March 2008 Archives
Another Entrepreneurial Benchmark - the Inc. 500 is Now 5000
Back in the day, when IBM, General Motors and Procter and Gamble drove the national economy, a list of 500 "fastest growing privately held companies" was sufficient to capture the depth and breadth of entrepreneurial achievement in America. Launched at the same time CED was being formed as a spin-out of the Raleigh Chamber, the Inc. 500 has featured many companies before they became world-renowned, including Microsoft, Domino's Pizza, and Oracle.
Starting in 2007, the list was expanded ten-fold to 5,000. The deadline for the 2008 list, to be publicized in September, is April 30, 2008. For more information, visit www.inc.com/inc5000apply/.
Startup Chatter - online, collaborative peer magazine launched
I am a huge fan of Donna Bogatin, internet business blogger extraordinaire who blogged initially under the ZDNet Digital Markets banner and then launched her own blog, "Inside Chatter." Donna joined Don Dodge, Microsoft, and Eric Auchard, Reuters, for "Technology Trends of Today and Tomorrow," the closing media panel on the Tech 2007 here in the RTP. Donna grokked the Triangle entrepreneurial and technology scene as the "real deal" -- lots of solid innovation under the hood supported by a community that does what it takes to help companies start and thrive.
So I was REALLY thrilled when she asked me to be one of the Masthead Contributors
N.C. Ranks First in the Nation for Small Metro Business Growth
North Carolina placed first in the nation in Site Selection magazine’s annual ranking of states with small metropolitan areas having new and expanded corporate facilities. The Greensboro-High Point area topped the magazine list for the second consecutive year because of 30 new and expanded corporate facility projects recruited in 2007. The Raleigh-Cary area tied for sixth with 25 projects and Rocky Mount tied for sixth nationwide with 9 projects.