Join Youth Business Singapore

JOIN OUR YBS COMMUNITY

The YBS approach of mentoring entrepreneurship is something that we at SIT want for our students as funding and providing space is too passive. We want to nurture those SIT students who aspire to be entrepreneurs by providing them with the ecosystem that supports them through the whole process of idea development and business practices.

Dr Ting Seng Kiong

Deputy President (Academic),
Singapore Institute of Technology.

Interested to be a YBS entrepreneur or mentor?

Youth Business Singapore

How To Join

Step 1

Membership Application Form

Each applicant must start by completing and submitting the Membership Application Form.

The application requires contact and employment details and an executive summary of the applicant’s business idea.

For Interested Applicants

For interested applicant, please download and fill up the application form and email it to ybs@youthbizsg.org or mail to:

Attn: Youth Business Singapore

Application (Entrepreneur)

568 Ganges Ave, #02-100

Singapore 160568

Step 2

Simplified Business Form

Acceptance of Business Plan

YBS will consider the feasibility of the applicant’s business idea based on the submitted executive summary in the application form (Annex A) and contact him/her within one week for a business presentation before he/she proceeds to fill up a detailed business plan.

The Simplified Business Membership (Annex B) is for candidates who wish to join the YBS network to seek mentorship support.

Mentorship Support

Once the applicant has gone through the business presentation, the simplified business plan will be sent if mentorship support is requested. The applicant will have to fill up the simplified business plan and submit the ACRA business profile. Please complete the necessary documents and email to them ybs@youthbizsg.org.

Alternatively, you may mail them to:

Attn: Youth Business Singapore
568 Ganges Ave, #02-100
Singapore 160568

Step 3

Assessment Committee

Selection

Once YBS has received the business plan and assessed its feasibility, we will send the applicant’s business plan and application form to our selection panel. The assessment committee may request for a second round of business presentation.

The assessment committee will:

Assess the strengths of the applicant’s business plan and financial projects;
Assess the amount of loan to be given and/or mentorship for the applicants.

The decision will be made within 3 months from the day of submission of documents to the selection panel and the applicant will be notified by emails or phone calls regarding the outcome of his/her application.

Successful Application

Upon successful application, you will become a YBS entrepreneur, receive up to $30,000 business loan and/or be entitled to mentoring, networking opportunities from YBS and pro-bono legal assistance. Successful applicants will be required to sign a commitment letter with YBS and abide by all Terms & Conditions as declared personally in the application form.

Testimonial

Our YBS Entrepreneurs

Edwin Yeo

CEO, Opcon Pte Ltd

Heartware provided me with a very caring and competent mentor to guide me. Their experiences allowed me to manage a better business that's profitable and to give back to youths in society.

Serene Tan Pei Si

Founder, Sorgen Pte Ltd

I believe that YBS's support shows a recognition of young entrepreneurs in Singapore and such a support is made practical and meaningful through their interest-free loan and mentorship programme.

Woo Sze Ming

Founder, Gamurai Pte Ltd

YBS has provided a great Mentor, Mr God Yong Seng to us, and we have benefited much from his experience and advice. I have also learned a lot from the Youth Business China Exchange Trip to Fu Jian. It has given me great exposure and awareness that we should work even harder than our China counterparts given the environment and support we have in Singapore.

Be a YBS Mentor

Your mentoring journey will be planned by you and it will certainly be a rewarding one as you see new entrepreneurs being moulded through adversity. We thank you in advance for your willingness to dedicate your time and service to Youth Business Singapore.

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Commendation

Our YBS Mentors

Mr Chandran Nair

Managing Director, Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) Pte Ltd "National Instruments (SE Asia)"

Heartware gives me a platform to mentor youth, where I can work with and share business experience with young entrepreneurs. It brings me joy knowing that we work with the youth who want to create a value-based business while consciously giving back to society.

Mr Oon Jit Seng

Director (Group Strategy) Standard Chartered Bank

Being a sounding board to a young aspiring entrepreneur is an interesting challenge to me. At work, I develop strategies for a Global Bank. In my personal time, I have an interest in internet technologies and e-businesses. Being a YBS mentor allows me to apply my strategy skills in this exciting space, and hopefully give some useful advice!