Youth Business International (YBI) shares Futuremakers vision of tackling inequality to help young people realise their economic potential.
Together with implementing partners across its global network of members, YBI equips disadvantaged young people to build the skills, confidence, and connections they need to become successful business owners. YBI also seeks to ensure youth-led businesses with a social or environmental mission get the support they need to thrive in the new economy.
As our key partner for the entrepreneurship pathway, YBI delivers Futuremakers projects that target young entrepreneurs. Sitting at the heart of all projects, YBI take the lead in sharing experiences, insights, and solutions with its implementing partners. Together, they work with youth-led businesses to raise social and economic inclusion, with a focus on access to financing.
The types of projects vary across markets, with a range of activities that include business development training, mentoring, digital and soft-skills education, ideation sessions, peer coaching, and the use of online learning platforms.
Whatever the project, YBI remains at the partner’s side throughout, providing continual staff mentoring and sharing best practices.
As YBI and its partners inspire more and more young entrepreneurs via Futuremakers projects, we hope to create a new generation of youth-led enterprises. A generation who provides services to communities, solves environmental and social challenges, and creates jobs that drive local economic growth.
