Archives Tag: Nigerian entrepreneurs

BUSINESS Finance

April 19, 2022

  So you’re a Nigerian entrepreneur, congratulations! You’ve chased your dream and built a business. Now, what about your future and your business’s future?  Here’s where investing comes in.  Investing is like planting seeds – you put in some money now, and hopefully, it grows over time. In this article, we will explore 10 different … Continue reading Top 10 Investment Options for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

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Grants Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  StarNews Mobile is launching a GRANT program for Nigerian Entrepreneurs, alongside the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF), Read more about Grants If you are an SME/Startup in Nigeria, this is your chance to gain funding and other support for your entrepreneurial journey. The program offers … Continue reading The Starnews, USAID & GBEF Grant For Nigerian-Entrepreneurs

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  Applications are open for the ProvidusBank SME Program. Now organizing its fourth cohort, this program results from collaboration between ProvidusBank and the Enterprise Development Center. It is designed to provide owners of SMEs in Nigeria with the skills and capabilities they need to make their businesses grow and become more profitable. Read more about … Continue reading ProvidusBank SME Program 2024 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is sponsoring the NSIA Prize for Innovation, a program designed to recognize, support, and reward homegrown entrepreneurial talent in the country’s digital ecosystem. Through this initiative, the NSIA will fund early-stage, growth-driven solutions that can positively transform the Nigerian economy, increase its productive capacity, and create jobs. Read … Continue reading NSIA Prize for Innovation 2024 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and LEAP Africa are implementing the Youth Enterprise Fund program for 2024. The IYF says that this program aims to identify and support change-making social enterprises led by young innovators. If you meet these criteria and your work is aligned with achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), you … Continue reading The IYF-LEAP Africa Youth Enterprise Fund 2024

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  Selar, Nigeria’s leading platform for the purchase and sale of digital products, is organizing a Fashion Upcycling program for Nigerian fashion entrepreneurs. This program is open to persons aged between 19 and 30 years who want to make a positive impact on the environment even as they build their fashion enterprise. Read more about … Continue reading The Selar Fashion Upcycling Program 2023 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) says it is looking to help select entrepreneurs turn their venture ideas into successful businesses. As such, it is inviting persons with such ideas to apply for a place in its Intellectual Property (IP) Labs Program 2023. Through this initiative, WIPO wants to leverage IP to drive prosperity … Continue reading The WIPO Intellectual Property Labs Program 2023

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BUSINESS Did You Know? Entrepreneurship

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian economy is powered by the strength and resilience of several million entrepreneurs. From the founding executive at a top manufacturer to the regular roadside retail vendor, there’s no shortage of people willing to build businesses that meet the world’s needs. Read more about Business The vast majority of entrepreneurs in Nigeria are small … Continue reading Did You Know? More Than 40 Percent of Nigerian Entrepreneurs are Women

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

ProvidusBank, in conjunction with the Enterprise Development Center, has launched the ProvidusBank SME Challenge for Nigerian Entrepreneurs. The program is aimed at improving the capacity of small and medium scale businesses to succeed in the Nigerian environment. Enterprises can expect to benefit from this challenge in several ways. They will gain administrative competencies, enabling them … Continue reading Enter for the ProvidusBank SME Challenge 2020

By ikenna-nwachukwu

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

In several interviews and conversations I’ve had with entrepreneurs who have created successful businesses, one thing has really stood out for me: their passion for what they do. From these interactions, I have learnt that one of the most important ingredients for success in business, whether small, medium or large, is passion. This is especially … Continue reading Dear Nigerian Entrepreneur, You Need Passion

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BUSINESS Women

April 19, 2022

  Before Bukky George opened her first pharmacy, she put all her heart into practicing what she had been taught in school; making preparations for neonates at LUTH, dispensing medicines and counselling customers, and working in Production, Quality Control and Sales at Smithkline Beecham (now GSK), where she also worked as a Medical Representative. Here … Continue reading 7 Entrepreneurship Lessons from Bukky George, MD, Healthplus

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BUSINESS Events

April 19, 2022

The Connect Nigeria Business Fair which took place on February 21st 2015 and saw over 5,000 people has had amazing feedback so far. People have gone home with information that will enable them to move forward in their respective businesses as well as potentially start up their own. In the second panel where doing business … Continue reading Jovago.com MD Advises Future Entrepreneurs On Business Strategy at Business Fair

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Meet the Boss

April 19, 2022

There are more people than ever currently using the internet and the more pervasive it has become, the more inventive and creative entrepreneurs are becoming. Connect Nigeria recently interviewed Oyelaja Oyekan, the founder of Prayerbox, an online community of believers where prayers and testimonies can be shared. We found out all about the motive behind this … Continue reading Meet The Boss: Oyelaja Oyekan, Prayerbox

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Meet the Boss

April 19, 2022

Meet Damilola Taiye, CEO, Damiam Bridals and a graduate of Biology from Ladoke Akintola University, Oyo State. The idea to start up her company, Damian Bridals came to her while in school. After going for professional training and learning how she could turn her passion to profit, Damiam Bridals was birthed. She spoke with Connect … Continue reading Meet The Boss; Damilola Taiye, CEO Damiam Bridals

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BUSINESS Creative Industry Events

April 19, 2022

Marking the fourth year consecutively, the Creative Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria has announced and opened nominations for the Creative Industry Awards 2015, with the sole objective of discovering and motivating practitioners in the Nigerian Creative Industry. The Creative Industries Award supported by the British Council, rewards initiative, talent, creativity and entrepreneurship across the creative industries, … Continue reading Creative Industry Awards 2015 Request Nominations

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