Coastal Entrepreneur Awards - Deadline for Applications is March 8

UNCW’s Cameron School of Business and the Greater Wilmington Business Journal have joined together to shine a spotlight on up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the Cape Fear Region.

Their mission is to help foster more entrepreneurial activity and higher paying jobs in the region. The category winners will be profiled in a special Coastal Entrepreneur Awards section in the April 30 Business Journal and honored at a large awards breakfast on May 21st.

To be eligible, it must be a company in:

• New Hanover,
• Brunswick or,
• Pender counties.

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.

Event Details:

• What: Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
• Application Deadline: March 8, 2010
• Profiled in Business Journal: April 30, 2010
• Honored at Breakfast: May 21, 2010

The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce also has their own entrepreneur award that will be presented as part of this event. Nominations for this may also be provided.

If you would like to nominate someone, applications are available online at www.WilmingtonBiz.com/cea