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 Young Americas Business Trust  A New Alliance for Young  Entrepreneur Development The Rising Stars of the Americas: 

Young Americas Business Trust A New Alliance for Young Entrepreneur Development The Rising Stars of the Americas General Secretariat of the Organization of American States

The Young Americas Business Trust: 

The Young Americas Business Trust The Young Americas Business Trust, YABT, acts as a catalyst for young entreprenuer development by promoting social and economic development in the Western Hemisphere and elsewhere. It seeks these objectives through programs, projects, and activities focused on: helping to create and advance efforts to improve the quality of life of youth and young adults, especially those living in or near poverty. YABT is a private sector initiative affiliated with the General Secretariat of the OAS It is a non-profit corporation, recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) (3) organization YABT

The Young Americas Business Trust: 

The Young Americas Business Trust Purposes: Help create opportunities for employment Foster greater awareness among governments, the private sector, and the public Formulate strategic plans to help encourage and accelerate entrepreneurial development Support the development of effective programs to foster youth entrepreneurship Collaborate with governmental and private sector organizations and entities to increase technical and financial assistant to support entrepreneurial development initiatives. Increase entrepreneurship among young people through support of programs aimed at their personal development; business and entrepreneurial education; employment and technical skills training YABT

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4 Focus Areas Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network Entrepreneurial Skills Training Technology to Benefit Entrepreneurs and Organizations Resources for Young Entrepreneurs and Programs

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Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network Washington DC, May 2003 Cancun, September 2003 Lima, March 2004 Guatemala City, April 2004 Veracruz, October 2004 Washington DC, March 2005 Monterrey, April 2005 Leadership Links: Network of Young Business Leaders and Organizations

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Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network Youth Development and Outreach Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB YOUTH) Directory Over 550 Entrepreneurs and 600 Organizations Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors; Lima, March More than 28 Countries Represented Youth Entrepreneurship Assessment (Research) Research in each Sub-Region of LAC Countries Electronic Showcase Over 700 Project Entries

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Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network Purpose: Establish a network of young business leaders and organizations throughout the region in order for them to exchange experiences, knowledge and ideas about entrepreneurship in their communities and partners they work with. Videoconferences Online Business Ethics and Social Action Program (CSR courses in English and Spanish) Global Development Learning Network E-Conferences Essay Contest WBI Conference on Poverty Shanghai, China, May 2004. World Bank Institute Partnership

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Entrepreneurial Education and Skills Training Business Labs 22 Participating Countries More than 2500 trainers already trained More than 2000 New Businesses Created Technical Cooperation Workshops Barbados, December 2003 Guatemala. May 2004 Trinidad and Tobago, December 2004

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Entrepreneurial Education and Skills Training National Workshops: Grenada, March 2003 Ecuador, June 2003 Ecuador, December 2003 Peru, March 2004 Bolivia, April and August 2004 Nicaragua, June 2004 Panama, June and December 2004 Grenada, July 2004 Brazil, September 2004 St. Kitts and Nevis, October 2004 Colombia, November 2004 El Salvador, November 2004 Venezuela, December 2004

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Entrepreneurial Education and Skills Training Creating Opportunities for Women, Indigenous Youth and Minorities Young Indigenous Circle The Young Indigenous Circle seeks to provide the tools for self-empowerment of Indigenous Youth.  The YABT is working with Indigenous communities and organizations, as well as others, to build a culturally sensitive business training program.  This project combines Cultural Identity protection, Basic Business Skills and Information Technology Training to build the capacity of Indigenous Youth.  

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Technology to Benefit Entrepreneurs and Organizations Purpose: Host dialogues to share experiences and ideas on specific issues for young entrepreneurs today, while expanding network connections and exchanging information between the participants in the different sites and countries during these events. Developing an entrepreneurial education curriculum Training Courses Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)

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Technology to Benefit Entrepreneurs and Organizations Ybiz.net The InfoBiz: Portal for Business Information Young entrepreneurs and other businesses wanting to expand in the Americas often lack the necessary knowledge of local regulations, legal requirements, and resources InfoBiz will be a business information portal that will aid these businesses in this process. InfoBiz will consolidate essential business related information from all OAS Member States in a one-stop on-line resource center.

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Technology to Benefit Entrepreneurs and Organizations Business to Business technology has the potential to open new avenues of trade for Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, in the Americas.  The AmericasB2B software platform allows SMEs access to new markets through connecting them electronically to banks, financial institutions and other businesses.  The YABT, in conjunction with Institute for Connectivity in the Americas, ICA, and the creators of the software, ARRAY Development, is building a network of small business and institutions to pilot this software.  If implemented on a wide scale, this software could reduce the cost to SME’s and open the export market to their goods AmericaB2B

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Technology to Benefit Entrepreneurs and Organizations “Distance learning would help to reduce the following obstacles to further education: “geographical distance to educational institutions; work schedules; institutional space constraints; and limited financial resources.” General Objectives: To provide long distance learning opportunities at the tertiary level through information and communications technologies (i.e. the internet). Specific Objectives: To increase the number of students pursuing tertiary/university education; improve teacher training; and tailor syllabi relevant to the needs of the developing countries/ communities where the CCEDEN will operate. Caribbean Centre of Excellence/ Distance Education Network (CCEDEN).

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Strategic Alliances and Partners Resources for Young Entrepreneurs and Programs

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Resources for Young Entrepreneurs and Programs Fundraising – The Young Americas Business Trust relies on contributions and donor support to accomplish its objectives. YABT seeks funding from OAS Permanent Observer countries and other international partners to support national and regional initiatives. Advice and assistance in fundraising is welcomed!! Thank You!!! Support for YABT and Partners Formation of venture capital funds and other financial mechanisms for young entrepreneurs Development of YABT’s organization to serve its network

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www.ybiz.net ybiz@oas.org USA: 1889 F Street NW # 753 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel.:(202) 458-3641 Fax: (202) 458-3744 CEO: Mr. Roy Thomasson: rthomasson@oas.org Panama: Edificio 214 Oficina 202e Acelerador Tecnológico Empresarial de Panamá Ciudad del Saber Tel. / Fax: (507) 317-3114 Contact Person: Edgar Maestre: yabt_panama@ybiz.net Brazil: Ecuador: Av. Almirante Marque de Leao, 161, sala 102 Edif. Corporación Financiera Nacional Barra Salavador. Salvador Bahia Juan León Mera y Av. Patria, Piso 13 Tel./ Fax: (71) 264-0920 Tel: (593) 256-1030 Ext. 2051 Fax: (593) 252-680 Contact Person: Leonardo Gomes: brasil@ybiz.net Contact Person: Martha Hurtado: mhurtado@ybiz.net