TiE UK, which I have been a member since its inauguration in Manchester, is launching an education programme targeted at entrepreneurial students between the ages of 16 and 19. Cleverly branded, TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TyE), aims to inspire young students through mentoring and education covering:

- Develop business acumen and communication skills
- Discover the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship
- Nurture to be a well rounded personality
- Instill confidence to lead in a global environment

The programme will be launched in September 2009 and ends in March 2010. The six month curriculum will consist of three months of classroom instruction and three months of workshops.

The competition has similarities to Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) that my first tech company, ebdex (now dead) participated at London Business School. I helped introduce the programme to Manchester Business School the year after.

The business plan led TyE competition will grant the opportunity for the winning team from the UK to compete with teams from the rest of the world at the TiE Global Conference in Silicon Valley in May 2010.

For more details please contact Tie UK Co-ordinator or call 07507597533.