Trainers, facilitators, and mentors all have a direct impact on the establishment and growth of a young entrepreneur’s business. It is important to improve their ability to innovate so that they can achieve their important business goals.

In this training, it will share tools that you can apply to a business idea or an existing business in order to innovate to help a business grow and expand, be more efficient to save money and time, stay relevant, and differentiate and stand out from others.

Dejan Markovic

Head of Innovation - YBI
Duration

1 hour 30 minutes

Available in English & Spanish
Collaborative learning

Discussions available

What is the Entrepreneur Innovation Support training?

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Hello and welcome to

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YBI’s Entrepreneur Innovation Support Training.

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Innovation is not only critical for first-time entrepreneurs

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who are looking to develop their ideas and pursue business opportunities.

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But entrepreneurs who have already established a business

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and are looking to scale and address issues and challenges they are facing.

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We have all experienced how the Covid 19 pandemic

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forced businesses to adapt to survive.

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It also presented new challenges

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and opportunities for first time entrepreneurs to start a new business

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in an environment where customer needs have significantly changed.

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One of the challenges surrounding innovation

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is that it means different things to different people.

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Therefore, to support entrepreneurs to be more innovative,

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we have created that entrepreneur innovation support or is training.

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It is a self-paced online training course aimed at promoting

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and improving an entrepreneurs ability to innovate.

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Trainers, facilitators and mentors all have a direct impact

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on the establishment and growth of a young entrepreneurs business.

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It's important

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to improve their ability to innovate so they can achieve their business goals.

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This training will share tools that you can apply

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to a business idea or an existing business

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in order to innovate and help the business grow and expand.

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Be more efficient to save money and time.

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Stay relevant.

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Differentiate and stand out from others.

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The training is comprised of five modules where you will learn

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how to define innovation in a clear and easy to understand way.

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You'll be introduced to strategic and very applicable innovation frameworks

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that can be used by entrepreneurs at all stages of their business journeys

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to generate innovative ideas, whether applying innovation

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to their existing business or to an idea that they're exploring.

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You'll learn about tools that an entrepreneur can use to develop

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and apply innovation to their business.

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You will also understand different prototyping and testing methods

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to help entrepreneurs save time and money, and focus on the importance of effective

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pitching to increase their chances of gaining funding or support

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for their business idea.

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By the end of this training,

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you will have improved your ability and confidence to apply innovation

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to support an entrepreneur to be more innovative with their business

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or business idea. In.

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As with all YBI resources, we continue to seek improvement and development.

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Therefore, if you spot an area for improvement,

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consider it an invitation to help us make it better.

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We look forward to hearing about your own innovations

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and adaptations to this course as outcomes within the community.

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Thanks for joining us on this journey, and we hope you find the course useful.

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When you're ready to begin.

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Select the What is Innovation module?

Innovation is not only critical for first-time entrepreneurs who are looking to develop their ideas and pursue business opportunities, but to entrepreneurs who have already established a business and are looking to scale and/or address issues and challenges that they are facing.

We have all experienced how the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to adapt to survive. It also presented new challenges and opportunities for first-time entrepreneurs to start a new business in an environment where customer needs have significantly changed and/or shifted.

One of the challenges surrounding innovation is that it means different things to different people. Young entrepreneurs tend to think of innovation as creating something totally new from scratch, in particular a product or service. They tend to think it is something technology-related and big and breakthrough e.g., blockchain, online, and very technical. They also tend to think that the ability to innovate is something that you are born with and not a skill and capability that you can develop.

By completing this training you will gain:

A simple and easy-to-understand definition of what innovation is.
Practical tools and methods that you can apply to innovate and create innovative ideas to meet an entrepreneur’s business goals and needs.
Confidence and increased capability and skills to innovate or support others to be more innovative.

Elevate your achievement by earning the Explorer Credential that is associated with this course!

You’ve completed the Entrepreneur Innovation Support module – now take the next step to stand out.

For just £10, you can unlock the official YBI Explorer Credential – your proof of applying design thinking in the real world.

This credential isn’t just a certificate. It’s a globally recognised badge from Youth Business International that shows you’ve got the creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking skills to tackle complex problems – and the commitment to drive innovation with purpose.

To earn it, you’ll complete a short, scenario-based multiple-choice challenge designed to showcase how you apply your learning. Pass the challenge, and you’ll receive your official YBI credential – ready to share with peers, partners and employers.

Think of it as the final step in your Hello Design Thinking journey – a small investment that builds your professional profile, boosts your credibility, and puts your skills into action.

Once you complete the course, you’ll be offered the chance to purchase and unlock your credential.

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Entrepreneur Innovation Support Training

Innovative & Digital Skills

Dejan Markovic

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Available in English & Spanish

Collaborative learning

What is the Entrepreneur Innovation Support training?

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