Business Bridge – Empowering displaced young Ukrainian entrepreneurs to rebuild and grow in Poland
Following the success of our first entrepreneurship programme for displaced young Ukrainians, Youth Business International (YBI) and our member Youth Business Poland (YBP), with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), launched Business Bridge — a new Bootcamp initiative designed to help Ukrainian entrepreneurs thrive in Poland. About the Initiative The war […]
AI Ignite
This toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to help our members support their young entrepreneurs to build an effective social or green enterprise.
Social and Green Entrepreneurship Toolkit
This toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to help our members support their young entrepreneurs to build an effective social or green enterprise.
Seeking Economic Empowerment and Resilience for Refugees and Migrants extension
An extension of our successful initiative Seeking Economic Empowerment and Resilience for Refugees and Migrants (SEER) supported by Accenture; the initiative provides vital support to young migrants and refugees (aged between 18-35 years old) across Europe. The new 12-month programme will support over 1,000 young people in Germany, France, Sweden and Ireland to start or […]
2022 – 2024: Tackling economic inequality with Standard Chartered Foundation
YBI’s emergency support programme to support young entrepreneurs in eight countries across Africa, Asia and Europe through the COVID-19 crisis.
Focus on social entrepreneurship in Korea with Google.org
YBI’s programme supported by Google.org providing access to entrepreneurial resources and content, training and support to 20,000 underserved social enterprises and SMEs in Korea
High Flyers South Korea: Supporting Underserved Young Entrepreneurs to Scale and Grow
Programme Overview ‘High Flyers South Korea: Supporting Underserved Young Entrepreneurs to Scale and Grow‘ is implemented by our member in South Korea, Work Together Foundation, and funded by J.P. Morgan. Over 18 months, the programme supports early-stage young entrepreneurs with high-growth potential to secure funding and expand their market reach, with a particular focus on […]
2024: Hackathon for displaced Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Poland
Programme Overview Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, millions of Ukrainians have fled to Poland for a chance to live in peace and safety. However, many are left without jobs and financial stability in a new country. The entrepreneurship ecosystem in Poland is dynamic and thriving and ready to give […]
Supporting Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Canada
Supporting indigenous young entrepreneurs in Canada Indigenous youth are one of the largest demographic youth segments in Canada and an integral part of the nation’s economic development and growth, but disproportionally face systemic socio-economic barriers to success when seeking to start and grow a business. YBI is working with its member in Canada Futurpreneur, in collaboration […]
High Flyers Community of Practice
Our global Community of Practice (CoP) and High Flyers programme, funded by Argidius Foundation, to support underserved ‘high flying’ young entrepreneurs in 8 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America to grow and scale their businesses.