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

• Matching Grants Fund for Agribusiness
• CBN Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES)
• Apply for the BOI and EDC Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) programme
• NYSC GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FUND (GEF)
• Get N3.5 Million From Microsoft Young Entrepreneurs Programme by Submitting a Viable Business Idea.

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards ($80k Grants)
• 3DEN Digitalization For Energy Systems in Africa Phase II ($30k Grants)
• 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)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• SMEDAN National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI) 2024 For MSMEs
• Stanbic IBTC Digital Skills Empowerment Program (Disep 4.0)
• LBS-BOI Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme Cohort III
• Stephen Akintayo Foundation Grants for Startups: 20 Entrepreneurs Receive $100,000 Grants
• Lagos Agripreneurship Programme for Women and Youths in Agriculture

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

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

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• ODF/The NEST Startup Accelerator Program
• LSE 100X Impact Accelerator Program for Social Entrepreneurs (£150,000)
• Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program
• TractionBoost Accelerator Program (Up To $5,000)
• Google For Startups Accelerator Africa Program

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• ACFM Agri-SME Support Program: Seed Lab 2025
• WEMA Bank Hackaholics 6.0 Hackathon (₦150M Cash Prizes)
• Llama Impact Grant for Startups and Researchers in Africa (Up to $20,000 grant)
• FG Launch N2.5 Billion Fund For CNG Vehicle Conversion
• Cascador Grants for African Entrepreneurs 2025 ($2M)

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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

• DMZ’s Women Innovation Summit 2025 For Women in Tech ($100K Cash Prizes)
• SWEEP: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with a Free 4-Week Intensive Course
• HerFinance Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs
• Women In Clean Cooking Mentorship Program 2025
• Techwomen Program for Women In STEM 2025

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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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