Inter-American Development Bank

Young Americas Business Trust

Directory of Organizations and Agencies that Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean

The IDB YOUTH Program of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), with the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development of the Organization of American States (OAS), have created this Directory of Organizations and Agencies that Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean to provide youth entrepreneurs, age 15 to 30, and those who assist them with contact information and descriptions of organizations and agencies that offer youth entrepreneurs products, services and other assistance.

Each organization listed is the result of the participation of a group of dedicated individuals who work to support the growth of youth entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean. IDB YOUTH and YABT join these individuals in their commitment, and hope this directory will provide youth entrepreneurs and those who assist them with information they need to obtain resources and form new networks. We ultimately see this directory as a tool that reduces barriers many youth entrepreneurs from the region face when starting and maintaining businesses.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many organizations and individuals that registered for a listing in the directory. Their registration demonstrates their interest in giving potential and actual youth entrepreneurs the means to turn their business ideas into realities. By registering, the organizations listed in this directory have increased the amount of information that exists regarding youth entrepreneurship in the region, and thus have helped bolster the youth entrepreneurship sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

IDB YOUTH and YABT will maintain both printed and electronic versions of this directory in order to disseminate the information to the largest number of youth entrepreneurs and organizations possible. In order to ensure this information remains accurate and useful, it is necessary for the registered organizations to contact either IDB YOUTH or YABT if any of their information changes. We have endeavored to make this Directory as complete as possible and to verify the information submitted, but in the end, we must rely on the submissions of the individual organizations. We thank you in advance for your support.

The Inter-American Development Bank and the Young Americas Business Trust, along with the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development of the Organization of American States, remain committed to supporting youth entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean as a means to reverse the high youth unemployment rate and promote economic growth. Both organizations encourage the formation of partnerships and the sharing of information in order to effectively provide youth entrepreneurs with real opportunities to improve their well-being, and the well-being of their families and communities.

We have high respect for young entrepreneurs who are building the future of their countries and the Americas through their energy and talents.
We also know that behind each organization that works with these young people are many dedicated individuals, staff and volunteers, who are also committed to making the nations of the Americas and each community a better place to live. We thank you most sincerely.

Inter-American Development Bank
Young Americas Business Trust

Elena Suarez

Roy Thomasson

Chief, Special Projects, External Relations Divison, IDB

Chief Executive Officer, YABT

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