DETROIT – TiE Detroit ? Talent, Ideas, Enterprise – invites high school students to enroll in a life changing unique program TiE Young Entrepreneurs. Seats are limited. Application deadline is Aug. 15.

TYE will accomplish this objective by offering training and mentoring program to selected high school students who learn about the challenges and rewards of becoming an entrepreneur. This 9 month program encourages the youth to get involved in the value creation process by exposing them to the entrepreneurial mindset. Seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors coach high school children (grades 9-12) on a business-focused curriculum. The program culminates to a global Business Plan Competition and nurtures creativity, self-confidence, leadership and overall development of the students.

TiE Detroit?s TYE Class of 2014 will be joining high school students from around the world as teams from 19 other chapters from 4 continents around the globe launch the TYE 2012 program in their respective chapters. These locations will include 9 cities from the US and Canada (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Carolinas, Seattle, San Diego, Vancouver and Washington DC), 6 cities from India (Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Hubli, Kolkata and Ahmedabad), Melbourne, Australia, and London, UK.

TYE is in its sixth year of global existence. TYE 2014 builds upon the success of TYE 2014 when Global TYE involved teens from 18 TiE Chapters from around the world. The final competition was held on April 27th & 28th at TiECon Southeast in Atlanta.

TYE 2014 participating high school students will devote their weekends for nearly four months to learn about entrepreneurship, business models, finance, marketing, law, leadership, and presentation skills. Winning regional teams from all 19 chapters will present their business plans to global judges in person. More than the intense competitive spirit, the interaction with team members from diverse locations is expected to build a community of budding entrepreneurs that stay connected through the prestigious TYE Alumni Network.

Guidelines for the Final Presentation

1) Presentation time: 15 minutes for presentation & 5 minutes Q & A from judges

2) The Business Plan must be emailed to 3 days prior to the Final Presentation date by no later than 10 pm.

3) The Business Plan Presentation must be emailed to the night before the Final Presentation date by no later than 10 pm.

4) The Executive Summary must be emailed to 3 days prior so that it can be distributed to the Judges ahead of time.

5) Must bring a copy of the presentation on flash drive as backup.

6) No changes allowed after the submission.

7) Anyone may watch the presentations of other teams but are required to be seated ahead of time without any disruption to the presenting teams.

8) Please RSVP to by how many of your family members and friends that will be attending the final presentation.

For Information contact Ketan Dande – [email protected]