Enterprise can provide a long-term route out of poverty for many unemployed young people. This is the conclusion of Youth Business International, a UK-based non-profit organisation that champions youth enterprise.
In the first of a series of reports on entrepreneurship,* YBI sets out steps that governments, businesses and civil society groups can take to foster entrepreneurship among young people. The advice comes at a critical time, as the economic crisis has badly damaged employment prospects for the world’s youth.
