Entrepreneurship offers important opportunities to help young people pursue resilient, successful, and meaningful livelihoods. It enables them to live their lives with dignity and contribute to local economies. Through force or by choice, there are record numbers of youth on the move. i Among them are refugeesii and other migrantsiii, including the internally displaced and stateless. They may be vulnerable or marginalised in their host country. This study sets out to understand how we can help these youth succeed through entrepreneurship. It sheds light on some of the key challenges facing youth on the move when starting or growing a business and identifies models and approaches which can help them. We share good practice and learning, while recognising the complexities of supporting such a wide range of youth. The study draws on global literature, a survey and interviews with Youth Business International (YBI) members, and interviews and informal conversations with entrepreneurship experts outside of YBI.iv This report is aimed at entrepreneurship support organisations and other interested stakeholders. We hope it can contribute to useful and positive dialogue and inspire action.
