2013 Coastal Entrepreneur Awards

PRESENTING SPONSORS:

Thursday, May 23rd 7:30 - 10:00 a.m.
UNCW Burney Center
$35 for an individual seat/$350 for a table of ten

Click here for an interactive map of UNCW. Parking is in Lot M.

Find out the overall winner from this group
of winning entrepreneurs!

The mission of the Coastal Entrepreneur Awards is to help foster more entrepreneurial activity —and higher paying jobs — in the region. The winners will be honored at a large awards breakfast May 23 at UNCW's Burney Center, and the overall Entrepreneur of the Year will be announced.

Award Categories

Biotechnology Film Health Care Internet-Related Business Manufacturing & Distribution Nonprofit

Retail & Hospitality Professional Services Technology Emerging Company

Eligibility: Any company in New Hanover, Brunswick or Pender county is eligible for the Coastal Entrepreneur Awards. The company can be a start-up or a more established business, but must be actively engaged in entrepreneurial activity — creating new products or services for people in the Wilmington region or beyond. Companies can fill out the applications themselves or be nominated by others.

Judging Process: There will be two rounds of judging. First, the category winners above were selected by a diverse group of judges representing the competition's sponsors and other business leaders in the community. Each category winner will then appear before a panel of some of the region's top business and community leaders. After meeting with each category winner, that group will determine the 2013 Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year. The winner of this overall award will be announced at the May 23 event.