Connecting People with Opportunities and Resources
The following sections contain links to resources that can be useful when doing a startup or commercializing technology within a larger firm. If you know of additional resources, please send them to us.
Babcock Demon Incubator (BDI) – An incubator specializing in high growth companies. The BDI offers both resident and non-resident support models.
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship – An incubator with extensive facilities and services for companies in the Greensboro area.
NC Biotechnology Center Wet Lab Listing – A listing of available wet lab space in the area.
Council for Entrepreneurial Development Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the catalyst for business growth in NC. The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) was founded in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high impact companies in North Carolina.
Gateway University Research Park - a research park in Greensboro being developed by UNC Greensboro and NC A&T State University.
Piedmont Triad Research Park (PTRP) - a regional research park located in Winston Salem offering facilities for established companies as well as wet lab space for new ventures. PTRP is being developed by Wake Forest University.
North Carolina Biotech Center - an organazation that provides extensive support for bioscience companies. The support includes several forms of funding and the recently announced BATON program for university spinouts. There is also a local Piedmont Triad office.
North Carolina Medical Device Organization (NCMD) - The North Carolina Medical Device Organization is a project of NCBIO and is designed to support the medical device industry in North Carolina.
North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) - The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) is the statewide non-profit trade association representing the technology industry. The organization is largely focussed on information technology but does includes some other areas
NCnanotechnology.com - an resource for nanotechnology based activities in North Carolina and features news, events, and the North Carolina Nanotech Roadmap.
The Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network (PTEN) was formed in 2004 to provide comprehensive entrepreneurial support to high-growth, high-impact companies in the Piedmont Triad. PTEN programs include FastTrac Tech Venture courses, a business plan competition and Growth Accelerator Program providing funding to three new ventures annually, the Capital Connects! investor networking breakfast and the NC Nanotech Conference (www.ncnano.com).
Small Business and Technology Development Center - a business development service of the University of North Carolina system in partnership with the US Small Business Administration (SBA).
Springboard - Action Greensboro’s launchpad for creativity and innovation.
Startups24/7 - Council for Entrepreneurial Development’s resource portal for entrepreneurs. A rich source of information on all aspects of new venture creation and management.
TriadBiotech.com - an excellent information web site about bioscience people, resources, and activities in the Triad.
Triad InternNet - Triad InternNet connects college and university students to internship, co-op, and experiential learning opportunities with Triad-area businesses and organizations.
Wake Forest University Angell Center for Entrepreneurship – The Angell center is part of the Babcock School of Business and provides educational and community resources in the area of Entrepreneurship
Wake Forest University Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts – This office is responsible for pioneering undergraduate educational models and providing entrepreneurial resources to WFU undergrad students.
Wake Forest University Office of Technology Asset Management (OTAM) - the technology transfer office at Wake Forest University.
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Technology Council - the high tech support group within the local chamber of commerce.
The Angel Capital Association is North America's professional alliance of angel groups. This fast-growing association brings together many of the 265 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of angel investing. The site also has an excellent directory
The Angel Capital Education Foundation is an organization to assist and educate angel investors. The site contains excellent resources on investing, deal terms, and valuations.
Edward Lowe Foundation. The Lowe Foundation is an organization dedicated to supporting entreprenereurship and entrepreneurs. The foundation maintains a rich set of helpful articles in the resource section.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is an operating and grantmaking foundation that works toward the vision of self-sufficient people in healthy communities. The site offers extensive information on Entrepreneurship
Incubator.com - a global, virtual community of incubators, startups, and investors where the critical success factors of business incubation are provided online and free of charge.
National Business Incubation Association - NBIA provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies.
National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers The National Consortium has been formulated and developed over the last five years through the vision and support of the Kauffman Foundation Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Through the leadership of the University of Maryland, University of Southern California, and Ball State University, conferences were developed to bring together the best entrepreneurship centers in the United States. These conferences lead to the realization that greater collaboration among the directors of Entrepreneurship Centers would enhance and foster improvements in curriculum, research, outreach, projects and financial support for entrepreneurship.
National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2). An organization to support universities and university spinouts. The organization hosts conferences and workshops. There are also topical resources available at the site.
