Become an active member in the Piedmont Triad's growing entrepreneurial community. Register with PTEN today and gain access to resources tailored just for you and your business.
Once you register with PTEN, you'll be able to access and use PTEN's "My Resources" pages which provide:
Access to our comprehensive categorized Entrepreneurial Resource List (with links)
Access to our advanced Entrepreneurial Resources Search Engine that lets you search all categories and sites in our Entrepreneurial Resource List
As a registered member, you'll also be able to suggest additional resources which may be added to our list and indexed via our search engine. Think of it as a way to give back to the entrepreneurial community.
Registered members have the option to:
Enter in any of PTEN's Business Plan Competitions (formerly known as Spark, Verge, Fuel)
Register online and pay for any of our exciting business courses, held at several locations throughout the Triad
Receive competition, course, and regional entrepreneurial information via email from PTEN (Please note: We do not share your information)
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Executive Committee View our Executive Committee members
Launched in 2005, the Growth Accelerator Program (GAP) is the upgraded version of the Spark/Verge/Fuel business plan competition.
26 Executive Summaries were submitted for judging in November 2005, 10 finalist companies were selected in December 2005 and the three top ventures were named in May 2006 at PTEN's Celebration of Entrepreneurs event: Aqualutions, AudioFusion and Cleantechnics International.
For information about participating in GAP for 2006-2007, click on the GAP link on the PTEN homepage.