america eco challenge and social competition

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.