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YBI announces launch of ‘High Flyers South Korea: Supporting Underserved Young Entrepreneurs to Scale and Grow’

Implemented by our member Work Together Foundation and funded by J.P. Morgan, the programme will support early-stage young entrepreneurs with high-growth potential to secure funding and expand their market reach.

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Our goal is to create one million jobs through supporting the start-up and growth of 250,000 youth-led businesses

Youth Business International (YBI) leads a growing global network of over 50 enterprise support organisations with a passion for empowering underserved young people (18-35) to start, scale and sustain their businesses.

Working with this global network of members, we develop and scale the most effective solutions to the critical challenges facing young entrepreneurs, and strengthen our members’ capabilities and the quality of their delivery models to support young people into entrepreneurship.

Together, we focus on sustainable and inclusive entrepreneurship, equipping underserved young people with the skills, confidence, and connections they need to beat the odds and become successful, responsible business owners.

YBI’s Impact on its Global Network of Members

In 2022:

Connection:

170 delegates from 41 countries joined in our Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

Collaboration:

25 members participated in powerful youth entrepreneurship partnerships

Content:

96% of members took part in YBI’s Entrepreneurship Development Services

Impact of YBI’s Global Network

Since 2014:

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Youth-led businesses started
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Existing businesses strengthened or supported or grown
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Young people provided with entrepreneurship training

Since 2017:

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Jobs created

About us Our network contributes to economic development around the world by supporting underserved young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years old to start, grow and sustain businesses.

Our Members Our network is made up of independent, locally led and rooted organisations with a proven track record of delivering quality support to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Our Partners We work with a wide range of partners in order to grow and nurture an effective and sustainable network that creates impact for young entrepreneurs on a global scale.

Our Initiatives We connect and support expert organisations, partners and young people to develop and scale new solutions to the critical challenges facing underserved young entrepreneurs.

Success Stories

Niranjan Ovhal’s story

Niranjan Ovhal, 27, was crowned the winner of the Covid Resilience Award in the Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2022. His business Simforge Engineering, based in India, manufactures simulation racing pedals. He was supported to fund and grow his business through YBI member BYST. Simforge Engineering is an excellent example of a business […]

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Mustafa Panshiri

Sweden

“If you have an idea that you burn for, take the chance and do something”.

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Simon Macharia

Kenya

“As an entrepreneur, my biggest achievement is putting a smile on people’s faces and knowing they have fast and affordable internet connectivity.”

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Alicia Gomez Benito

Spain

“I wanted to address the lack of proper support for young female professionals, to empower them to build a network of support and overcome struggles like I myself had experienced.”

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Sabrina Bouraoui

France

“I found through studying the science behind successful management, I could offer a new perspective on what effective and successful leadership is.”

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Latest News

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15.04.24

YBI announces launch of ‘High Flyers South Korea: Supporting Underserved Young Entrepreneurs to Scale and Grow’

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Exploring end to end inclusive support for entrepreneurs

19.03.24

YBI announces launch of The Future Lab to support underserved young people in Türkiye to start and scale a business

Our members

Our global network of members provide critical support to young entrepreneurs in more than 50 countries worldwide. Members are connected and supported by a dedicated network team based in London, UK and Bogota, Colombia.

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