CEBI IDEA
Eight student finalists pitched their business ideas to a panel of experienced judges to win cash prizes during the third annual CEBI Idea competition held in November . The event was sponsored by the Ohio Innovation Fund .
Master of Business Administration student Jonathan Henry pitched CommUNITy and received the first place prize of $ 1,000 . CommUNITy provides sustainable , customizable sterilization solutions . Using UV-C irradiation allows the company to create sanitation products that kill pathogens without using chemicals .
Senior fashion design major and entrepreneurship and sustainability minor Mattney Yates pitched The Capsule Collective and received the second place prize of $ 600 . The Capsule Collective repurposes used jeans into one-of-a-kind jackets . Mail in your jeans to Patched with Love and receive a modern statement jacket .
Master of Fashion Industry Studies graduate student Heeju Noe pitched Workmanship and received the third place prize of $ 400 . Workmanship is an apparel brand that offers innovative , transformative designs with detachable sleeves , collars and cuffs .