Youth Business International and the Citi Foundation will host  their Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year: Europe Award on May 6th in Dublin, Ireland. The event will be an opportunity to recognise the role of women in the entrepreneurship space and celebrate the work of outstanding women entrepreneurs who managed to establish successful businesses, despite the significant hurdles they often face.

A free online training where we focus on working and enhancing entrepreneurial skills, also known as soft skills. People are the ones who drive the growth of their ventures, that is why it is so important to train your personal skills to achieve your business objectives. In this program we will share tools that you can apply to better adapt to changes and stay positive in times of crisis, such as the one we are experiencing due to the COVID-19…

Over the last 3 years M-UP, a COSME funded network for organisations working to support migrant entrepreneurs, has held workshops, webinars and other peer learning activities where the importance of mentoring has been continually highlighted as integral in successfully supporting migrants to start and sustain their own businesses. This advocacy meeting will be led by: Professor Robert Garvey – one of Europe’s leading academic practitioners of coaching and mentoring and an experienced coach/mentor. Bob has published many papers and books on the…

Initially planned for Sofia, Bulgaria, this year’s conference has been turned into a fully online event, to accommodate for the uncertainty surrounding large gatherings in the coming months. From 13-15 October, a series of focused webinars will bring together various stakeholders for an exchange of views and practices, to challenge long-standing preconceptions, and to resolutely orientate ourselves towards concrete recovery measures for microcredit in a reforming economy. This online meeting of minds will bring together microfinance practitioners, service providers, academics and researchers who are interested in the recent developments…

We invite you to celebrate the 11 incredible female entrepreneurs who are the finalists of the Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020! Learn about their businesses and watch as we announce the winner live online. Leading experts will also discuss the structural barriers facing women in starting, sustaining and growing a business. Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress global initiative has supported Youth Business Europe, a consortium of 11 YBI members across Europe as well as Kazakhstan and Russia. Since…

The European Microfinance Day initiative was launched in 2015 as a tool to highlight the impact of the microfinance sector in Europe from a social and an economic perspective. The main objectives of the European Microfinance Day are: To raise awareness among European citizens on the existence of microfinance and on its value to fight unemployment and social exclusion. To draw the attention of European media on how microfinance works in Europe and how it supports and helps the unemployed and European…

Featuring brilliant speakers in the field of mentoring, entrepreneurship training and impact assessment, the YBI Masterclass brings together members from our global network of experienced practitioners. This is an event to meet, learn and get inspired to further develop, grow and consolidate your youth entrepreneurship programmes. For the first time, the YBI Masterclass will be open for non-members to attend. This year’s YBI Masterclass will focus on innovation, future skills, and impact assessment. Over four days the event will cover:…