2. TiE Carolinas C a r o l i n a s Local chapter of international entrepreneurship organization (56 chapters) Not-for-profit organization aims to foster entrepreneurship in Carolinas Provides networking and mentorship http://tie.org
3. TyE Carolinas C a r o l i n a s TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TyE): A business plan competition Unique program for high schoolers to encourage entrepreneurship Prize money: $5k at local, $25K at global competition RTP hosting TyE Global competition in April 2011 http://blog.tyecarolinas.com @TyeCarolinas Empower our Youth to become Entrepreneurs
4. TyE Process C a r o l i n a s 9th-12th graders educated on entrepreneurship and running a business Instructors are successful entrepreneurs and professionals Compressed MBA of 6 months Understanding of business plan and execution
5. TyE Process C a r o l i n a s Teams create business plan Teams compete at the local chapter level Local winner goes to global competition
6. TyE Global Competition - 2011 C a r o l i n a s 9 participating teams 7 teams in RTP. 2 teams via Tele Presence® Investors, entrepreneur judges pick a winner Judges for Global Competition MadhuBeriwal, CEO IEM Jason Caplain Dr. Tom Miller David Rizzo Gen. Hugh Shelton
8. TyE Global Competition - Winners C a r o l i n a s TyE Austin and TyE Carolinas [Co-winners] TyE Boston TyE Delhi, India
9. TyE- WCPSS C a r o l i n a s Teacher workshop held on April 30 Explained TyE curriculum Wake County Schools interested in pursuing a partnership Joint course content Collaborate on instruction