Dual Credit Ivy Tech Student Wins 2024 Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition and Booth Design

0

Evansville, IN – Sophia Hape, an Ivy Tech Evansville dual enrollment student in the Garatoni School of  Entrepreneurship & Innovation and a senior at F.J. Reitz High School, was the winner of the 2nd Annual Ivy Tech Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition on May 2.

Hape’s business plan is for a beauty and skincare company called “Sophia’s Salon and Skincare.” The business would specialize in in-person Esthetic skincare, and personalized subscription boxes of items.

She said she plans to go to Esthetician school after her high school graduation and will use the $3,000 prize to help pay her tuition.  She also won the $500 Best Booth Design, as judged by attendees of the expo.

More information about the program is available at www.ivytech.edu/programs/all-academic-programs/garatoni-school-of-entrepreneurship-innovation/entrepreneurship/.

Finalists for the pitch competition and their business category, in addition to Hape included:

SHANE TARASCHKE – BLOOD PACT FILMS – FILM DISTRIBUTION

SHY CARTER – SHYSTIE SHOT’EM – VIDEOGRAPHY CONTENT CREATOR

TRACY OSBOURNE – GROWING TOMORROW TOGETHER – GARDENING

MALAKHI MCREYNOLDS – SIPS ‘N SNIFFS – CANDLES AND COFFEES

Other students participating in the Entrepreneurship Expo were:

  • AMELIA HUDSON – MILLIE’S SWEETS – CATERING
  • BEEJUDUCA ULYSSE – BB’E COFFEE SHOP AND LA VILLAGE D’ETENDUE HAIR SALON -COFFEE & HAIRCARE
  • GLENDARIUS JARRETT – LOCIALICIOUS CATERING – CATERING
  • AALEYCIA DOUGLAS – LECI’S CATERING – PASTA CATERING
  • AINSLEY OWENS – T’S PASTRY KITCHEN – BAKERY
  • KANDACE KOLLEY – THE CORNER BAR & GRILL – RESTAURANT
  • DEMTRIUS MAY – TRI-STATE SNACK SHOP – FOOD TRUCK
  • LAUREN JEWELL – DAISY’S PETS AND PALS – IN-HOME PET CARE
  • RANDY HALL – THE NEAT FREAK CLEANING COMPANY – COMMERICAL & RESIDENTAL CLEANING
  • SHANNON SANNERS – L’S JANITORIAL SERVICE – COMMERICAL CLEANING
  • KAIRA HORNE – GHETTO MESS – FASHION/CLOTHING
  • KAREN MCBEATH – MCBEATH’S FAMILY SUPPORT AND HOME CARE – HEALTHCARE
  • ALEX GARRISON – ALE’S RV CLEANING SERVICES – RV/AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING
  • COLEMAN FUQUAY – COLEMAN’S CAR DETAILING – AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING
  • JOSHUA SIMPSON – J’S MOBILE AUTO REPAIR – AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR