ygap

ygap is an international organisation that creates positive change by making entrepreneurship more inclusive.

We believe that business can be a force for good, and that entrepreneurship is key to solving the most challenging social and environmental problems facing our world today. But for this to happen, the world’s diversity must be represented in creating these solutions and the systems that enable them to succeed. ygap challenges inequalities in order to make entrepreneurship more inclusive.

At a micro level, we increase the capacity and agency of entrepreneurs to run successful businesses that are making a positive impact. At a macro level we reduce the structural barriers that inhibit access and inclusion within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, to create an enabling environment for small business to thrive

By offering the necessary support and resources, ygap strives to enable all entrepreneurs to create, launch, scale and sustain businesses that are making an impact – thereby unlocking their full potential and uplifting their communities in the process.

Since 2008, we have run 57 programs that have supported 589 ventures working to make a social or environmental change in their communities. We have offices led by local teams in Africa, South Asia, the Pacific Islands and Australia.