The Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
Winners
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Frontier Scientific Solutions
Event page: Meet the 2025 CEA Winners
Category winners:
- Biotech: Frontier Scientific Solutions
- Biotech: Sandbar Oyster Co.
- Emerging Company: Floortress
- Emerging Company: Synaptigen
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Infinite Structures
- Minority/Women-Owned: Maritime Maids
- Nonprofit: Welcome Home Angel
- Professional Services: Capone & Associates
- Retail & Hospitality: Salt & Charm
- Technology: Boreas Monitoring Solutions
- Technology: Lumos Technologies Inc.
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Predicate HPG (Predicate)
- Event page: Meet the 2024 CEA winners | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: Portrett Pharmaceuticals
- Emerging Company: Clean Community Inc.
- Health Care: Predicate HPG
- Internet Related: Ham House Sports
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Greenfield Energy
- Minority‑Owned Business: Queen Esther Teas
- Nonprofit: Safe Haven of Pender Inc.
- Retail & Hospitality: Shaka Taco
- Retail & Hospitality: Retro Meadery
- Professional Services: ReEngineering HR
- Technology: Local Catch
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: The Wall Printer
- Event page: Meet the 2023 CEA Winners
Category winners:
- Film: Dark Horse Studios
- Manufacturing & Distribution: The Wall Printer
- Minority‑Owned Business: On Thyme Catering
- Minority-Owned Business: Perfect Touch Rental
- Nonprofit: Share the Table
- Hospitality: Burrito Shak
- Hospitality: Boombalatti’s
- Professional Services: Essential Personnel
- Real Estate: Parastream Development
- Technology: Ohanafy
- Services: The Coastal Succulent
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Apiture
- Event page: Meet the 2022 CEA winners | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: Renaissance Fiber
- Emerging Company: Portrett Pharmaceuticals
- Film: Honey Head Films
- Health Care: Clarity Counseling
- Health Care: MyPeriodPal
- Manufacturing & Distribution: NC Lumber & Supply
- Minority‑Owned Business: Elaborate Outings – Luxury Picnics
- Nonprofit: Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Center
- Retail & Hospitality: Clean Eatz
- Professional Services: Cape Fear Solar Systems
Technology: Apiture
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Topsail Steamer
- Event page: 2021 Coastal Entrepreneur Awards.
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: SeaTox Research Inc.
- Emerging Company: SmartFox Technologies
- Film: Blue Roll LLC
- Health Care: OpiAID
- Internet‑Related: Hybrid Athlete Foundation
- Manufacturing & Distribution: SOS Life Sciences Corp.
- Minority‑Owned Business: MeMa’s Chick’n & Ribs
- Nonprofit: Pender County Christian Services
- Retail & Hospitality: Topsail Steamer
- Professional Services: Genesis Block
- Technology: Vantaca
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Isosceles Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: Isosceles Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Nonprofit: NourishNC
- Internet‑Related: Connected Home Inc.
- Professional Services: Coastal Pet Hospice & Home Euthanasia Mobile Practice
- Technology: Epiphany Software Corp
- Emerging Company: WorkTok
- Health Care: Electronic Lab Logs
- COVID Innovation: End of Days Distillery
- Film: Lighthouse Films
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Tama Tea
- Retail & Hospitality: Wrightsville Beach Brewery
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Connected Investors
- Event page: 2019 Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: Tri‑Tech Forensics
- Emerging Company: KWHCoin
- Health Care: Hensler Surgical Technologies
- Internet‑Related Business: Connected Investors
- Internet‑Related Business: MyBeeHyve
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Cardinal Foods
- Nonprofit: Good Shepherd Center
- Retail & Hospitality: Compass Bracelets
- Professional Services: Coastal Stormwater Services
- Technology: SportGait, Inc.
To celebrate the 10th year of the Coastal Entrepreneur Awards, the 2018 event honored top winners from the previous decade rather than naming traditional categories or overall winners.
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year:
- Event page: 2018 Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
Special Honoree:
- Entrepreneur of the Decade: Chip Mahan, CEO of Live Oak Bank
Top 10 Honorees from the First 10 Years:
- Distribution: A.R.C. Transit, Inc.
