Melbourne's game changers to gather for the Young Entrepreneur Awards 2019

Melbourne's brightest young businesspeople will gather on the banks of the Yarra River tonight for the Melbourne Young Entrepreneur Awards 2019.

The city has become a hub of innovation over the last decade, neatly complementing its rich corporate history.

Startup success stories like Afterpay, Airwallex, Webjet, and Seek were all born in the Victorian capital, shooting their shot to dethrone and disrupt the city's top companies like, ANZ, NAB and Coles.

The Victorian business leaders of tomorrow will gather at Cargo Hall for a gala dinner and Awards ceremony, where the finalists will compete to see who will be named the city's Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Whoever takes out the top gong will be following in the footsteps of last year's winner Travis Erridge, founder of supply chain giant TM Insight.

The 43 finalists will also compete for the coveted Trailblazer Award, which is given to an entrepreneur that has built a business demonstrating serious potential for future growth, plus 16 category awards ranging from technology startups to marketing gurus, fashion designers to finance wizards.

Young Entrepreneur Awards founder Camilla Jansen says the 2019 Melbourne Young Entrepreneur Awards is an amazing opportunity for these young entrepreneurs to mingle, network, and perhaps develop partnerships that will see their businesses continue to flourish.

"Scaling up a business is no easy task. It requires the right decisions at critical moments, as well as substantial planning, dedication and passion," says Jansen.

"Having a helpful cohort of like-minded people can play a big part in setting a business on its potential growth path."

"I'm so excited that tonight we will share our evening with a fantastic cross-section of business leaders who are making an impact on the economy locally, nationally and in many cases overseas."

The finalists in the Melbourne Young Entrepreneur Awards 2019 are as follows:

Tamara Alaveras & Sonia Majkic - 3 Phase Marketing
Abrar Patel - A.P. Web Solutions
Joshua Fegan - Althea Group Holdings
Jamie Shostak & Michael MacRae - Appetiser (Appetiser App Development)
Christie Kamphuis & Sam Stone - Bettercup
Bianca & Bridgett Roccisano - Bianca & Bridgett and Booby Tape
Lee Hardham & Rajesh Yeluri - Brauz
Jane Morrell - Carer Solutions Australia
Ebony Centazzo - Cat Napping Suburban Retreat
Genevieve Day - Day Management
Dr May Chan & Dr Reuben Sim - Dental Boutique
Louise Elia - ELIYA THE LABEL
Ali Terai - Future Golf
Jane Garber-Rosenzweig - Gable Lawyers
Tammy Butow, Lisy Kane, Sarah Moran - Girl Geek Academy
Rory Boyle - Hampers with Bite & Promotions Warehouse
Pete Saunders - Health Delivered
Robert Tadros - Impressive
Marcus Doyle - Resolve Mining Solutions
Aaron Smith - KX Pilates
Hannah Spilva & Verity Tuck - LVLY
Ethan Donati - My Million Dollar Funnels
Fung Lam & Werner Liu - New Aim
Ana Gavia - PINKCOLADA
Thabojan Rasiah - Rasiah Private Wealth Management
Jamie Totino - Real Food Vending & Jamie Totino Group
Lisa Parnis - Red Hero Group
Chris Christofi - Reventon & CHC Planning Solutions
Olivia Carr - Shhh Silk
Simon and Yetta Rawadi - Slyletica
Josh Klein - Social Status, Search Status, and Promotr
William Strange - Sports Performance Tracking
Harry Sanders - StudioHawk
Mimosa Schmidt - SÜK Workwear & Ethical Textile Manufacturing
Summer Howarth - The Eventful Learning Co.
Shaz Maharaullee - The Furniture People
Eugene Cheng & Hao Phu - The Sneaker Laundry & Kokaine
Tom Uhlhorn - Tiny CX
Julie Hirsch - Universal Village International, Universal Village Trading, Universal Village UK
Jackson Meyer - Verus Global
John Persico and Johann Odou - Vumero, Sports Analytics World Series, Perogon.com, SportsTechFeed.com, FMInstitute.com
Tony Diep - Xifa Bayati