2026 Business Plan Competition 

Winners and Graduates

Meet our 2026 Business Plan Competition Finalists -

 Watch their One-Minute Videos

Meet our 2026 Business Plan Competition

Three One-Minute Video Winners -  

Watch their One-Minute Videos

2026 Business Plan Competition Graduates

	Company: Above and Beyond Clean Texas LLC Team Lead: Cicely Trotter
	Company: Barber Certified Team Lead: Andrew Jarius Johnson
	Company: Black Satin Candles, LLC Team Lead: Tina Phillips
	Company: Chef Cassi's Table Team Lead: Cassandra Faust
	Company: Clean Soles Team Lead: Tracey Scott
	Company: Cruise Baddie, LLC Team Lead: Christine Veal
	Company: CSL & Co. Team Lead: Stephanie Lara
	Company: Curious Vibezz, LLC Team Lead: DeLisa Jones
	Company: Divine Designs by Cindy Dayanne Team Lead: Cindy Viveros
	Company: E_Struck D Engr Team Lead: Victor Cueto
	Company: ELLA Learning Studio Team Lead: Jules Hampton
	Company: Fresh Tails Mobile Dog Grooming Team Lead: Peregrine Chapman
	Company: General Commercial Solutions, LLC Team Lead: Janie Maldonado
	Company: Genesis Redux Team Lead: Fabiola Norvell
	Company: INNERVERSE, Inc. Team Lead: Angela Johnson
	Company: Issentials, LLC Team Lead: Ella McGill
	Company: Mental rEvolution Studios, LLC Team Lead: Tricial West
	Company: MODOCasa Team Lead: Argentino Gil
	Company: Neon Creek Team Lead: Camille Herron
	Company: Repay Wisely Team Lead: Dawn Thomas
	Company: Slaate Beauty, LLC Team Lead: Sasha Payne
	Company: SLS Teach, LLC Team Lead: Danielle D. Corbie Archey
	Company: Texas Medical Transit Team Lead: Autumn Fobbs Myers
	Company: Think Trillions Consulting, LLC Team Lead: Marqueta Harris
	Company: Timeless Spirits and Drinks, LLC Team Lead: Amber Ferrell-Steele
	Company: Tyed Together Network Team Lead: Tyvarion Malone

2026 Awards Ceremony Highlights

We proudly celebrated all 31 teams and their advisors on June 4, 2026!

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HCC Business Plan Competition Awards Ceremony – June 4, 2026

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors, we awarded $147,000 in in-kind prizes to all graduating teams!

And there’s more fun to see…
Click below for additional photos capturing the excitement before, during, and after the winner announcements!

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We surrounded our 2026 winners and graduates with the support of the Houston entrepreneurial eco-system! 

They were cheered on by competition leaders, sponsors, funders, advisors, judges, trainers, family, friends, community partners and alumni from past competitions to welcome them into our alumni network for support and connections as they move forward. It was a day of celebration for what they have achieved and for what lies ahead!