The finalists will participate in TCU Young Entrepreneur Days on campus, Feb. 21-22 where they will consult with successful entrepreneurs, learn about TCU’s award-winning entrepreneurship program and experience college life. The students will be interviewed by a panel of judges who select the six award recipients. The Grand Award winner receives a $5,000 scholarship, and five winners receive $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships are doubled for those who attend TCU. The awards banquet will take place Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brown-Lupton University Union.
The Neeley School of Business has been named in the Top 25 Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs by Fortune Small Business (September 2008), and ranked No. 18 in the nation for Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report (August 2009). Since its inception in 2002, the TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year program has attracted hundreds of students to TCU, allowing them to hone their business skills and broaden their knowledge and impact. Several graduates have been featured in local and national media for their ongoing success.
David Minor, entrepreneur in residence at the Neeley School of Business and the founder of the TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year program, said, “The Neeley Entrepreneurship Center honors the entrepreneurial spirit in Texas youths because we know what a vital force entrepreneurship is to the economy, and what it means to these students to realize their dreams of independent success.”