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Participate and Turn your Business Idea into Reality
Registration is now open for the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas, TIC Americas, at www.ticamericas.net
The Young Americas Business Trust, YABT, announces the opening of registration for the Fifth Edition of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas), as well as the two categories for the 2011 Special Awards: the Talent and Innovation Awards and the Eco-Challenge 2011, which will together make available eight prizes of up to $5,000.
TIC Americas is a platform of opportunities available to the youth of the Americas and elsewhere to create and realize the potential of business ideas. It is an international competition that awards businesses and accelerates the process of market entry for young entrepreneurs.The competition goes beyond the development and evaluation of business plans to include extended phases of support, mentoring, prototype development, networking and international visibility, among others.
From now until March 1, 2011, young entrepreneurs between the ages of 13 and 36 may register their teams at www.ticamericas.net. Prizes include incubation and internship opportunities, cash awards and access to spaces for international promotion and business contacts.
For the second consecutive year, YABT and PepsiCo have partnered with the goal of promoting solutions to mitigate the climate change crisis. In this regard, the Eco-Challenge was created as a special category of prizes in TIC Americas that recognizes youth initiatives that present innovative solutions to environmental problems and water conservation.
The rules and conditions of TIC Americas can be found online at www.ticamericas.net.
Three engineering students from Lima, Peru, decided to use their knowledge to improve the security of their own country. They came up with a new innovative service called Taximart that allows people to order taxis either online or with cell phones. These taxis are registered and provide their clients with different prices and time slots. This way, they resolved the problem of how to get home safely.
One of their main difficulties was to convince investors about the real benefits of this new innovative service. Nevertheless, the students had already started their enterprise named Devosinc when their university informed them about the Talent and Innovation Competition (TIC) of the Americas. Participating in TIC Americas 2010 gave them the necessary structure and management tools to bring their business to the next level. They knew that if they won the competition, it would not only give them credibility and exposure, it would also attract a lot of press leading to new investors and clients- and this is exactly what happened.
TIC Americas allowed the team to share their ideas, experiences, visions, and dreams with other young entrepreneurs. Gaining international exposure brought them new ideas and concepts which permitted them to further improve their services. The Competition gave them the opportunity to translate theory to practice.
According to Hernan Quintana one of the founders of Devosinc “the most important thing in pursuing an enterprise it trying and never being discouraged.” They believed in their service and overcame the prejudice that entrepreneurship may not lead to as much stability and financial remuneration as being employed.
Today, Devosinc is growing and currently has 7 employees. They are further expanding their business, providing new services to other business. In the end, it really came down to two things, overcoming the fear of failure and having faith!
MORE INFORMATION: Young Americas Business Trust http://www.myybiz.net
