Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
NCSU and CED Team to Highlight
University Resources for Entrepreneurs
CED and NCSU Host Follow-Up Luncheon After Successful Kick-Off Program in 2003
April 7, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) are hosting a special luncheon for industry executives, venture capitalists and science and technology entrepreneurs on April 30 at NCSU's College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. The luncheon's goal is to continue discussions that started during a collaborative event in September 2003 hosted by CED and NCSU's Economic Development Partnership (EDP) - a function of the Office of Extension and Engagement.
“CED's continued partnership with N.C. State will increase awareness of university resources and also help lay the groundwork for future collaborations between entrepreneurial companies and faculty,” said CED President Monica Doss. “North Carolina's leading universities -- including N.C. State -- are answering the charge to become more involved in economic development and entrepreneurship.”
During the kick-off event in September 2003, over 100 members of the entrepreneurial community heard comments from NCSU Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, CED Chairman Les Bethune and other university leaders on ways that entrepreneurs could take advantage of university resources. The event also featured concurrent focus sessions where leaders of individual NCSU colleges and campus units met with attendees to share specific activities, resources and collaborative opportunities in their area.
After receiving positive feedback from this program, NCSU and CED decided to organize a series of follow-up luncheons at specific NCSU colleges to allow university and business leaders to discuss opportunities in more detail. In addition to the April 30 event at the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, future luncheons are being planned at College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences and at other NCSU colleges.
For more details on this event and other upcoming luncheons, contact CED's Corey Waters at cwaters@cednc.org or 919.549.7500 x125.
About NCSU's Economic Development Partnership: NC State University, a land grant institution for the New Economy, delivers significant economic and social benefits through provision of knowledge and technology-based solutions to government, industry and the private sector. Funded research combined with teaching and extension produces innovations, which when transferred and commercialized, results in knowledge and wealth creation. Results include more competitive manufacturers, expanded resident corporate R&D, more local high-growth companies, increased technology commercialization and empowered communities throughout North Carolina.
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, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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