TiE Young Entrepreneurs
Empowering high school students to turn ideas into real-world opportunities through entrepreneurship.
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TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE)
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Mission
Give students a learning experience that goes beyond the classroom. Through research, teamwork, hands-on projects, and guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, students develop ideas, learn from feedback, and build confidence to bring their ideas to life.
Vision
Empower youth worldwide to be entrepreneurial and lead in a dynamic global environment through a unique integrated curriculum that can be modeled to meet local economic and social challenges.
Objectives
Build resilient and collaborative entrepreneurs who can adapt to local economic and social change.
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TiE Carolinas conducts an annual entrepreneurship program (TYE) that is designed specifically for high-school students. The winners of the regional Carolina tournaments proceed to the global tournament. We are proud to announce that our 2023 regional winner (The Drug Detectives) went on to win TYE Globals (competing against ~25 teams from the US, Asia, and Europe). Our 2024 regional winner (SoberRide) placed 3rd globally and was invited to attend CES in January 2025. Our 2025 program is on-going!
TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) is designed to help high school students develop business acumen and experience the rewards of entrepreneurship through a combination of instructor-led and mentor-facilitated sessions. Students learn beyond the classroom by working in teams, conducting research, building resilience, and developing real-world skills. Each session introduces students to a new business concept through interactive lessons, presentations, activities, and games that reinforce what they have learned. Students then apply these concepts to their own ventures during team meetings, allowing them to build their ideas from the ground up. Teams use a design thinking approach to develop ideas for products or services they would like to bring to the marketplace. Working under the mentorship of experienced entrepreneurs and industry leaders, students research and validate their ideas with customers, build prototypes, develop go-to-market strategies and financial plans, and receive direct feedback throughout the process. Students also gain experience presenting their ideas, collaborating with their teams, and turning ideas into real-world opportunities. Toward the end of the program, teams compete at the regional level for cash awards. The regional winner goes on to compete at the global competition for additional cash awards.
This is a very competitive program and requires commitment that ramps up to 3-4 hours per week over the 6-7 month duration of the program.
Enrollment Fee: $650 ($500 for prior students and $500 for early bird registrants)
TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) is designed to help high school students develop business acumen and experience the rewards of entrepreneurship through a combination of instructor-led and mentor-facilitated sessions. Students learn beyond the classroom by working in teams, conducting research, building resilience, and developing real-world skills. Each session introduces students to a new business concept through interactive lessons, presentations, activities, and games that reinforce what they have learned. Students then apply these concepts to their own ventures during team meetings, allowing them to build their ideas from the ground up. Teams use a design thinking approach to develop ideas for products or services they would like to bring to the marketplace. Working under the mentorship of experienced entrepreneurs and industry leaders, students research and validate their ideas with customers, build prototypes, develop go-to-market strategies and financial plans, and receive direct feedback throughout the process. Students also gain experience presenting their ideas, collaborating with their teams, and turning ideas into real-world opportunities. Toward the end of the program, teams compete at the regional level for cash awards. The regional winner goes on to compete at the global competition for additional cash awards.
This is a very competitive program and requires commitment that ramps up to 3-4 hours per week over the 6-7 month duration of the program.
Enrollment Fee: $650 ($500 for prior students and $500 for early bird registrants)
Program Flow
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Please note that we will review responses (based on an understanding of the commitment level and desire to participate in this program) and then respond back if we have any concerns about the commitment level of the student.
The program will start in late September/ early October and will require a commitment (essentially) every Wednesday.
Schedule
| Date | Topic |
| October | Business Model Overview |
| October | Opportunity Recognition |
| November | Research & Insights |
| November | Ideate using Design Thinking |
| December | Customer & Market Validation |
| December | Market Placement and Promotion |
| January | Setup and Scale Operations |
| February | Financial Model |
| March | Communications |
| April | Mock Competition |
| May | Regional Competition |
| TBD | TiE Global Competition |
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