How to Apply for YouWIN 2017 Programme

 Applicants Participation Criteria

1. Applicants must have post-secondary school qualification.
2. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 40.
3. Applicants must be Nigerians and resident in Nigeria.
4. Applicants businesses must be domiciled in Nigeria.
5. Applicants must be able to communicate effectively – speaking and writing – in English.
6. Applicants must be willing to attend all trainings and mentoring exercises organized by the programme.
7. Applicants must not be an employee of the Nigerian Civil Service.

 Process Stages

Registration/Application & Selection

Aspiring entrepreneurs will be invited to apply/register for participation via the online registration portal. Applications will be reviewed and 55,500 successful applicants will be shortlisted for the online training.

 Online Training (Accelerator Phase I)

55,500 successful participants will receive tailored generic online training in various aspects of entrepreneurship and business such as modules in business planning (access to finance, access to markets, competitiveness, business strategy, and mind- set change). At the end of this stage, 5,000 successful candidates will qualify for tailored Masterclass face to face training.

 

Masterclass Training (Accelerator Phase II)

5,000 successful participants will receive tailored (industry specific) Masterclass face to face training which is categorised based on cluster and held in various cluster hubs across the country. The sectors of focus for the masterclass phase are:

• Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
• Agriculture/Agro-Processing
• Fashion
• Manufacturing & Retail
• Construction

All participants will receive certification on completion of the training and will be required to submit a business plans for areas where their businesses requires improvement.

Business Development Support

All successfully funded businesses (start-up/existing) will receive a 1 year business development support (this includes introducing businesses to DFIs for further funding).

YouWiN! Connect Series 1 Fund

Aspiring entrepreneurs will be invited to apply/register for participation via the online registration portal. Applications will be reviewed and 55,500 successful applicants will be shortlisted for the online training.

To Apply Click here: Youwin 2017