YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs

YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs is the major association of young entrepreneurs throughout Europe representing 40.000 members and aiming to support and improve the economic and social performance of young entrepreneurship in Europe. As such, it is the largest dynamic network of entrepreneurs, which constantly expands its activities.

YES was launched in 1988 by seven national groups of young entrepreneurs from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan and Portugal. In 1991 the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs was established under the initiative of six national associations of young entrepreneurs from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Portugal. In 1993, the Brussels Secretariat General was set up in order to intensify the lobbying activities of YES at the EU level and to improve the exchange of information on European initiatives between the members of the Confederation.

Over the years, the Confederation has evolved to its current composition which currently comprises 16 associations located in "old" European countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain as well as in new EU Member States: Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, and Montenegro. Young Businessmen Association of Turkey had joined YES before the country it represents became the Candidate State to the EU. Non-EU members include: Albania and Ukraine. In 2007 Kazakhstan became part of the large YES family.

Contact:

YES
SECRETARIAT GENERAL, Chiara de Caro (Coordination Manager)

Address: 1, av. de la Joyeuse Entree
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

Telephone: +32 2 280 34 25
Fax: +32 2 280 33 17

E-mail: secretariat@yes.be