PS27 Entrepreneurship Awards finalists announced

Business

Finalists for the PS27 Entrepreneurship Awards, “The Oscars for Entrepreneurship in Jacksonville,” were announced Oct. 14.

PS27 said on social media it reviewed more than 400 nominations to select the finalists.

The winners will be recognized beginning with a red carpet arrival at 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at the St. John Event Center at 12760 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville.

The finalists:

Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business of the Year

• Summer Vyne, AnuVision Technologies

• Steven Davis, C&ES

• Yara Banks, BNX Business Advisors

Ecosystem Builder of the Year

• Deborah Magyar, Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida

• Troy McNair Sr., Think Bold

• Maurice Henderson, Think Bold

• Raghu Misra, The Link

Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year

• Quang Pham, Cadrenal Therapeutics

• Charles Jimerson, Jimerson Birr

• Anthony B. Miles, Bon Vivant Safety Eyewear

Mentor of the Year

• Jim Evanger

• Dan Glunt

• T.R. Richardson

Corporate Innovator of the Year

• FIS

• NLP Logix

• VyStar Credit Union

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Matthew Chang, Chang Robotics

• Robert Dahlstrom, Appelix

• Andrew Rush, Star Catcher

Sponsors include the city of Jacksonville, J.P. Morgan, FIS, 35 Mules, VyStar Credit Union, Fidelity National Financial, Miller Electric Co., Minden Mill Distilling, Soundpayments, Optimal Station, University of North Florida Coggin College of Business, University of Florida Warrington College of Business, Workscapes, Jacksonville Magazine, Dennis + Ives and the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Individual tickets are $175; a two-ticket package is $300; and corporate tables (eight seats) are $2,000.

Visit https://ps27foundation.org/ to purchase tickets.