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Carmel, Ind. – Fish Face Photo Booths was named the winner of the first Entrepreneur Advancement Center’s Community Business Plan Competition. The company, which provides turn-key photo booth solutions to businesses, took home a consulting prize package worth more than $15,000.

Fish Face Photo Booths was founded by Beth Johnson. Each photo booth includes a patent-pending lift system that can hold up to 800 pounds, as well as wireless capabilities so that customers can email their photos directly to themselves. Visit http://www.fishfacephotobooths.com for more information.

Ten businesses entered the inaugural competition, with three companies moving on to a finalist round. Finalists perfected their business plans and pitched them to an expert panel of judges. Other finalist teams included Innovative Outcomes, a management healthcare consulting company, and OverDrive Health Informatics.

“It was a privilege to work with each of the contest entrants,” said Cathy Langlois, executive director of the EAC. “While there can only be one winner, we’re proud of all ten of the companies who entered. We know that many of these companies will continue to grow, and become an important part of the Hamilton County business community.”

For more information on next year’s competition, please visit http://www.goentrepreneurs.org.

About Entrepreneurship Advancement Center: The Entrepreneurship Advancement Center (EAC) started in 2005 as an entrepreneurship education initiative of Hamilton County Alliance, the local economic development organization. The initiative focused on supporting high school entrepreneurship education through a variety of activities including highly successful business plan competitions. Since January 2007, over 400 students have competed and over 60 local business professionals have evaluated business plans. Since January 2009, 4 students have launched their businesses. In January 2010, EAC spun off of HCA as its own 501(c) 3 and expanded its focus to provide education and support to entrepreneurial businesses.  For more information go to: goentrepreneurs.org