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

• 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)
• START Fellowship Accelerator Program for Founders From Latin America & Africa (€60K Funding)
• Giga Accelerator Program 2025 ($50,000 Funding)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• 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)
• SMEDAN National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI) 2024 For MSMEs
• Stanbic IBTC Digital Skills Empowerment Program (Disep 4.0)

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• 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)
• Atlantic Fellows Program for Social and Economic Equity (£33,000 Stipends)
• Green Web Fellowship Program (€6,000 Stipend)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• 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)
• SheSustains Accelerator Program Cohort 3 ($10,000 Grant)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Niger Delta Digital Summit 2026 for Tech startups (N1.8 Million Funding)
• NBTI NextGen Innovation Challenge 2026 for Nigerian Startups (Up to £1.5 Million)
• 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)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• CBN Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES)
• 10 Crowfunding Sites For Nigerian Small Businesses
• 101 Business to Start with Little or no Capital and Create Wealth
• How To Start Exportation Business In Nigeria
• Top 20 Part-time Businesses You Can Start in 2024

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• “UpGreyed Her” Accelerator Program For Female Entrepreneurs ($9500 Grants)
• SCALLOP Free Digital Training Skills For Women Entrepreneurs
• SMEDAN GROWHer Accelerator Program For Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
• Leading Ladies Connect Pitch Competition Win Up To $25K)
• IgniteHer Bootcamp For Women Entrepreneurs

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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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