ybi global forum, thursday: global entrepreneurship week

Global Entrepreneurship Week: seizing the opportunity!

What is Global Entrepreneurship Week?

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Launched in 2008 by Enterprise UK and the Kauffman Foundation

Goal is to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs

To date has inspired more than 10 million people in 102 countries

A worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people

YBI: proud to be a global partner

Provides network with opportunity to promote youth entrepreneurship

Provides ideas for what to do but also flexibility

Helps network members engage more partners

Involvement can be as great or as little as you like

2009hosts

Barbados Youth Business Trust

Junior Achievement Bulgaria

Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust in India

The Centennial Fund in Saudi Arabia

Canadian Youth Business Foundation

Youth Business Ukraine

Recommendations for Action report: showing practical steps that can be taken

People’s Choice award – stimulating online engagement

2010 plans

• Its not too late to get involved – as host or partner (need to add host opportunities countries)

• Network report on access to finance

• People’s Choice poll

Vivian Prokop CYBF

Marcia Brandon BYBT

Lakshmi Venkatesan BYST