In March 2017, the members of Youth Business International (YBI) have elected Boris Tkachenko as a member of the YBI Strategy Implementation Steering Committee. On the first meeting of the Steering Committee held in April, the Committee members have elected Boris as the first Chairman of the Committee. We believe that in this role, and being the YBI Mentoring Peer Wisdom Group member (on a pro-bono basis) Boris will work even more effectively on promotion of youth business and mentoring not just in Russia but worldwide.

Boris Tkachenko, YBR programme manager and CEO, Institute of Mentoring, was a special guest and a speaker at International Mentoring Summit 'Mentoring Grassroots Entrepreneurs in Smart Grams for Inclusive Growth' on April 4-7 in Delhi. The Summit was timed with the 25th anniversary of youth support activity of Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust's (BYST) - Youth Business International (YBI) member.

Boris Tkachenko, Youth Business Russia (YBR) project manager took part in the master class delivered by Youth Business International (YBI) on March 13-17 in Curitiba, Brazil. The master class was dedicated to comprehensive support for budding entrepreneurs with the focus on training and mentoring.

The session was organized by the Krasnodar Regional Administration and the Federal Youth Agency (Rosmolodezh).

Accenture Russia and IBLF Russia announced the launch of the joint large-scale project within Youth Business Russia (YBR).

On January 23-27, the Yugra Fund for Entrepreneurship Support and the Institute of Mentoring formed the pilot mentor/mentee matches in Surgut. Four seminars and trainings for 20 mentors and 20 mentees were delivered, 17 matches were formed and 16 matches had their first meetings.

On December 15, Boris Tkachenko held a seminar for a new group of budding entrepreneurs, and together with the experts from Kirov Small and Medium Business Fund, appointed mentors who joined the programme last December and have already finished their previous assignments. Next day Boris arranged first matches meetings.

Boris Tkachenko and Ekaterina Geraskina launched the second stage of mentoring in Ryazan. On December 12, they have delivered seminars for new mentors and mentees and completed matching. On December 13, the meetings of new matches took place, and newly-joined mentors and mentees took part in the regular Mentoring Club meeting hosted by one of mentees Julia Korichnevaya at Montessori preschool.

Yugra Entrepreneurship Support Fund, together with IBLF Russia and the Institute of Mentoring started the programme on mentoring for budding entrepreneurs in Surgut.

Informal closure.

Robert Garvey & Mentoring Days 2016.

Sincere gratitude!