a competition aimed at young entrepreneurs in the americas @yabts
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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.