YBI’s 2024 Highlights

Discover how YBI empowered young entrepreneurs globally in 2024.

2024 Highlights

Youth Entrepreneurship Trends and Policy Framework

We’re partnered with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) on this new report

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Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Award winners announced

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Our goal is to create one million jobs through supporting the start-up and growth of 250,000 youth-led businesses

Youth Business International (YBI) leads a growing global network of over 60 enterprise support organisations in 85 countries with a passion for empowering underserved young people (18-35) to start, scale and sustain their businesses.

Working with this global network of members, we develop and scale the most effective solutions to the critical challenges facing young entrepreneurs, and strengthen our members’ capabilities and the quality of their delivery models to support young people into entrepreneurship.

Together, we focus on sustainable and inclusive entrepreneurship, equipping underserved young people with the skills, confidence, and connections they need to beat the odds and become successful, responsible business owners.

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What we did for our members

In 2022:

Connection:

  • 170 delegates from 41 countries joined in our Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

Collaboration:

  • 25 members participated in powerful youth entrepreneurship partnerships

Content:

  • 96% of members took part in YBI’s Entrepreneurship Development Services

What we did for young entrepreneurs

 Since 2014:
  • 0

    Youth-led businesses started
  • 0

    Existing businesses strengthened or supported or grown
  • 0

    Young people provided with entrepreneurship training
Since 2017:
  • 0

    Jobs created
About us Our network contributes to economic development around the world by supporting underserved young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years old to start, grow and sustain businesses.
Our Members Our network is made up of independent, locally led and rooted organisations with a proven track record of delivering quality support to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Our Partners We work with a wide range of partners in order to grow and nurture an effective and sustainable network that creates impact for young entrepreneurs on a global scale.
Our Initiatives We connect and support expert organisations, partners and young people to develop and scale new solutions to the critical challenges facing underserved young entrepreneurs.

Success Stories

Niranjan Ovhal’s story

Niranjan Ovhal, 27, was crowned the winner of the Covid Resilience Award in the Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2022. His business Simforge Engineering, based in India, manufactures simulation racing pedals. He was supported to fund and grow his business through YBI member BYST. Simforge Engineering is an excellent example of a business […]

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Simon Macharia

Kenya

“As an entrepreneur, my biggest achievement is putting a smile on people’s faces and knowing they have fast and affordable internet connectivity.”

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Buram Munkhsuren

Mongolia

“You have to put in the maximum amount of effort and hard work from a young age, then the results will come.”

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Swapnil Kudale

India

“Believe in your business idea and put in the maximum effort to realise it. Obstacles are stepping stones to success. Winning a race requires consistent effort, dedication, self-belief and a fighting spirit. Life may knock you down 100 times so have the courage to stand up 101 times.”

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Abhishek Jacob Chetikatt

Sweden

“It’s important to set a very clear mission and vision. Entrepreneurship has its ups and downs, so having a mission means that when things get tough, you can remind yourself why you’re doing it.”

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Those who make it possible

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Accenture

Accenture
Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells
Argidius Foundation

Argidius Foundation
Standard Chartered Foundation

Standard Chartered Foundation