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

• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship (15000 CAD)
• Matching Grants Fund for Agribusiness
• CBN Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES)
• Presidential Launch of YouWIN! 3 (Pictures)
• My Presentation on Business Planning Workshop for YouWIN 3 Applicants

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• Fembol Social Impact Grant (SIG) 2025 | Win up to ₦3 Million for Nigerian Students
• Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs 2025 ($140k in support and Funding)
• FATE Business Conference Pitch Competition (₦1 million in grants)
• PalmPay Hustle Grant for Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs (₦500k in Prizes)
• DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program for Nigerian SMEs (₦5 Million)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• Africa Youth Ambassadors for Peace Program 3rd Cohort
• LSETF Employability Support project

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs (US$80k Grants)
• MCW Young Leaders Fellowship Program (Funded to the US)
• SPARK Fellowship Program for Female Founders ($100k Grants)
• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship (15000 CAD)
• Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University ($82,000 Salary)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Greenpreneur 2.0 Incubation program for Nigerian SMEs
• Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program (Training, Mentorship & Resources )
• AWS Generative AI Accelerator Program 2025 for AI startups ($1M in AWS Credits)
• Google For Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech
• Call For Application: Young Innovators Accelerator Program

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• African Impact Challenge 2026 (Cohort 6) – $25,000 Grants
• World Food Prize Innovate for Impact Challenge For AgTech Startups ($65,000 Prizes)
• Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 2026 ($3M In Support)
• Tech Revolution Africa StartUp Fest 2026 ($1,500 Seed Funding)
• NASENI Inter-Agency Innovation Competition (₦140 Million Prize)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• 50 Lucrative Businesses You Can Start With Little Or No Capital And Make Huge Profit
• 101 Business to Start with Little or No Capital and Create Wealth

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• Leading Ladies Connect Pitch Competition Win Up To $25K)
• IgniteHer Bootcamp For Women Entrepreneurs
• African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative Program Cohort 8
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Collegiate Accelerator 2025
• Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Cash)

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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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