up Speed Dating speed dating n → sistema di appuntamenti grazie al quale si possono incontrare in pochissimo tempo diverse persone e scegliere eventualmente chi frequentare program makes its debut at Opportunity 2007. In this fast-paced, round-robin event, pre-seed companies have three minutes to pitch and two minutes for Q&A with each table of investors. After five minutes, the companies move to the next group of investors. A list of participating companies will be released in the coming weeks. "The annual Opportunity conference provides investors with a front row seat to see up-and-coming investment opportunities in the Southeast," said CED President Monica Doss. "We are especially excited about this year's lineup of early stage presenting companies." About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. 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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