Andrew DevenportCEO, Youth Business International

Giving: From Funding to Empowering

GCF 2012“The Entrepreneurship Imperative”

21-24 January 2012

YBI support

Our integrated support gives young people the opportunity AND the tools to realise their entrepreneurial potential:

Training and technical assistance: in business plan development, entrepreneurship skills, finance,

marketing, IT

Start-up capital: low interest, collateral-free loans repayable over 2-3 years

Mentoring: a volunteer mentor to provide support and guidance for 1-3 years

YBI Delivery in-country

Coordinated intervention

Integrated support

Successful youth-led businesses

YBI Research & Capability

YBI is committed to growing an evidence-led global youth entrepreneurship network approach regularly producing industry leading research, guides and best practice tools

The YBI Salesforce Operation Management System (OMS) is a cutting edge cloud computing tool that allows YBI members to vastly reduce their IT costs and gain new insight into performance

The YBI Salesforce Operation Management System (OMS) is a cutting edge cloud computing tool that allows YBI members to vastly reduce their IT costs and gain new insight into performance

Manal’s story

• Deaf since birth, Manal spent 4 years searching for an organisation

that would accommodate her disability

•After an introduction to YBI Saudi Arabia member, The Centennial Fund,

Manal was inspired to establish a business offering beauty & boutique

tailoring

•The Centennial Fund provided a dedicated business mentor, a start-up

loan and further training to support Manal’s new business

• Manal’s business is now thriving, making $24,000 profit last year and

employing 5 people including some colleagues from the Institute of

Deaf and Mute