Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
CED's Tech Forum Explores Government Resources
Jan. 21 Forum to Highlight Government as Customer, Funding Source
January 19, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) will host its next Technology Forum, “Government as Your Customer: Exploring Alternative Revenue Opportunities,” on Jan. 21 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the MCNC Building in the RTP.
During the January Tech Forum, a group of panelists will discuss the government as a major funding engine and customer for many innovation-based companies. Experts on government funding will highlight SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs, which provide $1.6 billion each year in R&D funding to innovative businesses through grants and contracts.
Attendees will also gain insight from CEOs who have successfully grown their companies with government customers. Tech Forum participants will hear success stories from entrepreneurial executives like 3Dsolve's Richard Boyd, who will explain how his simulation learning solutions company has made a significant impact in the military training industry.
CED's January Tech Forum participants include the following:
- Dr. Ellen Segan, Army Program Manager for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, Army Research Office
- Dr. Robert J. Lontz, President, MRPath Incorporated
- Mary Walker, Vice President of Business Development, MCNC Research & Development Institute
- Mark Larson, Partner, Grant Thornton
- Richard Boyd, President, 3Dsolve, Inc.
Pre-registration for the January Technology Forum closes on Monday, Jan. 19. On-site registration will be available at MCNC. For general registration details, visit CED's calendar (www.cednc.org/cal) or contact Allison Strong (astrong@cednc.org, 919.549.7500 x119).
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 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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