National Venture Capital Association. (VC trade association group…list and links to member firms (extensive), order books other information)
www.sba.gov (great source of a variety of information regarding small businesses and entrepreneurship)
SSTI (State Science and Technology Institute) Excellent source of economic development information and how to use technology to expand local economies. They have an excellent guide to high tech economic development available for free download.
grants.gov - the primary place to find opportunities for grants and awards from US Government agencies.
SBIR World The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide over 1 billion dollars a year to small businesses and university affiliates for research and development in a wide range of scientific and technical areas.
SBIR Gateway - an excellent portal linking almost all resources needed to research SBIR/STTR grants.
SBTDC SBIR/STTR Support Information - an essential collection of supporting resources for obtaining grants including guidelines and sample grant submissions.
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Angel Investment Network (BRAIN) - Asheville, NC
Inception Micro Angel Fund - a growing network of angel investors across North Carolina
Piedmont Angel Network - Triad area, NC
SilkRoad Equity - Winston-Salem, NC
Wed3 - Charlotte, NC
Triangle Accredited Capital Forum - Wake Forest, NC
Wilmington Investor Network - Wilmington, NC
Southeast
Angel Network of Sumner County - Hendersonville, TN
Ariel Savannah Angel Partners - Savannah, GA
Atlanta Technology Angels - Atlanta, GA
Charleston Angel Partners - Charleston, SC
Eastern NC - Investor Network - Greenville, NC
Emergent Growth Fund - Gainesville, FL
Nashville Capital Network - Nashville, TN
New World Angels - Boca Raton, FL
Seraph Group - Atlanta, GA
Springboard Capital - Jacksonville, FL
Winter Park Angels - Winter Park, FL
Mid Atlantic
Active Angel Investors - Vienna, VA
Angel Investors of Greater Washington - Washington, DC
BlueTree Allied Angels - Pittsburgh, PA
Delaware Crossing Investor Group - Doylestown, PA
Jefferson Corner Group - Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Active Angel Network - Charlottesville, VA
Washington Dinner Club - Washington, DC
A. M. Pappas & Associates - life sciences focused firm
The Aurora Funds, Inc. - general firm located in RTP
Hatteras Venture Partners - RTP based biosciences specialty firm
Idea Fund Partners - a seed and early stage fund in North Carolina
Intersouth Partners - general firm located in RTP
Southern Capital Ventures - an early stage North Carolina venture fund
Medical Device Investor List - a list of investors interested in medical devices sponsored by Medical Device Link.
Nanotech Venture Investor List - a list of investors interested in nanotechnology sponsored by NanoTech Now.
The Art of the Start. Guy Kawasaki
Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Kuratko, Covin, and Morris
The Entrepreneurs Guide to a Biotech Startup - an excellent free download from Evelexa Bioresources.
The Entrepreneurial Venture. Stevenson, Roberts, Bhide, and Sahlman
Founders at Work. Jessica Livingston
The Intentional Entrepreneur. Bodde
Technology Ventures From Idea to Enterprise. Byers and Dorf
The Entrepreneurs Guide to Business Law. Bagley and Dauchy
American Venture Magazine. An extensive site with discussions, articles, and resources on venture capital and entrepreneurshp.
The Angel Journal. A publication dedicated to angel investing. Many articles and resources are available for entrepreneurs and investors alike.
The Business Plan Archive a research database for scholars interested in studying high-tech entrepreneurship in the Dot Com Era and beyond.
Bioentrepeneur. A site sponsored by Nature Magazine with information and guidance for bioscience startup companies.
eClips. A site with an extensive set of videos on entrepreneurship sponsored by Cornell University.
edCorner. A site with extensive educational resources on entrepreneurship including videos by Stanford University.
Entrepreneur.com. An extensive website of information for entrepreneurs sponsored by Entrepreneur Magazine.
The Entrepreneur's Help Page features many items and resources for new businesses.
FoundationCenter.org. The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
Guy Kawasaki's Blog. A rich set of guidance on startups by Guy Kawasaki, one of the most prolific and practical writers on startups.
Jason Caplain's Blog - Jason is a venture partner at Southern Ventures and comments extensively on venture capital and especially venture activity in the southeast.
Southeast Techwire - A daily newsletter on entrepreneurial activity in the Southeast.
The Philanthropy Journal is dedicated to helping people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, and help them recognize and solve social problems.
WRAL Local Techwire - A website with available email alerts that tracks startup and high tech activity in North Carolina and the Southeast.