In 2008, the YBI Network supported
nearly 7,000 entrepreneurs, bringing the total number of
entrepreneurs supported to 97,000
YBI champions enterprise
Youth Business International is a not-for-profit organisation that
leads a global network of independent country initiatives helping
young people start their own business and create employment.
Through our network we assist young entrepreneurs who are unable
to find support elsewhere, with a combination of access to capital,
volunteer mentoring, and other business development services. Our
approach enables the launch of thousands of new enterprises and
significantly increases business survival and growth – key factors
in job creation and sustainable economic development.
Our role is to increase the capacity and efficiency of our
members to enable them to grow, by providing technical assistance,
sharing knowledge, developing common tools and quality standards,
and by generating resources. We also expand the network into new
countries in order to reach more young people in need. To deliver
this support, we work with governments, businesses and
multi-lateral and civil society organisations.
YBI’s goal is to enable our network to support 100,000 new young
entrepreneurs annually by 2020, thereby creating a total of more
than one million jobs and making a significant contribution to the
global employment challenge.
YBI was founded in the UK in 2000 and is one of The Prince’s
Charities, a group of not-for-profit organisations of which HRH The
Prince of Wales is President. The YBI Network spans 40 countries
across six continents.