TYE 2025 Entrepreneurship Program
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The TYE 2025 Program

An innovative program designed by TiE, the world’s largest network of entrepreneurs, to inspire entrepreneurship in high school students. The program includes workshops and classes mentored by leaders in the TiE Entrepreneur community concluding in a Business Plan Competition with a chance to win a cash prize worth several thousand dollars

Our Commitment

  • The program is rigorous and our expectation is your full commitment. You will have access to and mentorship from some of the most successful and prominent business leaders in Orange County. ​

  • The program runs from January to mid-April 2025. At a minimum, students will spend 4 hours every Saturday at the wonderful UCI Cove learning about the basics of starting your own company and working with your fellow team members. Students will also meet separately with their teams to complete their homework assignments and build their companies.

The #1 Program for Entrepreneurs

Program Cost

Through the generous support of the TiE Orange County chapter and our sponsors, the program is offered at a early bird special fee of $599.00 if students apply before November 1st, 2024. Fee will increase to $799.00 after Nov 1st, 2024. We encourage you to apply early as qualified applicants will be accepted on a first come basis. There will also be need based scholarships awarded for all students in need.

Eligibility

Open to all high school students (grades 9-12) Participants will be selected by a screening process, a maximum of 25 students will be selected. Qualified applicants will be selected based on the merits of your application. We encourage you to apply early as applicants will be selected on a rolling basis.

The Curriculum

The program covers the basics of building a business concept and developing a business plan and includes instruction from industry experts on:

  • Creating a Business Concept

  • Planning the Product or Service

  • Exploring Customers

  • Business Accounting

  • Financing & Business Plan Creation

  • Preparing an Investor Presentation

Location

The program will be taking place at the UCI Beall Applied Innovation 5270 California Avenue

Irvine, California 92697-7700

Cash Award

At the culmination of the program, the teams will complete by pitching their business plan to a panel of judges who represent Venture Capital, Angel and Entrepreneurial investors. The winning team will be awarded a cash prize worth several thousand dollars as seed capital to further your idea.

What happens if my team wins?

The winning team from the chapter will qualify to compete in the TYE Global Competition in the summer of 2024 for the top prize of up to $10,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

Join The #1 Program for Entrepreneurs

How much does the Program Cost?

Through the generous support of the TiE Orange County chapter and our sponsors, the program is offered at a early bird special fee of $599.00 if students apply before November 1st, 2024. Fee will increase to $799.00 after Nov 1st, 2024. We encourage you to apply early as qualified applicants will be accepted on a first come basis. There will also be need based scholarships awarded for all students in need.

Who is eligible?

Open to all high school students (grades 9-12) Participants will be selected by a screening process, a maximum of 25 students will be selected. Qualified applicants will be selected based on the merits of your application. We encourage you to apply early as applicants will be selected on a rolling basis.

What do will I learn?

The program covers the basics of building a business concept and developing a business plan and includes instruction from industry experts on: Creating a Business Concept, Planning the Product or Service, Exploring Customers, Business Accounting, Financing & Business Plan Creation, Preparing an Investor Presentation

Were is the program located?

The program will be taking place at the UCI Beall Applied Innovation 5270 California Avenue

Are there any awards?

At the culmination of the program, the teams will complete by pitching their business plan to a panel of judges who represent Venture Capital, Angel and Entrepreneurial investors. The winning team will be awarded a cash prize worth several thousand dollars as seed capital to further your idea.

What happens if my team wins?

The winning team from the chapter will qualify to compete in the TYE Global Competition in the summer of 2024 for the top prize of up to $10,000.

TESTIMONIALS

Meet Some of Our Alumni

Kruthy Renduchintala

TYE 2013/2014

Graduated UC Berkeley in Economics

Cindy Fan

TYE 2013/14

Graduated University of Pennsylvania in Finance and Statistics

Shane Saito

TYE 2017

High School Senior

Amy Guo

TYE 2016/17

UC Berkeley - Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology

Maryam Edah-Tally

TYE 2013/2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year 2017

Cal State Fullerton - Business Administration

Noah Cha

TYE 2015/16

University of Notre Dame - Sophomore

Charlie Gooding

TYE 2017

University of California Berkeley - Global Management Ptrogram

Irene Koo

TYE 2014

Columbia University - Economics and Computer Science

The Young Entrepreneurs - Orange County would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support.