For 25 years we have helped underserved young people turn ideas into businesses that last. Local roots, global scale.
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Built with the world's leading institutions
Bank of America
Standard Chartered
Hogan Lovells
Bank of America
Standard Chartered
Hogan Lovells
Nearly one in four young people worldwide are out of work, school or training. We think the answer is simpler than it looks. Back them to build.
Practical business training that meets young founders where they are, from the first plan to the first hire.
Every entrepreneur is paired with a mentor who has walked the road before them and stays for the long haul.
We unlock the working capital young businesses cannot reach through banks alone, from micro-grants to loan guarantees.
Connections to customers, supply chains and networks that turn a local idea into a company that keeps growing.
We do not parachute in. Our members are local organisations, run by people who know their own markets. YBI connects them, holds a shared standard, and moves what works from one country to the next.
Whether you fund, mentor or run a member organisation, there is a place for you in this network.