Since inception, G20 members have acknowledged the unique role entrepreneurs and small businesses play in supporting economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction.1 Trade and competition have also been recognized as powerful drivers of economic growth, and in the Hamburg G20 Leaders Declaration, leaders committed to "better enable our people to seize the opportunities and benefits of economic globalization," citing the importance of an open, transparent and conducive global policy environment to share the benefits of globalization.2 In June 2017, young entrepreneurs from around the world voted for entrepreneur mobility as a priority, focusing on greater international cooperation and engagement from G20 leaders. As a response, this paper assesses the challenges young entrepreneurs experience when trying to access global markets within current visa frameworks.The key recommendation of this paper, a G20-wide young entrepreneur visa, provides a solution to many of these challenges. Short of establishing a single, unifying young entrepreneur visa across the G20, the paper calls upon G20 governments to have in place, at minimum, a national entrepreneurial visa that caters to the needs of youth, offering a series of guiding principles to aide in the creation of such programs.
The recommendations in this paper respond to the ongoing commitment made by G20 members to create a more inclusive, sustainable economy for the future, ensuring that young entrepreneurs have the tools necessary to create partnerships, cultivate networks across borders and work towards participation in global value chains.
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