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Council of Economic Development
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) was founded in 1984 to identify, enable, and promote high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurial companies and accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. CED achieves its mission by providing programs and services in four major areas: education, capital formation, outreach, and communications.




Florida Venture Forum
The goal of the Forum is to help ensure the success of entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel, educational advice, and managerial assistance. The Florida Venture Forum is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that is supported locally by private companies, service providers, venture capitalists, and academic institutions.

The Florida Venture Forum provides programs on a statewide basis attended by venture capitalists, investors, bankers, corporate executives, accountants, lawyers, and entrepreneurs.

Educational programs provide in-depth information on topics such as raising debt and equity capital, human resources, finance, management, marketing, and research and development. Panelists for these instructional presentations consist of high-ranking executives who share their experiences with the audience. Providing candid management and financial advice and hands-on technical assistance, these programs offer a valuable learning experience for entrepreneurs and

The Albany-Colonie Regiona professionals.



The Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce is an organization that works to improve business for its membership. It is a unique, centralized advocacy group comprised of more than 2,900 businesses that know they will prosper and grow in a healthy business environment. The Chamber is committed to economic development and actively works with federal, state, and local governments to ensure the continued growth and viability of the Capital Region and Tech Valley. The Chamber works to promote the rapidly expanding high-tech business community throughout the Tech Valley region. The Chamber provides several avenues, such as the Summit in Tech Valley and the Tech Valley Executive Council, for technology companies to network and strategize about technology transfer and commercialization.