Maybank-MoneyTree Young Entrepreneur Startup (YES) Challenge (Season 4) - Breakthrough 2 Session

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(1888PressRelease) March 02, 2012 - Selangor - MoneyTree would be organizing the Maybank MoneyTree Young Entrepreneur Startup (YES) 4 BreakThrough 2 Session this Saturday (3rd March 2012) at Lecture Theatre 20, Taylor's University (Lakeside Campus). The BreakThrough 2 Session will see 15 youth teams competing against each other in an intense battle for a chance to move on to the next stage of YES 4.

The YES teams would be given 6 minutes to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges consisting Industry experts and Captains of Industry. Each team would then have to defend their business ideas against the scrutiny of the judges during the Q & A session. Only 10 teams will move on to the main Judging session which will take place on 17th March 2012.

MoneyTree (M) CEO, Mr. Brandon Liew stated, "We're proud to say that we are currently in the fourth season of the Maybank MoneyTree YES Challenge. YES has evolved over the past few seasons from being merely a business challenge, into an integral part / platform within our Entrepreneurship Ecosystem that we have built to educate and support the growth of Entrepreneurs in Malaysia. We aim to continue to push the envelope further, and allow as many young, aspiring entrepreneurs as possible realize their dreams."

Among some of the judges who will attend the YES 4 BreakThrough 2 Session are Mr Ahmad Razmy (Group MD Ikatan Arhaz Holdings), Mr. Anthony Umann (Silicon Valley startup veteran now based in Asia) and Ms Christy Lee (Investment Manager of MAVCAP).

The YES 4 BreakThrough 2 Session is participated by undergraduates from different Universities / Colleges around Malaysia, including Taylor's University, Sunway University, INTI, University Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Monash University, University of Nottingham, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and Multimedia University (MMU).

The venue for the YES 4 BreakThrough 2 Session is sponsored by Taylor's University.

For more information, or to witness the top 15 teams continue to battle it out at the BreakThrough session or at the main Judging session next Saturday (17th March), please write to yes ( @ ) moneytree dot my dot

The Maybank MoneyTree YES challenge is a business challenge organized by MoneyTree to help Young, Vibrant Entrepreneur Aspirants launch their business ideas into the market and ultimately turn those ideas into profitable ventures. The challenge not only allows young Entrepreneurs / aspiring Entrepreneurs to learn skills that would sharpen their Entrepreneurial mindsets, but to also provide them with the opportunity to experience the practical applications of the Entrepreneurial skills they acquired through the MoneyTree Entrepreneur Fast Track program. Ultimately, YES teams who have proven their worth would be channelled to government pre-seed grants for full commercialization of their ideas.

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