Building Financial Strength 

YBI’s new Financial Health Diagnostic Toolkit

Discover a new practical toolkit to help your Enterprise Support Organisations strengthen the way they support young entrepreneurs to build financial resilience and access finance.
Already registered? Join the webinar below:

  • Dejan Markovic, Mandy Nguyễn (SVF), Alii Mwapore (Somo) and Bat-Orshikh Erdenebat (Development Solutions)

  • 3rd November

    10-11am (GMT)

  • Live event

    Faciliated within Zoom

  • Duration

    60 minutes

About this session:

How effectively is your organisation helping young entrepreneurs build financial resilience?Where are the strengths in your current support - and where are the gaps?

Join us for the launch of YBI’s Financial Health Diagnostic Toolkit, a new resource designed to help Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) step back, assess their current approach and identify practical opportunities for improvement.

During this session, we’ll take a look at the established YBI’s Financial Health Theory of Change and take you on a tour of the new Diagnostic Toolkit, that will be available on the EYE Academy from the day of the launch.

You’ll also hear directly from YBI members about how they are strengthening financial health support in practice (Somo in Kenya, Development Solutions in Mongolia, and Startup Vietnam Foundation), and explore how organisations can play a stronger role in helping entrepreneurs access finance.

What you’ll discover

  • How to use the Financial Health Diagnostic Toolkit to assess your organisation’s current approach
  • How the toolkit can help you identify strengths, gaps and priorities for action
  • Practical resources, case studies and examples from across the YBI network
  • Real-world examples of approaches to financial resilience and access to finance
  • How to take the next step through YBI’s upcoming Financing Strategy and Investment Readiness trainings


Meet the expert

Dejan Markovic

Head of Innovation, YBI

Dejan is Head of Innovation, leading the innovation agenda to deliver a step-change in the number of young people accessing our products and services and, in our ability, to equip them to thrive in a digital, globalized world. Dejan has considerable experience in developing and implementing strategic, innovation and business development ambitions as well as innovation project design and delivery using Human Centered Design and Lean Startup. Before joining YBI in 2020, Dejan began his career at Deloitte before moving on to lead corporate strategy and innovation at Bupa for eight years. Having spent over ten years in the private sector, he went on to work for one of UK’s largest charities focused on building a more integrated society. Dejan holds a Biotechnology degree from UCL and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

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Mandy Nguyen

Operation Director, Startup Vietnam Foundation

Mandy Nguyen is the Operation Director at Startup Vietnam Foundation. She leads the development of critical projects that address national and local economic challenges. Mandy's human-centric approach focuses on designing programs that empower leaders and communities to achieve innovative excellence. She is a strong advocate for Vietnam's innovation and entrepreneurship landscape, developing strategic initiatives and fostering collaborations that drive economic development and societal improvements through innovation. Mandy excels in managing cross-sector partnerships, consistently driving programs that unite government bodies and private sectors. Her mission is to create robust pathways for Vietnam's entrepreneurial talent, ensuring both immediate impact and long-term, scalable changes that enhance Vietnam's position on the global innovation map.
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Alii Mwapore

Investment Associate, Somo Africa

Alii is an Investment Associate at Somo Africa, specialising in MSME financing, portfolio management, and youth-inclusive financing design. He works across investment appraisal, credit assessment, portfolio performance, and the development of financing solutions that enable underserved entrepreneurs to access appropriate capital and grow their businesses.
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Bat-Orshikh Erdenebat

Advisor at Development Solutions NGO

Bat-Orshikh Erdenebat holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and is an Internationally Certified Management Consultant (CMC). Since 2010, he has been working as an Advisor at Development Solutions NGO. With 18 years of professional experience, he has successfully directed more than 20 internationally funded projects. These initiatives were dedicated to supporting women, youth, and persons with disabilities by driving local community development, advancing social enterprises, and promoting inclusive employment opportunities. At the academic level, his work focuses on climate-smart business models, sustainable development, and material analysis of the circular economy. He also actively contributes on a voluntary basis to advancing inclusive economic development in Mongolia—particularly by supporting social enterprises, NGOs, and groups within the informal sector that play key roles in the social and solidarity economy.