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Starting a business is challenging, particularly for young entrepreneurs who need targeted support. Youth Business International’s global network of expert organisations is here to provide that support. Mentoring is a key component of the integrated package of financial and non-financial support services that our members provide to young entrepreneurs. It is central to what makes […]

In 2018, Youth Business International launched the first ever Innovation Challenge, a pilot initiative aimed at supporting members to ideate and test new solutions that meet the pressing challenges faced by young entrepreneurs worldwide. Organised by YBI, and supported by Accenture and the IDB Lab, the Innovation Challenge invited YBI members to propose new ways in which they […]

In 2018 Youth Business International (YBI) commissioned research to better understand the digital landscape and its relevance to young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The research aims to provide insight to support our work with members in the region on the adoption of digital technologies.  Overall our research found that digital landscape […]

Commissioned by Youth Business International (YBI) in 2018, Entrepreneurial soft skills for the future: a scoping study outlines a framework for the soft skills young entrepreneurs need now and in the future to better navigate the challenges of our rapidly changing job market. Supported by Accenture, this research report draws on an extensive literature review and interviews with expert, […]

When COVID-19 hit, YBI immediately leveraged its experience and rallied its network to respond to the pressing needs of millions of young entrepreneurs around the world. Thanks to the support of Google.org and partners such as Accenture, YBI was able to respond rapidly and catalyse a global response. The Rapid Response and Recovery Programme was launched offering COVID-19 focussed services in […]

 Entrepreneurship can promote self-reliance and help youth on the move overcome barriers to integrating into society. It offers them an opportunity for meaningful work, helping them lead their lives with dignity and give back to their communities. Our research suggests that, on average, they are more likely to start businesses than their native-born peers, and […]

Executive Summary of our latest report Beating the odds: Supporting youth on the move to become successful entrepreneurs.  Entrepreneurship can promote self-reliance and help youth on the move overcome barriers to integrating into society. It offers them an opportunity for meaningful work, helping them leadtheir lives with dignity and give back to their communities. Our research suggests […]

Investing in young entrepreneurs’ resilience, business pivots and digital solutions is critical to supporting a generation whose economic futures have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according YBI’s latest report, Refocus, Retool, Reset: Insights from Youth Business International’s COVID-19 Rapid Response & Recovery Programme.  As the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 exacerbates the global youth unemployment crisis, millions of young people […]

Shaping A More Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable Future: Supporting young social and green entrepreneurs When people start businesses, they create income, jobs, and economic growth. Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future and working to solve some of the greatest social and environmental challenges of our time. They are reimagining business, bringing new ideas to […]

In 2018, Youth Business International (YBI) commissioned a series of research studies, Insights for Success, to gather learnings on priority themes in order to inform the work of the YBI network and share this with others supporting young entrepreneurs globally. Gathering evidence and knowledge from YBI member organisations, the young entrepreneurs they work with, and other relevant sources, the […]