YEi invites US resident entrepreneurs who are starting or have recently started high-tech ventures with international appeal to participate in its annual competition.

The French Embassy Office for Science and Technology and top innovation network partners in France will provide selected candidates with a valuable opportunity to meet potential business partners in France along with ongoing coaching and mentoring.

To be eligible the project has to be innovative, the entrepreneur has to be settled in the US, no matter their age or citizenship.

Successful candidates, apart from being coached, will also receive an organized business trip to France in the first year following their selection in order to help them build a network of partners, accelerate their launches and increase their chances of success. Mentors, service providers, working sessions… a deep individual support will be provided to each winner both in France and in the US.

HOW TO APPLY ?
1. Carefully read the rules of the call for proposals
2. Fill out the application online before the deadline

Deadline for Application November 29, 2009

For further information : Géraldine Quetin, YEi project manager for the French Embassy in the US : +1.617.401.2450, yei.mst@consulfrance-boston.org
YEi website

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