OC High School Students Build Your Own Business Plan and Compete to Win a Cash Prize
TiE Orange County
TiE Orange County was formed in 2000 and is a non-profit, global community welcoming entrepreneurs from the community and beyond. The chapter's goal is to foster entrepreneurship within the community. We believe in the power of ideas to change the face of entrepreneurship and growing business through mentoring, networking, and education. TiE was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by a group of successful entrepreneurs and is currently the world's largest entrepreneurial organization out there.
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
Past Winners
TYE Boston
Company: Enerlyze
Energy Demand Management. A unique solution to reduce electricity by 40% in homes with a payback of less than 4 months
TYE Carolinas
Company: HealthBeats
A non-profit educating teens about healthy choices.
TYE Seattle
Company: KANA
Unique water bottle for health concscious individuals.
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
TYE in the News
2021 TYE Global Final Competition Hosted By TiE Carolinas Concludes Successfully With 4,800 Attendees World Wide
Winners From International Student Startup Competition Nab $10,000 in Prize Money
TiE Oregon, Atlanta Among Winners of The Young Entrepreneurs Global Competition
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.
The Young Entrepreneurs - Orange County would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support.
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