Inaugural Youth Business International Bootcamp launches next week

In just a few days Youth Business International is looking forward to hosting our first cohort of international high-growth young entrepreneurs. London will play host to an extraordinary gathering of inspiring future leaders who will learn, collaborate, share experiences and unite to drive a generation for change.  

The 30 young (under 35) attendees of the YBI Bootcamp were chosen to attend from a wealth of applications from across YBI’s 60 members in 46 countries. They were chosen for their ambition, dynamism, drive and business aims. During the week-long experience they will benefit from a range of interactive sessions, talks and exercises as well as from the expertise and advise they can share with each other.  

What to expect throughout the week 

The Bootcamp participants will spend the first two days in learning sessions at our member Launch It’s Neasden location before heading to the Pizza Hut Foundation offices on Wednesday for a day of inspiring stories from successful young entrepreneurs and impact business experts. 

The finale of the week will be a day-long pitching session on the Thursday where the young entrepreneurs will use what they’ve learnt and pitch their businesses to a panel of judges in the hopes of being chosen as a finalist of the 2024 Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. 

After Thursday’s pitch day, they’ll join the YBI team in the evening at a parliamentary event focusing on empowering the future of entrepreneurship, in partnership with The Entrepreneurs Network. Finally, all participants will be given access to coaching on the final day before returning to their businesses to action their learnings. 

Who else is involved in the Bootcamp 

We’re delighted to formally thank and celebrate our speakers and contributors. Special thanks to Standard Chartered Foundation for their generous contribution towards financing the event and to our member Launch It who are providing the perfect venue for the event.  

Please learn more about our speakers and facilitators here:  

• Rachel Stockey, Head of Entrepreneurial Skills at the Entrepreneurship Institute (EI) at Kings College London https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/rachel-stockey. 

• Helen Rushton is a Corporate Sustainability expert. She will deliver a session on working with corporates as a route to scaling. 

• Mark Creighton , founder of All your idea, will be running a session on leadership. 

• Amanda Scott is founder of Personal Boardroom and will be delivering a session on how to develop a personal board room. 

• Frank Kyle, a young entrepreneur running a successful vegan skincare brand, will be sharing his business story.  https://franksremedies.com/   

• Maggie Chen, CEO of Girls in Charge, will be one of the pitch day judges. https://www.girlsincharge.co.uk/meet-the-team 

• Isabel Overton, a young entrepreneur that has set up Inu, a restaurant discovery and reviewing platform for Black diners and allies will share her business journey. https://www.inudining.com/ 

• Ella Williams, young entrepreneur and the founder of Our Goal, a community organisation in Manchester with a vision to empower every girl to be active and reach her full potential. https://www.ourgoal.co.uk/ 

• Mickela Hall-Ramsay, a young entrepreneur that founded HR Sports Academy, a Community Interest Company dedicated to building a brighter future for children and young people by enhancing the quality of their sporting, educational and work experiences through the provision and promotion of a range of sport-related activities. 

Alongside successful young entrepreneurs, the pitch judges will include representatives from Accenture, Standard Chartered Foundation, Blackrock, and the YBI Board of Trustees. 

To learn more about the Youth Business International Bootcamp and participants, please visit youthbusines.org/bootcamp.