Come Celebrate With Us
Contact:
Sandra LouvierCenter for Entrepreneurship
c4e@hccs.edu
713-718-6650
Where
West Houston Institute, Grand Ballroom
2811 Hayes Road
HCC Alief Hayes Campus
Houston, TX 77082
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2019 HCC Business Plan Competition Awards Ceremony - Wednesday May 29, 2019
Join us May 29 at 4:00 PM at the West Houston Institute at HCC Alief Hayes as we announce the winners of the 2019 HCC Business Plan Competition! Seed Capital Prizes will be awarded to the winners to start or grow their dream business.
Dr. Zachary Hodges, President of HCC Northwest; and David Regenbaum, Entrepreneur in Residence, Business Plan Competition Coordinator, will be speaking; followed by Sandra Louvier, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship. You will also hear from some past competition winners and alumni and from our 2019 finalists! Hors d’oeuvres will be served before and after the ceremony.
The 2019 HCC Business Plan Competition conducted by the Center for Entrepreneurship-HCC NW has been a great success, with 25 teams, advised by 60 advisors. Our ceremony is to celebrate and congratulate the advisors and competition graduates. All 25 teams successfully graduated from the competition by moving through through the rigorous competition milestones from January through May!
The five finalists will present their business plans before our competition Judges on Thursday, May 23th. On Wednesday May 29th at the Awards Ceremony, teams will learn how they placed and be presented with cash prizes. All completer teams are invited and will be celebrated along with competition advisors, judges, trainers, sponsors, organizers and key internal and external partners from HCC and Houston’s entrepreneurial eco-system.
Trainers
- David Regenbaum, HCC Entrepreneur in Residence, President, HCC Foundation
- Jack Barry III, retired CEO, author, consultant
- Austin Tennette, HCC Entrepreneur in Residence, Certified Business Coach, Focal Point Coaching
- Rebecca Schultz, Faculty, HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Loan Officer, TDECU
- Sandra Louvier, Director, HCC Center for Entrepreneurship - NW
Judges
- Jack Barry III, retired CEO, author, consultant
- Peter Ellen, Sr. Vice President, Amegy Bank of Texas.
- Nasrullah Khan, EVP, Chief Lending Officer, Wallis Bank
- Linda Amador-Stephens, President, HAGGL, SVP-SBA Lending Officer, BancorpSouth Bank
- Dr. Mohammad Tehrani, President, SCORE Houston, serial entrepreneur, C.P.A.
- William (Bill) M. Herman, President, Silver Fox® Advisors, President & CEO, Wulou Labs
- David Regenbaum, HCC Entrepreneur in Residence, President, HCC Foundation
Finalists & Their Advisors
- Camellia Alise, LLC – Lyndsey Brantley, Davin Brantley; Advisors: Tiffany Williams, Jessica Tecson and Nicole Baldwin
- Darbe Rocks! – Richard-Sebastian Alexander, Aaron Hines; Advisors: Rhian Davies, Austin Tenette and Nick Carnite
- Empower Youth Sports – Raquel Freeman, Micah Ine; Advisors: Yusef Muhammad, Ned Mueller and Brenda Rios
- Hollander Home Healthcare – Rhena Anderson RN, Reva Anderson; Advisors: Zwadi Bryant and Gary Henderson
- Lokimox - Derek Gilboe, Peter Bell; Advisors: Jorge Mora and Monica Sturgill
Graduating Teams & Their Advisors
The goal of the HCC Business Plan Competition is to empower all teams accepted into the competition with the competition training and mentoring and through the opportunity to build that into the refinement and polishing of written plans that are submitted in May. We have a 100% graduation rate from the 2019 competition! All twenty-five teams completed competition training, participated in one-on-one advising with their advisors, and submitted plans by the May 8, 2019 deadline! The greatest prize has already been set in motion by all finalists and completer teams with: the training, mentoring, group inspiration, galvanizing team work, lessons learned and milestones achieved. The experience and connections can keep on giving as well. We will celebrate all twenty five finalists and graduating teams and their advisors on May 29th! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, in-kind prizes will also be awarded to all graduating teams!
- 4.0 GPA LLC – Henry Keculah Jr., Kianna St.Romain, Pitman Kennedy, Anthony Brown, Bianca Johnson; Advisors: Branden Morris and Sheila Patterson
- Capuchino Beauty – Lisa Capuchino; Advisors: Kim Roxie, Shirley Brooks and Ahsen Khan
- Enakevwe Designs – Linda Scott Enakevwe, Alexandra E. Waters; Advisors: Ron Wagman and Ashley Brown
- ErmaRose Winery, LLC – Jennifer Prothow, Andrea Prothow; Advisors: Michael Reed and Anthony Lopez
- Fresh Tech Solutionz – Derrell Noris, Bardiya Shadnehr; Advisor: Ravi Brahmbhatt
- GTN Max – Jordan Neal; Advisors: Ralph D'Onofrio and Jack Smyth
- Improving Student Outcomes – Virginia Elizondo, Felipe Elizondo, Guadalupe Garza; Advisors: Ruth Ollison and Mike Granger
- K and K Process, LLC – Katherine Culbert; Advisors: David Short and Clive Defty
- K Business Solutions, Inc. – Zahra Rangwala, Donya Stevens, Amir Rangwala; Advisors: Kathleen Margolis and Ahsen Khan
- King Jehu Trucking, Inc. - Derrick Jones, Jazimine Moore; Advisors: Abe Gonzalez and Orlando Saldana
- Mulberry Creek Farm - Ulises Ossio, Fabiola Ossio, Ariadna Ossio, Citlalin Ossio; Advisors: Tom McClurkin and Gail Van Nest
- My Pink Closet - Lisa Amosu, David Amosu; Advisors: Keith Okano, JoAnn Miller, and Luis Narvaez
- Peace & Love Studios - Angelica Jelly Robinson; Advisors: Bruce McMordie, William McMordie and Cathy Reinhold
- PreK2PhD, LLC - Charles McFail, Renata Brigham McFail; Advisors: Deb Boltinghouse and Vinay Shah
- Robotic Media Company - James Ashley; Advisors: Ashley Dewalt and Leslie Wilson
- Semper Striping - Adriana Olivas, Nicholas Olivas; Advisors: Adolfo Morales and Evelyn Fletcher
- SOMA Physical Wellness - Kevin Cruz, Jonathan Francis; Advisors: Sebastian Paige and Robert Hines
- Texas Sign Craft, Inc. - Mark Morris, Randy Rance; Advisors: Mike Fadden and Masroor Fatany
- The Art Dance Academy - Johari Williams; Advisors: Steve Rosencranz and Fransico Gonzalez
- The Block of Greater Houston - Lauren Wiggins, Nikki Yancy; Advisors: Margie Plotkin and John Harris
Come celebrate our aspiring and existing entrepreneurs and help them make valuable connections to start and grow their businesses!
Register guests to ensure seating and proper catering count!
We celebrate all our 2019 HCC Business Plan Competition Graduates!
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