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Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. and
Springboard Managed Hosting Commit $100,000 to CED
May 29, 2002, Research Triangle Park, NC - Cherry, Bekaert &Holland, L.L.P. and Springboard Managed Hosting have each pledged $100,000 to the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's (CED) Innovation to Impact campaign. CED seeks to raise $3 million for the five-year strategic initiative designed to support area entrepreneurship.
"The generous pledges from both these companies demonstrate incredible leadership and vision for entrepreneurship," said Monica Doss, CED president. "The five-year commitments speak volumes about their dedication to the region and to our community's future generations."
Through Innovation to Impact, CED will embark on the following:
- Provide a wider and deeper set of services in the areas of management and leadership development, especially to companies farther along in their life cycles.
- Engage government, civic, academic, corporate and technology organizations for both the delivery of entrepreneur-oriented services and programs and for regional positioning, promotion, and message-shaping.
- Expand the pipeline of potential high-growth companies by actively encouraging their development in traditionally under-represented areas and groups.
Other current $100,000 investors to Innovation to Impact include: Bank of America; Comerica Incorporated Technology and Life Sciences Division; Daniels & Daniels, P.A.; Ernst & Young, LLP; Gray Ventures, Inc.; hesketh.com; Hutchison & Mason PLLC; Intersouth Partners; Kenan-Flagler Business School; Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.; Kilpatrick Stockton LLP; Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A.; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; RBC Centura; Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP; Southeast Interactive Technology Funds; US Trust; Wachovia; Wakefield Group, L.P.; Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC; WUNC Radio; Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP.
About Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.
With 27 offices in seven southeastern states, CB&H is the largest accounting
and consulting firm headquartered in the Southeast. The firm is made up of a
broad network of professionals offering a wide range of quality services to
over 25,000 clients. For more information, visit www.cbh.com
or contact Steve Miller at 919-782-1040.
About Springboard Managed Hosting
Headquartered in Cary, NC, Springboard is the Triangle's Premier Data Center
and Managed Web Hosting provider for critical Internet applications and infrastructure.
With a state-of-the-art Data Center and the largest network in the Carolinas,
backed by Dual OC3 Internet connections, Springboard's full suite of solutions
range from simple hosting and co-location to more complex web and application
hosting. For more information, visit www.springboardhosting.com.
About CED
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation
and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region.
CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and
existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops
and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest
entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 5,000 members
representing 1,200 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms.
For more information, visit www.cednc.org.