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2009 Awardees
Alastair Ong, Iris Chau and Stephen Chen - Green Soul Shoes
Q_Care Affordable Medical Care - Awarded $15, 000
Kevin Charlotte
Q-Care Affordable Medical Care is a comprehensive medical practice for children and adults; with an emphasis on patient and family-centered care, serving the multitude of communities of Western Queens. The practice will provide premier coordinated primary medical care that is affordable, respectful and culturally-competent; as well as being electronically-based with measurable and modifiable quality care indicators.
GreenSoul Shoes - Awarded $6, 000 - http://gss.greensoulshoes.org
Alastair Ong, Stephen Chen, Iris Chau
GreenSoul Shoes is uniquely positioned as a 100% recycled, waste reducing shoe company focused on providing shoes for eco-conscious consumers. GSS works with Third World artisans to hand-make shoes from truck tires; and for every pair sold will give away a free pair to needy children in the same community.
Cut & Sewn - Awarded $4, 000 - http://www.cutandsewn.com
Gray Sevilla
Cut & Sewn is an online custom apparel company that provides customers the means to create and sell graphic apparel via their website – www.cutandsewn.com. Working with designers, artists, musicians and anyone who has an idea and want to wear it, they are fulfilling their mission of providing creators with quality products at low cost and without minimums.
Margarita Kurtz and Adela Brito, http;//www.FourEyesEdit.com
CSALAS & CO. - Awarded $1, 000 - http://csalasco.com/
Carolina Salas
CSalas & Co. is a dental accounting and consulting services firm that strategically partners with and coach dental entrepreneurs to maximize efficiency, productivity and growth of their dental practice; with an emphasis on environmentally-centered product and equipment options.
WhizKid Media - Awarded $1, 000
Andrew Falzon
WhizKid Computer Services is a Howard Beach, New York based computer repair company that offers a full range of Windows XP and Vista related technical services to home and small business users in Southern Queens.
Verdell Harper Brown, Play loft Party, Inc.
Creative Wellness, LLC - Awarded $500
Candace Crawford
Using music-making, dance, movement and art to promote and achieve wellness; Creative Wellness is uniquely positioned to provide clinical complementary and alternative medicine services to those in need, as well as broader wellness services for all individuals.
Infinite Horizons, LLC - Awarded $500
Roland Powell Jr. and Randall Powell
In response to a changing economy and the recent real estate crisis, Infinite Horizons developed The Reinvestment and Management Plan; which seeks to responsibly revitalize homes that have been abandoned and neglected due to foreclosure, thereby offsetting problems such as vandalism, disinvestment, illegal conversion, lowered property values and the overall deterioration of communities.
IQ Panda Child Care - Awarded $500
Bill Lun
IQ Panda helps toddlers reach their full potential through social, emotional, aesthetic, physical and cognitive development training in their Child Care Center. With an emphasis on incorporating the educational and cultural traditions of China, they envision a future where there is an IQP in every Chinese-American community.
Made In Heaven - Awarded $500
Enriqueta Garcia and Neil Ralley
Made in Heaven creates and sells high quality gift items, incorporating the unique art of churches. The concept combines state of the art techniques for image capture and manipulation with the latest print-on-demand technology to produce items
2nd Annual Queens Business Plan Competition
And the Winners Are...
See the Photos from the2nd Annual StartUP! Business Plan Competition Awards Ceremony
Watch the Video of the Awards Ceremony
First Prize
Fundamental Life Products
Cynthia Jermin
Bradshaw Creative Group (BCG) is an innovative consumer products company based in Queens, New York. BCG endeavors to
enhance daily living for families through the creation of new products and/or the significant improvement of existing products.
Their first product, The Royal NapMat is a device to be used by toddlers/preschoolers in any “out of bed” sleeping scenario
Runner Ups
Errands Experts
Jodie Hirsch
Errand Experts is a home-based business, located in Maspeth, Queens. Errand Experts is a web-based consumer service business that performs errand and specialty (concierge) services for time-starved individuals. The idea for Errand Experts was sparked by the founder’s frustration over spending so much of her “free” time running errands instead of doing the things she enjoyed.
360 Global Relocations
Anson Mau
360 Global Relocations, Incorporated is a New York-based company providing moving and relocation services to businesses and consumers nationally and internationally. 360 Global Relocations uses innovative technologies and high quality customer service to provide best-bang-for-your-buck logistics services from any point to any point on the globe.
Merit Awards
Group Redd
Redd Sevilla
Groupredd Real Estate Inc. is a company that provides real estate education for the first time home buyer (FTHB). The Groupredd mission is to reach all FTHB’s in Northern Queens and provide them with unbiased and non-commission-based home buying education that: Stresses the financial stability and security in home buying, presents the do’s and don’ts that lead to saving money and making money, and teaches in a way that is fun and conducive to learning.
Sena Consulting
Sue Sena
Sena Consulting, LLC mission is to provide personalized philanthropic counseling and management services for progressive, high net-worth individuals committed to making a difference in the communities in which they live and work. They use rigorous research and compatibility assessment tools to help clients make sound financial decisions, achieve measurable impact, and foster lasting change through efficient charitable giving.
Weddingsforqueens.com
Mayai N. Chatman
Mayai N. Chatman, President and Founder of WeddingsForQueens.com, recognized this opportunity when, as a Wedding Planner for Wedding Day, Inc., she conducted a study of the potential market for brides in the Metro New York area who were planning their weddings using the internet but needed someone the day of the wedding to execute her planning. As a result of this study, she realized that a wedding website, offering wedding planners for the day of the wedding, could quickly become the region’s market leader.
Honorable Mention
Sons of Light Tae Kwon Do
Mr. Rashaun H. Donovan
Sons of Light are a South Jamaica based company providing martial arts training to customers in the Southeast Jamaica Queens area. The company goal is to empower students with the confidence, persistence & self discipline to succeed in school, sports & life.
Play Loft Studio
Verdell Brown
Play Loft Studio is an Internet based retailer, located in Elmhurst, Queens. The mission of Play Loft Studio is to provide party supplies that are child centered. Their in-the-box parties are inspired by adventure and the pure joy of childhood, encouraging parents to focus on the individuality of their child rather than logos and trends. Play Loft acts as a party planner who simplifies life, with planning tips, event activities, and recipes that allow mom to look like she throws the best parties on the block.
Chilingual
Zhaohui Peng
Chilingual is an internet education company that offers online courses on learning Chinese Language to business, educational institutes and consumers. Their courses can be categorized into three sectors: business to business users that have and intend to have trade relationship with China, and industries that service Chinese consumers, education- K-12, K-16 and higher education learners, the consumer- heritage learner, travelers, individuals who are interested in studying the language as hobby or career advancement skill.
The Annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition
is made possible by a generous grant from the Citigroup Foundation
For more information on the Competition please contact the Queens Economic Development Corporation at 718.263.0546