New Venture Institute eNVIe awards

Toni Vorenas and Cathy Beckman were among invited guests at the eNVIes on Tuesday night.

EIGHT aspiring entrepreneurs graduated from the eNVIsion Limestone Coast Venture Dorm program on Tuesday at the inaugural eNVIes award ceremony.

Around 100 invited guests attended the glittering event at the Main Corner where they heard marketing pitches from the top four Venture Dorm graduates vying for gold, silver and people’s choice eNVIes.

Ashlee Kalantarian of Ashlee Lauren Designs was crowned the overall winner, runner-up Daryl Prunnell received the silver award for his Fish4Life concept and Katie Fox received the people’s choice award for her Little Pink Fox brand.

The event followed the seven-week Venture Dorm program, with participants attending twice weekly half-day sessions at the eNVIsion hub to help clarify ideas and establish business models.