The main objective of YBS, as part of the Youth Business International network, is to help young entrepreneurs access resources to create and develop their own businesses, generating a positive impact on society through job creation, improvement in their communities of origin and personal growth.

Since June 2013, YBS has run a mentoring programme implemented via a network of local partners through which young entrepreneurs receive personalised support from a mentor that helps them to improve their skills, influencing both their professional and personal development in order to consolidate their enterprises and guide them towards business success.

Within this context, the present study aims to analyse the contribution made by this programme over its four years of development to the beneficiary entrepreneurs, their businesses, the local partners and the economy and society in general.