Mission
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) was
founded in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entreprepreneurial companies and accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. CED achieves its mission by providing
programs and services in four major areas: education,
capital formation, outreach and communications.
Through these efforts, CED provides entrepreneurs
with the knowledge and skills that will ensure
success and heighten awareness of the contribution
that entrepreneurial companies make to our community
and our economy.
CED is a hybrid of a membership-based
entrepreneurial support/advocacy organization and an
economic development organization. We provide
assistance to individual entrepreneurs and companies
but also work to develop policies and resources in
our region that will enhance entrepreneurial success.