On August 21-28, Boris Tkachenko took part in Youth Forum “Baikal 2020". Boris acted as key speaker at the opening of the Forum and round table on youth entrepreneurship, as well as an expert at “Business and Career” section. The Forum served the platform for negotiations on YBR launch in Irkutsk Regional and pilot start of mentoring programme for active entrepreneurs in several districts in the Region.

On July 18-19, Boris Tkachenko and Irina Gorelova held the seminars for mentors and mentees, matching, initial match meetings and consultations for Center Invest Bank team, the key partner implementing YBR in Rostov-on-Don.

In May 5 – June 3, Boris Tkachenko attended an international event on mentoring in Toronto. Boris and other mentoring experts from 26 countries exchanged experience and completed advanced training delivered by leading mentoring expert John Cull, together with Julie Haddock-Millar and Katharine Mossop. The experts also took part at the conference dedicated to the 20_th anniversary of Futureoreneur, YBI member in Canada and discussed the mentoring experience in Canada in depth.

The joint project of Youth Business Russia and Accenture Russia in Kaluga served the platform for the meeting of women entrepreneurs in “Success Story” format.

On April 22, Boris Tkachenko was key speaker at “Mentoring in innovation ecosystem” session during the Forum on “Innovation Ecosystem: Universities and Scientific Institutions” that took place at Financial University. Boris shared his experience in developing systemic mentoring and involvement students in entrepreneurship.

Boris Tkachenko, CEO, Mentoring Institute, completed advanced training in mentoring delivered by the leading expert Professor Bob Garvey on April 5-7 at York St John Business School.

Accenture Russia and IBLF Russia announce a new broad-scale project in the framework of Youth Business Russia (YBR). The joint project focuses on complex support for young entrepreneurs, both startups and existing businesses, during the period of April to August, 2016.

IBLF Russia and Youth Business Russia programme are glad to announce that as a result of the competition, Growth Systems company has been appointed the YBR operator for Moscow and Moscow Region.

The Forum on Mentoring in Entrepreneurship “Mentor for Entrepreneur: Ladder to Success” was held on the 25th of November at the premises of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development.