Our impact
The mission of Youth Business International is to champion youth
enterprise by growing a global network which provides young people
with the opportunity to start their own business.
We support our network by helping them develop our proven model
of providing young entrepreneurs with access to credit, volunteer
business mentoring and business start-up services.
To facilitate the growth of this network and raise the profile
of youth enterprise, we develop international partnerships with
governments, businesses and civil society organisations.
Our five strategic objectives are:
1. Strengthen the operational capabilities of the network
2. Assess the quality and performance of the network
3. Raise resources for the network
4. Expand the network to new countries
5. Act as an advocate for the network
To find out how we performed in 2008 against these objectives,
read our annual report.
The growth of the YBI Network
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The YBI Network has grown by 30% per annum for the past four
years
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In 2008 the global network enabled nearly 7,000 young people to
set up in business
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To date the programmes have assisted 97,000 young entrepreneurs
to start new businesses, employing over an estimated 250,000
people
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Around 70% of new businesses started are still trading after 3
years