INNOVATIONS
to help entrepreneurs start, grow and succeed. The IRSC School
of Business offers the Entrepreneurship Technical Certificate
program, a set of four business courses covering the essential
knowledge and skills every entrepreneur should have when considering
launching that new business or accelerating the growth
of their existing operation.
Find below a group of Treasure Coast innovators, inventors and
entrepreneurs who listened for the problems, worked hard and
created, developed and launched a solution. These entrepreneurs
pioneered their new ventures by taking advantage of all the available
business assistance resources provided at Indian River State
College and the Florida SBDC at IRSC.
BARRICADE INTERNATIONAL
Entrepreneurs: John and Ben Bartlett
Location: Hobe Sound
Phone: 800.201.3927
Website: www.firegel.com
Barricade International makes a fire-blocking gel. This product,
which it designed, forms a unique thermal protective gel coating
providing protection to structures, vehicles, fuel tanks and other
objects. The product provides protection against radiant heat, direct
flame impingement, flying brands and burning embers. The
product can be applied easily and quickly with a standard garden
hose and simply washed off using plain water.
MZ PERKYS COLD BREW COFFEE
Entrepreneurs: Will and Carol Roberts
Location: Fort Pierce
Phone : 772.342.5698
Website: www.mzperkys.com
Mz Perkys manufactures a unique blend of cold-brew coffee.
Produced locally, the product is created by steeping medium-tocoarse
ground coffee in room temperature water for 18 hours.
Unlike regular coffee, the Mz Perkys brand is never exposed to
heat. A more robust cold brew than its competition, Mz Perkys
uses an aging process with hardwoods such as maple, apple,
whiskey barrel and pecan. Mz Perkys can be found in craft breweries
across the Treasure Coast. Check their website for product
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BAR BUDDY
Entrepreneur: Jesse Silva – IRSC Business School Student
Location: Port St. Lucie
Website: www.gobarbuddy.com
Creating good times and exceptional
customer experiences by
connecting app users to local bars
and restaurants is the goal for Bar
Buddy. Customizable to both the
user and bar owner, the Bar Buddy
app is designed to be easy and convenient
to use. Bar Buddy app users
can search for bars based on happy
hours, food specials, entertainment
and events.
BEALERT SAFETY PRODUCTS
Entrepreneur: Richard Zachar
Location: Port St. Lucie
Phone: 352.638.2553
Website: www.bee-alert.com
BeAlert was created to help
prevent the overwhelming tragedy
of children and pets perishing
in overheated cars. The company
decided that prevention is the only
answer and created BeAlert to solve
the problem. This hot car safety
reminder device verbally reminds
the driver to check the back seat
and behind the vehicle every time
the driver’s door is opened. This
patented device installs in less than
60 seconds and is available in English
and Spanish versions.
Mz Perkys, a cold brew coffee, never requires heating.
Jesse Silva, an IRSC business student,
is the creator of Bar Buddy.
Richard Zachar is the founder of
BeAlert, which was created to
help prevent children and pets
>> from perishing in overheated cars.
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