Raleigh-Based Start-up, PrepChamps, Demonstrates Explosive Speed and Agility in Breakout Year

High school sports video and recruiting website designed to recognize high school athletes gets recognition of its own.

(PRWEB) June 18, 2007 -- PrepChamps, a company whose sole mission is to connect top quality high school athletes with collegiate level scouts and coaches through online resources and marketing at www.prepchamps.com, was recently honored for its innovative approach and on- and off-the-field services for both high school athletes and collegiate level athletic programs.

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), a private, nonprofit organization that identifies, enables and promotes high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies throughout the Research Triangle and North Carolina, presented the "FastTrac Tech Company of the Year" award to PrepChamps.

"FastTrac Tech is an entrepreneurial training program that addresses the needs of start-up entrepreneurs practicing and refining their business pitches and seeking to grow high-tech, life science, or other high-growth companies," explained Dhruv Patel, program manager for capital and technology development at CED.

"When presenting a business with the FastTrac Tech Company of the Year award, we look for the organization that benefits the most from the course and is able to most effectively apply the curriculum to their business in order to take it to the next level," Patel said. "Of the more than 80 companies who completed the program in 2006, PrepChamps has shown the most progress."

"We're very grateful to have been selected for this award," stated CEO Dean Bundschu, adding, "So many organizations and individuals have helped us grow within this terrific entrepreneurial community. We are truly grateful to the CED for helping to foster this type of entrepreneurial spirit. The CED's efforts and support have helped to turn our vision into a reality."

About Prepchamps, Inc.:

Helping high school athletes improve their chances of getting recognized and recruited, www.prepchamps.com is the premier online platform to connect high school athletes with college recruiters and coaches. Allowing users to create a free online profile, post stats, show off photos and upload highlight videos, PrepChamps.com has created an online community for athletes, coaches, and fans to interact.

About CED:

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. Headquartered in the Research Triangle with a divisional office in Wilmington, CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance.

www.cednc.org.

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