Youth Business America

Youth Business America, Inc. is a non-profit micro-lender providing one-on-one business mentoring and loan capital to entrepreneurs aged 18 – 35 from underserved communities in the Bay Area who want to start their own business. We are a licensed lender in the State of California.

In just three years, and with the generous support of community partners, donors and volunteers, Youth Business America has:

• Developed the enterprise skills of over 300 young people through one-on-one business counseling and referrals
• Created a network of more than 90 community partner organizations, including local banks, community colleges and non-profits, to provides support to young entrepreneurs starting businesses in the Bay Area
• Provided $582,500 in low-interest loans and volunteer business mentors, which helped launch 22 youth-led businesses, which created 80 local jobs.

Contact us for more information about our programs:
Youth Business America, Inc.
Jon Eldan, Chief Executive Officer
c/o The Thoreau Center for Sustainability
1016 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 104
San Francisco, CA 94129
415-379-7143
info@youthbusinessamerica.org