EforAll Announces Summer Accelerator Finalists

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After extensive review of impressive applicants, Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is proud to announce the Summer 2016 Accelerator finalists. Ten entrepreneurs will be participating in the twelve-week intensive program. This is EforAll South Coast’s second accelerator cohort.

The for-profit and nonprofit ventures will receive training and mentorship, in order to launch or scale their ideas. Accelerator classes are led by industry experts. At the end of the accelerator, finalists will compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Below you’ll find a brief description of each of the finalists.

A’s before J’s Program, founded by Manny DeBrito and Frank Barros Jr, is a sports apparel company which involves an incentive based, fundraising program aimed towards rewarding youth for academic achievement.

Jennifer Guerin is looking to expand her company, Blooming Arisan, a DIY floral arranging and botanical craft parties facilitator with seasonal inspired arrangements, hosted at bars, restaurants, and private homes.

With her company Creada, founder Janellie Duran is using a portion of her handcrafted jewelry store proceeds to support low-income girls and women with the resources needed to thrive at home, school, in the arts, and in the future.

Fitzcarmel LaMarre, founder of Creative Oasis: Mobile Art Sessions, is bringing mobile paint party sessions to the area. Hosts can pick from party themes or create their own, with painting on canvasses, wine glasses, glass blown clocks, vases, and water pipes.

Entrepreneur Latonia Francois is the founder of Let’s Write Life, a journal publishing company which designs and sells handwriting journals based on Latonia’s life story to bring awareness to the benefits of journaling.

Nique-Wear: Breast Cancer & Nique, Inc. founder Monique Pichette is directing her focus towards cancer and fitness inspired apparel. The non-profit holds fundraisers, Meditative Doodling classes, and public speaking events to raise awareness of alternative therapy, focussed in the cannabis community. Proceeds go towards providing alternative treatments such as CBD hemp-based tincture, which are not covered by insurance to cancer patients .

Madalena Jezierski would like to use Noodle Bowl Restaurant, to serve a unique and delicious selection of noodle bowls to the community.

One & Done, the full service concierge and personal assistant service provider by founder Stephanie Borden will build relationships with clients to anticipate needs and delegate tasks easily.

The Blue Institute at Cape Cod, founded by Judith Underwood, is an international institute for water-related research and education for sustainable solutions. It’s focus is on clean water and climate changes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and across the world, through the use of graduate research, summer international policy summits, “semester by the sea” opportunities for undergraduates, hands-on research in watershed solutions, shellfish industry advancement, and innovative water technology.

VICTORNEE founder Silvia Correia-Thomas has created specialized play pants for children two-to-ten years old with inserted knee panels which outlast regular pants and are perfect for active children.

To reach these entrepreneurs or EforAll, please contact Andy Vargas at andy@eforall.org or 978-476-3576.

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