america eco challenge and social competition
DESCRIPTION
The Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas) is an international platform for entrepreneurship and business accelerator for young entrepreneurs and start-ups led by the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) with the support of the Organization of American States (OAS) and our international partners, PepsiCo and the Central American Bottling Corporation (cbc). For more information, please visit www.ticamericas.net. Who is it for? TIC Americas is open to all young people between 18 and 34 years old, nationals of any Member States of the OAS.TRANSCRIPT
A competition aimed at young entrepreneurs in the Americas
@YABTs
Preparation and selection • Virtual Training • Submission of the deliverables • Evaluations • Announcement of finalists
Final• Exchange of knowledge • International Visibility • Seed Capital • Investment Opportunities
Follow up • Global Platforms• Best practices • “Giving-back”
September- December 2014 April 6-8, 2015 From April 2015
Phases
Key DatesRegistrationSeptember 05, 2014December 15, 2014
Virtual training/ Boot-CampSeptember 05 – Open Permanently
Deadline for submission of deliverables(business plan, prototype, promotional material)January 15, 2015
Evaluations by international judges1 February to 1 March2015
Finalists announcement March 6, 2015
Requirements - Be a citizen of a member
state of the OAS - Be between 18 and 34 years
Deliverables: : Executive Summary of
Business Project (500 words)
Business Plan: Prototype, product and service description, Innovation, market feasibility, organizational structure, financial viability
Online presence (website + social networks)
Promotional Video Logo or image
Social Innovation Category Categories
Categories
Economic Innovation Category
Category of Environmental Innovation - Eco-Challenge
Awards: Finalists: Full scholarship for one member of the team (tickets + accommodation + transport + training + meals) Exposure to potential investors
Winners :$ 5,000 Award:Social Innovation Economic Innovation Caribbean Innovation Challenge4 $ 5,000 Awards:Eco-Challenge
Benefits
Indra NooyiPresidente Global de PepsiCo
Benefits 1.Customized Advising2.International Visibility 3.Presence of government representatives (VI Summit of the Americas) 4.Presence of Multinationals and potential investors 5.External Opportunities: Global TIC, MIT Tr35, Eco-preneur, etc.