North Carolina Investment Forum
The Frank H. Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise hosted its inaugural North Carolina Investment Forum (NCIF) November 1, 2017, at the Kenan Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The forum brought together investors, top state government officials, representatives of economic development groups and leading academics to discuss how North Carolina can promote private sector business growth. The group identified a host of actionable items. As an immediate next step, the Kenan Institute is working with its partners to form an NCIF Executive Committee, which will coordinate and oversee the work of a task force charged with developing and executing a plan for specific initiatives, including:
- Promoting creation, launch and investment in new businesses
- Providing resources for growth of established businesses
- Stimulating private sector employment in economically distressed communities
Additionally three working groups have been formed around the three identified initiatives – New Ventures, Growth Companies, and Distressed Communities. The working groups will assist the Executive Committee with developing a final report on recommendations for how the private capital community can encourage positive economic development in North Carolina.
For more information about the North Carolina Investment Forum, please see the Conference Proceedings.
Mission
The NC Investment Forum will identify and develop strategies for how and where the Private Capital Community can have a significant impact on the economic growth of North Carolina. The Forum will remain especially cognizant of:
- Building a vibrant network of investors providing capital to NC companies
- Bridging the growing urban-rural prosperity disparities
- Working with governmental entities in a non-partisan way
- Valuing and improving the diversity of the group involved in this effort
