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. 

For more information, contact:

Carlos Mario Lopez, Program Manager for the Young Americas Business Trust  

E-mail: cmlopez@oas.org - Tel: +1 (202) 458 3290. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter http://www.facebook.com/yabtstaff.  http://twitter.com/YABTs