PSYBT is now Youth Business Scotland, part of The Prince's Trust. We are currently reviewing all of our branding and marketing materials – please bear with us as we introduce these changes. United, we are Scotland's leading youth organisation; supporting more young people into jobs, self–employment, training, education and volunteering. You can also visit www.princes-trust.org.uk

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News & Events

  • Strung Out Guitars become a PSYBT Alumni

    Strung Out Guitars has become the latest PSYBT backed business to start giving back to the Charity on a regular basis. The company was established by Guitar Making college buddies Louise Carruthers and Paula Russell 8 years ago after they met studying Stringed Instrument Repair at Anniesland College in Glasgow.
    After moving to London and completing HND's in Musical Instrument Technology at London Guildhall University they both worked as self-employed Guitar Technicians and Repairers.

  • Sue with the team at Truly Scrumptious
    West Lothian regional chair Sue Cook cycles 700 km to Germany!

    Six cyclists including PSYBT’s Chair of West Lothian, Sue Cook, headed to Meschde on 26th May to complete The West Lothian to Hochsaureland Cycle Ride 2011. This is the first cycle ride from West Lothian to its twinning partner in Germany. The inaugural event was supported by West Lothian Council staff and school pupils who helped to raise funds for four charities including PSYBT.

  • The Wood Family Trust

    A few years ago PSYBT set an ambitious objective to radically overhaul our IT systems. Our vision was to establish an integrated system that would add value, improve our productivity and efficiency, to the way we communicate with and support our clients, volunteers and partners and enhance our ability to effectively report on the impact of our work to both existing and potential supporters.

  • Catherine Erskine
    PSYBT Friends and Alumni - get involved!

    PSYBT’s challenge is to raise almost £1M from donations each year to sustain its package of financial support and free advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs. A regular gift starting from £10 per month really can add up to make a huge difference.
    PSYBT’s updated website offers an easy way for its volunteers, entrepreneurs, partners and staff to get more involved.

  • Haloed support PSYBT

    PSYBT has a challenge: to raise almost £1M from donations each year to sustain its package of financial support and free advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs. What better testimony to the value of this support than to be seeing such growth in numbers of its Alumni giving something back?

  • Les Amis D'Onno
    Windfall donation to help young, aspiring entrepreneurs in the Scottish borders

    Young entrepreneurs in the Scottish Borders are to benefit from a £75,000 windfall to help provide additional support to 18-25 year olds who want to set up and sustain their own businesses.


    The monies have been gifted to The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) by The Robertson Trust, an independent Scottish grant making trust established by the Robertson sisters who were brought up in the Scottish Borders. They donated the shares in the businesses, founded and developed by their grandfather and father, establishing the Trust in 1961 for charitable purposes.

PSYBT Awards

Shoe designer Emily Lamb has been nominated for a Scottish Variety Award under the ‘Best new Scottish Artist or Designer’ category. Emily was funded by PSYBT in 2010 and her hand made shoes have been very well received by those in the fashion industry. After Graduating from Cordwainers, part of the London College of Fashion which specialises in footwear, she decided to launch her own collection, ensuring every creation was unique with their own original feature and pattern.