T.E.C. Thompson Entrepreneurial Challenge

T.E.C.

Thompson Entrepreneurial Challenge

If you are interested in the 2019-2020 Thompson Entrepreneurial Challenge, please complete the following... Go to Video Guidelines Page on this website. Read how to submit business idea video. Submit video link at www.flipgrid.com/tec2020

“There’s lots of bad reasons to start a company. But there’s only one good, legitimate reason, and I think you know what it is: it’s to change the world.” - Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote

Congratulations on the past years winners!!!

1st Place ~ $7,500 AI Gaming Lounge Ian Do, Justin Elcano, Alex Linares

2nd Place ~ $4,000 HActA Theater Group Gina Franco, Gabriel Chadwick

3rd Place ~ $3,000 Healthy BACKpack Alin Ferrer, Giselle Argueta

3rd Place ~ $3,000 Vinder Hailey Hansen, Tiffany Do

With a total of $22,500 in scholarship funds available, each student participant was awarded and recognized for the incredible amount of work they put into their business plans and presentations.

Entrepreneur Scholar ~ $1,500 Jaybir Nagra, Jonathan Trans

Entrepreneur Scholar ~ $1,500 VacTunes Deja Nair, Anna Xu

Entrepreneur Scholar ~ $1,00 Safety Watch Arlene Mendoza, Kimberly Arrizona

Entrepreneur Scholar ~ $500 Easy Read Michelle Moreno

Entrepreneur Scholar ~ $500 Digital Frig Mauricio Espinoza

2016-17 Intro Video

This Year's Challenge

All Patterson Unified School District 9th-12th grade students are eligible to participate in the Charles E. Thompson Entrepreneurship Challenge. Students interested in entering the CETEC will submit a 60 second video that will be judged on the following criteria:

Quality of communication
Passion for the idea
Creativity of your problem / solution

All chosen participants will receive an entry packet that includes a business plan template, timeline, and other pertinent information. All submissions will be evaluated and finalists will be selected based on pre-determined and published judging criteria. Finalists will have the opportunity to present their business plans to a panel of judges. Judges will choose winners based on predetermined criteria and determine scholarship money and or prize.