Category: Live Initiative

Programme Overview AI is changing how businesses operate, but for many young entrepreneurs, the tools, training, and support needed to use it well remain out of reach. That is why Youth Business International (YBI), supported by Bank of America, has launched the EmpowerAI Digital Accelerator: a free, five-week, self-paced programme for young entrepreneurs in Germany. […]

Programme overview Entrepreneurship offers a vital pathway to economic independence, social integration and long-term stability. Yet entrepreneurs often lack the financial knowledge and skills needed to grow and scale their businesses. Under a new initiative, supported by Visa Europe, Youth Business International (YBI) aims to reach 1,000 young entrepreneurs with financial information that builds their […]

Overview More than three-quarters of the youth population across Africa aspire to start their own businesses within five years. The entrepreneurial spirit of this generation represents an opportunity for inclusive economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development across the continent, but multiple barriers stand in the way. Despite this ambition, young African entrepreneurs face formidable […]

Programme Overview  Young underserved entrepreneurs face significant barriers to accessing finance that hinder their growth and limit their potential. Running from September 2024 to February 2028, the ‘Unlocking Opportunities for Inclusive Financial Growth’ programme, funded by Standard Chartered Foundation, is a transformative three-year initiative designed to address the financial barriers faced by young, underserved entrepreneurs […]

Programme Overview  Empower and Elevate – Enabling Inclusive Futures is a programme funded by Standard Chartered Foundation designed to equip young entrepreneurs in Brazil, Poland, Türkiye and the UK with the tools and resources they need to grow and scale their business and create jobs and economic growth in their communities. Priority is given to […]