Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) acts as an innovator and catalyst for the creation of young entrepreneur initiatives through business skills training, partnerships and strategic alliances, leadership development and technology for the members of the Organization of American States (OAS) and elsewhere. The vision of YABT is that the talent of young entrepreneurs in the Americas will determine the Hemisphere’s potential for future economic growth and democratic stability. YABT believes that the region’s young creative assets offer the best prospect for building the Americas of all our dreams. We are acutely aware, however, that training and investment are imperative today to realize our dreams tomorrow.Young Americas Business Trust, founded in 1999, is a private sector initiative of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States following the Summit of the Americas process. The YABT draws on many years of pioneer OAS experience designing and developing innovative entrepreneur and micro-enterprise programs targeted to young people, including youth development, mentoring, training, and finance. YABT supports the work of the OAS in addressing the critical issues of poverty and unemployment among young people; issues that affect the potential progress of the Americas. Young Americas Business Trust, a US non-profit corporation and international non-governmental organization, is associated with the OAS by a Cooperation Agreement signed by the Secretary General of the OAS and the Chair of the YABT Board of Directors.