CAFE

About CAFE
About CAFE

 

CAFE, or Competitive Advantage through Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, is a bi-annual lunch series which provides entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn critical skills and understand important issues that will affect their start-up success.

 

The basic format for each series is as follows: a 30-minute networking lunch, with pizza and beverages provided by CED, followed by an hour presentation from subject-matter experts. Additional break-out sessions follow the presentations, giving entrepreneurs like you the opportunity to have specific follow-up questions answered by panelists.

 

 

Spring 2012 CAFE Series

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Tuesday, March 27--Capital Raising Tactics: Non-dilutive Funding, Angel Funding, VC Funding, & Bank Loans

Tuesday, April 24--Your Target Market and How to Appeal to Your Niche Customers

Tuesday, June 5--Lead a Thirsty Horse to Water, and It Will Drink, or, Creating Your Go-To-Market Strategy

 

Location
American Underground in the Tobacco Campus - Directions
334 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701

 

Fees and Registration

 

Free for CED Members
Non-Members - $20 Advance / $30 on-site

Pizza and beverages will be provided

featured Speakers

  • Ann Borden, PG, RSM, President, Solutions-IES, Industrial & Environmental Services
  • Sepi Asefnia, PE, President, Sepi Engineering & Construction
  • Deborah Hylton, Chairperson (non-Executive) of the Board of Directors, Wells' Dairy, Inc.

 

 

Fall 2012 CAFE Series

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Tuesday, August 21--Meet the Entrepreneurial Support Organizations

Tuesday, September 18--Developing an Effective Value Proposition

Tuesday, October 16--"Why I Didn't Invest:" Lessons from VC's and Angels

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