2020 “Virtual” Coastal Venture Competition
Posted on April 29, 2020 by MCEI
The University of South Alabama and the Mitchell College of Business’ Melton Center
for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCEI) hosted its first virtual Coastal Venture
Competition on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Thirteen college teams submitted videos during the week leading up to the event, resulting
in five finalists that competed, Shark Tank style, on Zoom and live-streamed on MCEI’s
Facebook. Over $10,000 in prizes were awarded to competitors.
The $4,000 grand prize winner was Patricia West, who presented Tech Teachers, a consulting
business that helps seniors learn about technologies and how to use them. Abi McCormick
took home $3,000 as first runner up with Green Bean, a “green” coffee house that provides
education on sustainability to the community. Second runner up Bryant Baldwin and
Rachel Chai won $2,000 by successfully presenting P-Barrier, a company that assists
with reducing phosphorous run-off in streams and rivers. Third runner up, taking home
$1,000 was Tearanny Jackson who presented Sinclair Cosmetics, a hip, organic eye shadow
business. Lastly, Joshua Engle was fourth runner up for his business Memoir Life,
an app based repository of sensitive familial documents and photographs.
Kudos to those teams participating in this year’s Costal Venture Competition. Given
the uncertainties today, they exhibited an entrepreneurial spirit to adapt and overcome.
Congratulations!
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