YBI’s emergency support programme to support young entrepreneurs in eight countries across Africa, Asia and Europe through the COVID-19 crisis.
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Youth Business International (YBI) has launched the YBI Impact Report 2023, revealing that last year the YBI global network supported over 150,000 young people to develop their entrepreneurship skills and over 65,000 young people to start or strengthen a business. 2023 marked the first year of YBI’s ambitious strategy which aims to create a million […]
YBI’s emergency response programme to support micro, small and medium businesses in 32 countries across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific through the COVID-19 crisis.
YBI is delighted to be supported by a $2 million grant from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, to lead a COVID-19 recovery programme in Korea. The programme aims to provide access to entrepreneurial resources and content, training and support to 20,000 underserved social enterprises and small, medium enterprises (SMEs) in Korea. YBI is working with two delivery […]
With the end of the year fast approaching, we’re celebrating the successes of entrepreneurs supported by our members and delivery partners as part of Standard Chartered Foundation‘s Futuremakers initiative. The programme spanned seven countries, has impacted 10,302 young entrepreneurs thus far, and includes initiatives ranging from webinars and business clinics to mentoring, coaching, and individual advice […]
With social distancing rules still in place in many countries, the impact of COVID-19 on economies and businesses will be significant and long-lasting. According to a recent assessment by the ILO, almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of the pandemic. Micro and small businesses, with limited savings and access to financing, will […]
In November we announced the winners of YBI’s second Innovation Challenge. In this interview, Bob Dorf, Lean Innovation and Customer Development expert, shares his reflections on coaching participants through the process. Why launch an Innovation Challenge? For Youth Business International (YBI) an Innovation Challenge is a great opportunity to push leaders across the network out of their comfort […]
Youth Business International (YBI)’s second Innovation Challenge, supported by Accenture, aimed to encourage the development of innovative services for young entrepreneurs by network members. This year members could propose new models and approaches in four areas: mentoring, training, access to finance and access to markets. Two winners were awarded $80,000 in total for their impressive projects […]
November was a month in which entrepreneurship was celebrated around the world. The main event of the month was the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), a worldwide campaign promoting entrepreneurship and its positive impact on economies around the world, in over 160 countries. This year, as part of the GEW campaign, YBI has partnered with UNCTAD, WIPO, Politecnico di Milano and Impact Hub Geneva and […]