- Retail and Hospitality: Bitty & Beau’s Coffee
- Energy: Cavanaugh & Associates
- Health Care: DocsInk, LLC
- Nonprofit: Kids Making It
- Technology: Lapetus Solutions
- Manufacturing: Manufacturing Methods
- Professional Services: N2 Publishing
- Biotechnology: Quality Chemical Laboratories
- Internet Related:Untappd
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: PlayerSpace
- Event page: 2017 Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
Category winners:
- Biotechnology: Cavanaugh & Associates
- Film: Cucalorus Connect
- Health Care: Coastal Cove of Wilmington
- Internet-Related Business: Vavaroom
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Manufacturing Methods
- Nonprofit: paws4people
- Retail & Hospitality: Battle House
- Retail & Hospitality: Half United
- Professional Services: Phoenix Hometown Hires
- Technology: PlayerSpace
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Beau's Coffee
- Event page: Coastal Entrepreneur Awards 2016 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Biotechnology - Atlantic Biotechnology
- Emerging Company - Lapetus Solutions
- Emerging Company - Prone2Paddle
- Health Care - Wilmington Orthotics & Prosthetics
- Internet-Related Business - Likeli
- Manufacturing & Distribution - Bradford Products
- Nonprofit - WHQR Public Radio
- Professional Services - Edu-Tell
- Retail & Hospitality - Beau’s Coffee
- Technology - LifeGait
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Mimijumi
- Event page: Coastal Entrepreneur Awards 2015 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Technology: Brand Assurance
- Professional Services: Carolina Green Building
- Emerging Company: Elite Innovations
- Film: Filmwerks International
- Internet-Related Business: GigSalad
- Internet-Related Business: Performance Culture
- Nonprofit: Harrelson Center
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Koolbridge Solar
- Health Care: Mimijumi
- Biotechnology: Surgilum
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Next Glass
Category winners:
- Nonprofit: Cape Fear Clinic
- Nonprofit: Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry
- Emerging Company: DocsInk
- Retail: National Speed
- Internet-Related Company: Next Glass
- Manufacturing & Distribution: Odyssey Fire Protection
- Biotechnology: Quality Chemical Laboratories
- Technology: SIVAD Business Solutions
- Health Care: TOZAL
- Services: Without Limits
Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year: Pink-Trash
- Event page: CEA Winners from 2009-2017 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Cape Fear River Watch
- Pink Trash (Coastal Ladies Carting dba)
- Common Sense Films
- Freaker
- GO2 LLC
- Modoc Research Services
- Monarcares
- Orbita Corp.
- PLAYERSPACE
- The Real Tooth Fairies.com
Event page: CEA Winners from 2009-2017 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Applied Resource Management
- Cape Fear Tutoring Inc.
- Carolina Farmin'
- Dry Corp LLC
- Eco Express
- Edge of Urge
- Glycotech Inc.
- Pomp Event Furnishings
- Progress Earth
- Set Up Events.
Event page: CEA Winners from 2009-2017 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Advanced Maintenance
- Cape Fear Rainwater Harvesting Inc.
- Custom Fit Meals
- Efficient Energy America Inc.
- Flow Sciences Inc.
- Frank Deals
- Glide Bikes Inc.
- LINC
- Manufacturing Methods
- Well Care Health
Event page: CEA Winners from 2009-2017 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- CMS Tool & Die
- Cortech Solutions
- Cucalorus
- Digieffects
- Holt Oil Co.
- Kids Making It
- LoadMatch Logistics (now R.C. Transit Inc.)
- N2 Publishing
- Proficient Learning
- Rogo
Event page: CEA Winners from 2009-2017 | WilmingtonBiz
Category winners:
- Freedom Lawns USA
- Full Belly Project
- Global Test Supply
- GeniSys Networks
- Opterex (now CloudWyze)
- OrthoKinetic Technologies
- Sapona Green Building Center
- Schedulefly
- Tera Disc (now Cloud Pharmaceuticals)
- Virtual Law Office Technology