Business Funding Opportunities

Are you interested in raising business funds to start your own business or expand your existing business?

Are you looking for business grants, funding opportunities, business plan competitions, empowerment opportunities, fellowship opportunities, or startup accelerator/incubator programmes?

Have you been looking for ways to get free grants and write a winning proposal but find it difficult, boring, or don’t know how to go about it?

If your answer is yes to these questions, congratulations! You are in the right place at the right time.

I have curated and listed some of the latest funding opportunities for you and I encourage you to explore them below, section by section

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

• EPIC Elevator Pitch Competition for International Startups ($5M Funding)
• SBN-Fate Foundation Business Pitch Competition (N10 Million Prize)
• Ford Fund Fellowship Program for Next-generation Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded)
• Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs (US$80k Grants)
• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship (15000 CAD)

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• Afreximbank Flagship Accelerator Program for African Startups (Up to $250k)
• NASSI Grants for MSMES Across Nigeria (Sponsored by SME Scale-Up and Seven-up Bottling Company)
• GREEN Institute Sustainability Impact Grant ($5k Funding)
• Beauty Hut x Paystack Grant Program 2025 for Female Entrepreneurs in Nigeria (up to ₦2,000,000)
• develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition for African Startups (€100,000 Grants)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• HP Free Online Courses 2025 with Free Certificates
• Federal Government Free AI Academy For Young Nigerians
• NTEEP 5.0 Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program for African Startups
• SMEDAN Free Fashion Design Training For Nigerian Youths
• iHatch Innovation Hub Managers Upskilling Program (Cohort 4)

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program (up to CHF 150,000)
• Cybersafe Foundation CyberGirls Fellowship Program 2024 for young girls and women.
• Acumen West Africa Fellows Program for emerging Leaders (Fully Funded)
• SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowship for Researchers (Grants Included)
• University of Michigan Knight Wallace Fellowship for Journalists ($85,000 Stipend)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Tadamon Food Security Accelerator Program 2025 for CSOs ($40k Grants)
• Visa Accelerator Program for Fintech Startups in Africa
• Access Bank Sustainable Finance Accelerator Program
• Sustainable Energy Accelerator Programme 2025
• Accelerate Africa Program for Early Stage African Startups ($500,000)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Cartier Women’s Initiative 2025 For Women Entrepreneurs ($100k)
• Hack4Livestock Hackathon Program for Nigerian Innovators (N10M Prizes)
• Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program for Entrepreneurs (€30k Grants)
• Swiss Re Foundation Changemakers Africa Incubarion Program ($30k Prizes)
• THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2025 ($1M Investment)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs (US$80k Grants)
• 8 Steps To Start A Successful Restaurant Business in Nigeria
• How To Start A Profitable Medium Scale Yam Flour Mill In Nigeria
• 4 Reasons Why CFOs Should Play Key Roles in Finance Modernization Efforts
• Google For Startups Africa Accelerator

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Collegiate Accelerator 2025
• Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Cash)
• She Sustains Program for Women Startups Cohort 2 ($10k Grants)
• SWEEP Training Program for Nigerian women Entrepreneurs (cohort 2)
• Shecluded x CFYE Dream to Business Incubator Program (Cohort 5)

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES

STANDARD BUSINESS PLANS

Whether you’re starting a new business, repositioning your existing business, or targeting outside investors, getting a clearly detailed business plan can make the journey to your business goal easier, faster, and less costly.

Writing an investor-grade business plan can be challenging and time-consuming, even for those who have done it before.

To help my loyal subscribers and readers and help them save time and money, I have decided to develop the most asked for business plans.

If you’re like most small-business owners, you’ve never had to create a business plan before. In fact, you may have never even seen a formal business plan document let alone had to put one together.

I have developed the following business plans…

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