Tony Elumelu Foundation BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Program 2025

The Begreen Africa Entrepreneurship Program is an initiative of the Tony Elumelu Foundation to empower African green based businesses, you will have access to high quality business training from quality verified experts, a chance to pitch your business idea and win up to $5,000 in grants.

Do you have a green business idea? then apply now for the TEF BeGreen Africa program

Eligibility Criteria

• The Programme is open to all citizens of the Selected Countries (as defined) who are aged 18 years and above. The submitted age of all Applicants must be supported with government approved means of identification.
• All Applications must be for a Green Business Idea or a Business that must be for profit, focused on one business area only, and must be the original idea of the Applicant.
• The Business or Business Idea must not be for an illegal or unethical purpose.

BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Programme

This program is open to entrepreneurs with green businesses in Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa, as well as waste management businesses specifically in Kenya. For existing businesses, registration must not exceed five years at the time of application. Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old.

The Programme is made up of the following stages all of which form the Programme cycle:

Verification & Onboarding:

• Applicants will be verified and onboarded by the Promoter. Verification will involve the submission of required documents by the Applicant in order to enable the Promoter to ascertain the state of the Business or Business idea as well as the identity of the applicant.
• Successful Applicants who do not meet the verification requirements will be removed from the Programme and notified of removal via email.
• Successful applicants who meet the verification requirements will be enrolled in the TEF Business Management Training programme.
• Unsuccessful Applicants will be directed to take the TEF General Business Training on TEFConnect and will be eligible to reapply for other TEF Programmes.

Business Plan Preparation & Submission:

Programme Participants who have completed the TEF Business Management Training Programme will receive a business plan template to develop a business plan document for review and assessment. This review and assessment will be based on relevant metrics including feasibility and sustainability. Programme Participants must submit their Business Plans by the required deadline to be eligible for consideration for the next stage of the programme

Pitching Competition:

Top scoring Programme Participants shortlisted from the business plan stage will participate in the Pitching Competition where they will pitch their business plans to a panel of judges physically or submit their pitch videos to the Promoter.

Seed Capital:

The Selected Entrepreneurs from the Pitching Competition will be notified via email.

Disbursement of the Seed Capital will be made via electronic transfer into the Selected Entrepreneurs’ Business Bank Account. Banking and other charges may apply and shall not be borne by the Foundation. The total amount received may therefore be less than US$5,000 equivalent.

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How To Apply

The Deadline for the submission of all applications is 31st March 2025

Application Link: Visit BeGreen African Entrepreneurship to apply

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