CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development) Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsNorth Carolina, United States51-200 Employees
The Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a North Carolina nonprofit formed in 1984 to foster entrepreneurial growth across the state. It seeks to reshape the startup ecosystem in North Carolina by catalyzing regional growth and engaging the broader business community, founders, and investors who are aligned with entrepreneurship. Headquartered in Durham, the organization supports early-stage ventures as part of its mission to strengthen the state's economy. CED runs programs such as GRO, a nine-week incubator launched in 2020 to help startups develop. It has pursued collaborations with major industry players, including IBM, to drive innovations within North Carolina's entrepreneurial ecosystem.