 The youth economy aims at turning hobbies into entrepreneurship and skills into businesses by providing finance, training, marketing and mentoring to young people seeking self-sustainable employment. The youth economy will create a special space in the economic system for young people to develop and grow their ideas. The youth economy will be flexible to allow young minds wanting to engage and succeed in their business ventures. It must not be both the excessive bureaucracy, red tape and official doctrines. However, it must demand accountability and responsibility. It must provide the necessary incentives and opportunities for young people to be encouraged to pursue their dreams. The youth economy will present a new developmental focus to complement and create synergies with existing businesses in Saint Lucia. It must be able to attract and integrate rural youth and urban at-risk youth who must have confidence in the fact that their ideas matter and they can become independent and sustainable entrepreneurs. The youth economy will create a new enterprise culture and reduce the constraints that young people face in accessing credit and finance and the availability of support services. This will call for financial innovation, including the reform of institutions that presently provide financial facilities. The youth economy will cater for young risk-takers and provide venture capital facilities, grants and loans for feasible and workable projects.