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

• African Social Innovation Fellowship Campus Enterprise Leadership Program (CELP) for Nigerian Students
• Agora Venture Competition for Startups Spring 2025 ($10K Cash Prize)
• Orange Corners Designs Program for South African Entrepreneurs
• Providus Bank SME Program for Nigerian Entrepreneurs 2025
• EY Africa, Enterprise Impact Program for African Startups

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• START Fellowship Accelerator Program for Founders From Latin America & Africa (€60K Funding)
• Giga Accelerator Program 2025 ($50,000 Funding)
• NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge 2025 ($10k Grants Up For Grabs)
• GET Compass Grant Program For MSMEs (Up to 2 Million Naira Grant)
• FCMB-FMO AgriTech Investment Readiness Program 2025 (N20 million Grants)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF) 2025 For Nigerian Creatives
• Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025 for Web3 Innovators (Up to $1M In Prizes)
• African Union Youth Startup Programme at the IATF 2025.
• LSETF Soft Skills Academy 2025
• Apply Now: Google Online Courses With Certificate

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• MEST Africa-Mastercard EdTech Fellowship Program 2025 for Ghanaian EdTech startups ($60,000)
• Umholi We Africa Fellowship Program Cohort 3
• Africa Funding Readiness Fellowship Program 2025
• Co-Creation Hub/Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship ($100K Funding)
• Mo Ibrahim Fellowship Program for African Leaders ($100K Stipend)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025 | AED 850,000 for Sustainable Scale-ups
• Pitch2Scale Africa Competition 2025 ($10,000 Investment)
• Lafiya Incubation Program for Nigerain Startups in The Health Sector
• START Fellowship Accelerator Program for Founders From Latin America & Africa (€60K Funding)
• Giga Accelerator Program 2025 ($50,000 Funding)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• NiDCOM Connected Diaspora x DOWA Start Up Challenge (N1Million Cash Prizes)
• Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program Cohort 14 (€30k Grants)
• Business Freedom Grant 2026 for Global Entrepreneurs (Up to $1000)
• HBS Africa Business Club New Venture Competition 2026 ($55,000 Grants for Startups)
• Technovation AI Ventures Accelerator 2026 for Women Entrepreneurs ($100,000 Funding)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Orange Corners Designs Program for South African Entrepreneurs
• Young Africa Enterprise Project (YAEP) 2025 For African Entrepreneurs
• Providus Bank SME Program for Nigerian Entrepreneurs 2025
• SMEDAN Unveils StartWithSMEDAN to Suppot SMEs in Nigeria
• NTEEP 5.0 Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program for African Startups

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

• FoodTech Innovations Awards 2025
• Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Cash)
• FAO Champion Award for Individuals and Organizations ($50,000)
• Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2025 (N12M Funding)
• Nigeria LNG Prize for Science Award ($100,000 Cash)

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• FoundHers Labs Program 2025 For Women-led Tech Startups
• The Women In AG Awards 2025 for Agribusiness
• EY SDG Accelerator Program 2025 for Women Entrepreneurs
• ShowcaseHer Export-Readiness Accelertor Program for Women ($1000 Grants)
• Access Bank Nigeria Female Entrepreneurs Loan Program (Up to $100M)

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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.

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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.

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