380 attendants. 20 years of history. Immeasurable hours spent researching. 1 heck of an impact. Last night at their annual meeting, CED presented a 20-year retrospective report, “Starting Something: The State of the Entrepreneurial Economy of North Carolina, 1992-2011,” which was compiled in conjunction with First Flight Venture Center and UNC-Chapel Hill Department of City …
Read MoreMonthly Archive for: ‘January, 2012’
HIPAA/HITECH Security Implementation for Small Healthcare Practices 0
From one of our Friends of First Flight…space is limited so register today! Planning to prepare and comply with HIPAA/HITECH security rule requirements for federal audit? If 2012 is your meaningful use security and risk assessment target submission year, then register for this 4-hour course designed to prepare you to build an effective and complete …
Read MoreFirst Flight Venture Center to provide wet lab space to research companies 0
Space is filling up quickly but labs are still available! Thanks CED for getting the word out! “For the last 10 years CED has helped me to know what I need to know and to meet the people I need to meet. Every company has a different path to success, but in North Carolina all …
Read MoreFirst Flight & CED in the news! 0
IBM, Cisco, SAS. Recognize these companies? Of course you do. Not only are they some of the largest employers in North Carolina, but the companies were founded right here in our area. While these three companies are easily recognizable, there are many companies which have come out of RTP that aren’t quite as large in …
Read MoreSBIR/STTR Grant Workshop Info 0
Is it really grant time again?? Well it may not seem like it, but April 5th’s NIH deadline will be here before you know it. Our friend Nancy Fisher has sent us the latest information an SBIR/STTR workshop. Below is Nancy’s contact information and information for the workshop. Please contact her with any questions – …
Read MoreTriangle Startup Factory Re-Launch 0
Another accelerator is among us… Tech Crunch has recently made the announcement that “serial entrepreneurs and mentors Chris Heivly and Dave Neal are kicking off the re-launch of their North Carolina-based startup accelerator, Triangle Startup Factory, in the hopes of providing entrepreneurs with a founder-friendly option for accelerating their early-stage tech businesses.” Their advantage? “Each …
Read MoreFirst Flight in the news! 0
First Flight and its tenants have been making news! Starting out, First Flight tenant, NovaTarg has made headlines for their pre-clinical research working toward an investigational hepatitis C treatment. The recent inception loan from the NC Biotechnology Center will allow the company to make advancements in their preclinical research working towards a treatment for Hepatitis …
Read MoremyDrugCosts now FREE for everyone on the North Carolina State Health Plan 0
Friend of First Flight, myDrugCosts recently announces their program is FREE for everyone on the NC State Health Plan!! Here’s the news directly from myDrugCosts President Dan Pollard: Would you buy $659 million of prescription drugs without considering cost?? I wouldn’t. That’s why my company, myDrugCosts, has made its mobile website freely available to everyone on …
Read MoreSelling to Survive 0
Sales are everywhere and happen every day. Whether you’re discussing your product with the person behind you at the grocery store, convincing your kids to do their chores, or if you’re pitching an idea to an investor – sales are important. And we aren’t the only one who think sales is an art worth learning. …
Read MoreGetting the convo started in 2012 0
It’s no secret that I like to pull inspiration and/or content from various entrepreneur Subject Matter Experts. I think diversity in knowledge is one of the best ways to get a good feel for the trends of business & how you can utilize them to further advance your business. I particularly enjoy the articles which …
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