Abu Dhabi Youth Business Council
Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Support for every stage of your business journey
Whether you’re starting, growing or expanding, ADYBC connects young entrepreneurs and businesses to the right support, opportunities and ecosystem partners.
Youth Starters
Have an idea? Start with the right support.
Navigate your first steps with business setup and licensing advisory & guidance, practical workshops and events, mentorship, and connections to the right ecosystem partners, helping you navigate the support you need to build a strong foundation.
Growth Builders
Building momentum? Unlock your next stage of growth.
Take your business further through market access opportunities, mentorship, workshops and events, and access to funding opportunities through our ecosystem partners, connecting you with the wider business community.
Global Aspirers
Ready to grow across markets? ADYBC connects you to what’s next.
Expand your reach through international market access, trade delegations, business matchmaking and strategic connections across ADYBC and Abu Dhabi Chamber’s global network, whether taking your Abu Dhabi business into new markets or establishing and growing your international business in Abu Dhabi.
Established by Abu Dhabi Chamber to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs
ADYBC creates a two-way connection between young entrepreneurs and Abu Dhabi’s business ecosystem. It connects entrepreneurs to markets, partners, opportunities and relevant government entities, while bringing their challenges, priorities and perspectives into the Chamber’s advocacy and policy dialogue, helping shape a more enabling environment for young businesses to start, grow and succeed.
- Type
- Business council
- Established
- 2025
- Role
- Empowering and advancing Abu Dhabi’s youth entrepreneurs
What we do
Connecting young entrepreneurs to the opportunities, capabilities and voice they need to start, grow and lead.
- Ecosystem Access
- Opening doors to opportunities that move businesses forward across Abu Dhabi’s wider business ecosystem.
- Capacity Building
- Building the capabilities entrepreneurs need to grow. Access practical workshops, programmes and learning opportunities designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.
- Networking & Events
- Build connections that create opportunities. Meet founders, business leaders, investors and ecosystem partners through networking events, forums and business-focused engagements.
- Market Access
- Explore opportunities through international delegations, business matchmaking and B2B connections.
- Advocacy
- We listen to entrepreneurs, identify shared challenges and priorities, and work through Abu Dhabi Chamber and the wider ecosystem to shape practical solutions and a more enabling business environment.
Your gateway to the ecosystem that moves your business forward
One Council. A connected ecosystem of opportunity.
…and a growing network of ecosystem partners supporting young entrepreneurs across Abu Dhabi and beyond.
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Part of Abu Dhabi Chamber
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