Companies to Watch

In partnership with the Edward Lowe Foundation and entrepreneurial support organizations from around the state, North Carolina Companies to Watch honors 25 second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products, and foster a dynamic workplace culture.

Join us on Thursday, June 7, 2012, from 6 - 9 PM for the

North Carolina Companies to Watch Awards Dinner

Raleigh Marriott City Center

500 Fayetteville Street

Raleigh, North Carolina

Tickets $125

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Note: To reserve a full table (10 seats) at a discounted rate, you must contact Vance Faulkner at vfaulkner@cednc.org or 919-226-0482.

The 2012 North Carolina Companies to Watch Award Recipients

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6fusion (Raleigh)
ACF Technologies, Inc. (Asheville)
Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (Research Triangle Park)
Amidon Contracting Solutions, Inc. (Youngsville)
Argand Energy Solutions (Charlotte)
Argyle Social (Durham)
Automated Insights, Inc. (Durham)
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, Inc. (Moravian Falls)
Combat Medical Systems (Fayetteville)
d-Wise Technologies (Raleigh)
EvoApp (Durham)
Infina Connect Healthcare Systems, Inc. (Cary)
Intelligent Access Systems (Garner)
Mariner Container, LLC (Granite Falls)
Mother Earth Brewing (Kinston)
Netsertive, Inc. (Research Triangle Park)
PharPoint Research, Inc. (Durham)
Prometheus Group (Raleigh)
Relevance, Inc. (Durham)
Smarter Systems (Charlotte)
Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. (Winston-Salem)
The Mother Earth Group, Inc. (Charlotte)
Valencell, Inc. (Raleigh)
XS, Inc. (Morrisville)
Zift Solutions, Inc. (Durham)

What Qualifies a Company as a Company to Watch Awards Recipient?

North Carolina Companies to Watch awards recepients must meet the following criteria for the year ending 2011:

Be privately held (not publicly traded and not a subsidiary or division of another company).
Be a commercial enterprise, not a nonprofit.
Be past the startup stage.
Be facing issues of growth, not survival.
Employ 6 to 99 full-time equivalent W-2 employees, including the owner.
Have between $750,000 and $50 million in annual revenue or working capital in place from investors or grants.
Be headquartered in North Carolina.
Have not won this award in the past.
Demonstrate the intent and capacity to grow based on evidence such as:
Employee or sales growth
Exceptional entrepreneurial leadership
Sustainable competitive advantage
Other notable factors that showcase the company's success