Category: Learning papers

Financial health for young entrepreneurs means that they are aware of and able to access appropriate resources required to start and grow their enterprises, can manage their business finances, and have confidence in their financial future. Youth Business International and its members as part of the Futuremakers global youth economic empowerment initiative, funded by Standard Chartered […]

Equipping the entrepreneurs of tomorrow Young entrepreneurs are vital to global economic development. They are helping to shape the economies of the future, to ensure sustainable growth and to guarantee prosperity in both their home countries and further afield. But with millions of unemployed young people around the world, their potential is going unrealised.  This […]

It is not easy to ignore the fact that 73 million young people around the world are unemployed; and 156 million young workers live in poverty. Quality interventions to support young entrepreneurs are needed more than ever. Many initiatives exist to promote youth entrepreneurship as a solution to global socioeconomic development goals, but there is still a gulf […]

Our research, which was published during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November 2013 compares entrepreneurial attitudes, ambitions and activity of young people in the UK against counterparts in other leading enterprise nations,  based on latest data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The study, Unlocking Ambitions, Creating Growth, found that nearly one in five (18%) 18-34 year olds […]

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 […]

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 […]