WHAT IS YBS?

Youth Business Singapore (YBS) is a pilot programme under The Prince's Youth Business International (YBI), a global network in 39 countries that has successfully helped over 97,000 new businesses in 10 years.  YBS  is currently part of Heartware Network, a not-for-profit youth organisation focused on developing youths, all across the societal strata, into young community champions. With that in mind, youth entrepreneurship forms the third of our key trusts - youth development, youth leadership, youth enterprise. YBS seeks to be the leading not-for-profit programme in cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship in Singapore and helping youths between 18-35 years old with business seed funding and mentoring. In doing so, we aim to inspire and empower young entrepreneurs to make their great business ideas happen!

Beyond educational outreach and training in Singapore, YBS has strategic partnerships with Saudi Arabia, China and India to establish a regional learning hub for sharing of ideas. YBS also has a partnership with SPRING Singapore's YES! Start-up fund.

VISION

To be the leading not-for-profit programme in mentoring Singapore youths to be resilient and successful entrepreneurs

MISSION

To equip young people to start businesses in Singapore by mentoring, training, consulting, providing business loans and networking opportunities, thereby making them self-reliant, global-minded and successful entrepreneurs   

OBJECTIVES

• Promote an entrepreneurial culture among young people in Singapore through educational outreach to local schools, entrepreneurs and corporations
• Provide accessible financing for viable youth start-ups and to fund the expansion of existing youth businesses
• Provide appropriate support in the form of business training, mentoring and networking opportunities
• Collaborate with YBI and other member country youth business programmes through the YBI umbrella to achieve mutually beneficical relationships for networking and learning.