THE TYE PROGRAM
TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) is dedicated to fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs by creating a program for high school students to experience entrepreneurship and innovation through experiential education. With TYE, students can start on the entrepreneurship pathway to their professional careers. We envision a world where TYE Alumni are prepared and eager to participate as thought leaders, industry experts and community builders to create a more collaborative and innovative society.
TiE Young Entrepreneurs is a Global program aimed at fostering our future generation of entrepreneurs. TYE focuses on teaching entrepreneurship to high school students and helping them discover the rewards and challenges of becoming an entrepreneur.
During the program, the students form teams, go through classroom session modules focused on different aspects of business and entrepreneurship, then write their own business plans.
Teams compete at the chapter level Finals first and the winner of each chapter goes on to the Global Competition to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes.
TYE has become a Global Program and now over 20 chapters throughout the TiE network participate each year. The TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Program is a program where students learn about entrepreneurship, ideation and business basics, over the course of the school year.
The TYE Program involves local entrepreneurs, business professionals, parents, youth, coaches, and mentors. By coaching hundreds of students in this Global program, TiE is proud of its impact towards “Education” and “Mentoring”.
TYE Program Impact so far:
97%
Report increased ability to lead
100%
report increased confidence
90%
Report an interest in pursuing a career in STEM
40%
Report being inspired to start their own company
TYE Curriculum
TYE Global recommends a Course Curriculum that spans 9 months, from September to April of the next year (check with your local chapter for the specific dates). The Curriculum incorporates both theory and practical aspects of learning about entrepreneurship. It culminates with a Global Entrepreneurship Competition at the end of the school year, in June.
Students learn about Design Thinking, which provides a solution-based approach to solving problems. It’s extremely useful in tackling complex problems that are ill-defined or unknown, by understanding the human needs involved, re-framing the problem in human-centric ways, creating many ideas in brainstorming sessions, and adopting a hands-on approach in prototyping and testing.
The lean canvas model is a business model template that allows you to organize your business plan logically. Typically used for startups, the lean canvas business model has 9 building blocks: Unique Value Proposition, Unfair advantage, Channels, Customer Segmentation, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams.