The SBN Business Model Pitch Competition

Ikenna Nwachukwu

12 months ago

In partnership with the FATE Foundation, the Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) is organizing the 2023 edition of its annual business model pitch competition. NutriPitch 2023, as it is known, is a Business Model Research project, which is part of a larger grant program targeting several African countries, including Nigeria. If you run an enterprise that’s providing nutritious and affordable food products to a low-income customer base, here’s an opportunity you may want to take advantage of.

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This business model pitch competition is built to identify and support business models that are solving the problem of delivering nutrition to less well-off communities, doing so for prices such populations consider affordable, and achieving both these while remaining profitable. Top applicants will receive technical assistance and grants that will enable them to improve and scale their operations.

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Benefits

The NutriPitch 2023 program will benefit its participants in the following ways:

Attend and learn from a one-week pitch readiness boot camp
Take part in GAP advisory sessions
Get help with growth plan development
Participate in workshop and fireside sessions
Be mentored by experts for 4 months
Get a share of ₦10 million in grants

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Eligibility

This opportunity is open to persons who meet these criteria:

Should be a Nigerian citizen aged between 25 and 50 as of January 2024
Must be the founder, owner, manager, or Chief Executive of a growth-stage agribusiness venture
Their venture should be focused on nutrition and innovation
Have at least 3 full-time staff who are skilled and in managerial positions
Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, currently operational, and generating income
Available to attend a one-week boot camp and other activities that are a part of the program

Applications will remain open until December 3, 2023. If you would like to apply for this opportunity, you can do so HERE. Featured Image Source: Opportunities For Africans

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