Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
CED Seeks Nominations for Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards
Nomination Deadline Set for April 29
April 20, 2005, Research Triangle Park, NC – The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is accepting nominations for its annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. The nomination deadline is April 29.
CED's Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards is scheduled for June 15, 2005, from 6-9:30 p.m. at the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham, NC. CED’s annual awards recognize outstanding entrepreneurs, companies and other members of the CED community for their achievements during the past year.
CED will recognize North Carolina-based companies and individuals in the following categories:
- Entrepreneurial Excellence
- Deal of the Year Public
- Deal of the Year Private
- Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs
- Product/Technology/Innovation of the Year
- Start-up/Spin-out of the Year
- FastTrac Company of the Year
- Community Impact
- Growth Company of the Year
- Chairman’s Service
The nomination form, award category descriptions, event registration and past winner details are available online at www.cednc.org/awards.
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 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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