Youthpreneur Business Development Network (YBDN) is a non-profit organization established in 2016 to empower youth-owned businesses for accelerated growth. YBDN was established to enhance the contribution of youths to economic development. Failure to apply pragmatic strategies to tackling youth unemployment has contributed to Nigeria’s poor economic performance as most young people have been denied the ability to meaningfully contribute to the country’s overall productivity. Entrepreneurship has been identified as a solution to youth unemployment in the country.

YBDN is creating opportunities for youth-owned businesses to grow; connecting them viable resources, funding opportunities, and mentors. We are passionately pursuing our vision of impacting 10,000 businesses by 2025 through mentoring, partnerships, capacity development, and funding. Through our various programs, we have been creating a community for entrepreneurship engagement among Nigerian youths aged between 18 and 40.