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Young Executives Forum goes high-tech
About 45 members of NCCBI’s Young Executives Forum met
Wednesday at the N.C. Biotechnology Center in Research
Triangle Park to focus on North Carolina’s growing high-tech
industry. A panel of high-tech start-up companies kicked off
the day, including Rich Brown, principal with Aurora; David
Motsinger, co-founder and chief executive officer of
Gadgetspace; Roger Lingle, president and co-founder of
neoButler; and Dr. Michelle Hunt, director of strategic
marketing with CropSolutions Inc. The group praised North
Carolina’s strong universities that are able to provide a
well-qualified work force for technology businesses. They also
talked about the challenges and opportunities of starting new
companies and offered tips for finding venture capital.
Sen.
Eric Reeves (D-Wake) talked to the group about the importance
of technology to North Carolina. “It is critical to the
long-term viability of our state,” he said, adding that
technology capability is becoming just as important to the
state’s infrastructure as roads, water and sewer.
Presenters also discussed traditional North Carolina
businesses that have used technology to build on their
success. John Pierce, director of operations and manufacturing
systems with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, and Steve Cope, systems
integration and performance services manager with Progress
Energy, said their companies did not move toward technology
for “technology’s sake” but have used it is a
value-driver to increase efficiency and productivity.
The
next meeting of the Young Executives Forum will be Sept. 14 at
the Grandover Resort in Greensboro.
For more information, contact Julie Campbell at
919-836-1402.
Nominations
for Small Business Advisory Board sought
NCCBI
is seeking nominations for membership on its 50-member Small
Business Advisory Board. The group meets quarterly to discuss
challenges facing small businesses and makes recommendations
to the association’s Executive Committee. The group hears
from speakers representing state and federal government
agencies.
There are 11 vacancies on the board, which is staffed by
Rosemary Wyche, NCCBI vice president of development.
Membership is limited to persons who own, operate or work in
businesses employing 100 or fewer people. Resumes and letters
of interest should be faxed to Wyche at 919-836-1425 or
e-mailed to her at rwyche@nccbi.org.
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