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

• KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition 2025
• Firstbank Fintech Innovators Pitch Program
• EDC/ProvidusBank SME Program for Nigerian Startups
• Apply for the 2024 Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa (up to EUR250,000)
• TEF Grants Application: An Easy Guide To Get Started

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition 2026 ($40k Grants)
• Apply Now: Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program TEF2024 and Unlock Your Potential And Grow Your Business
• AU‑EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grant 2026 (Up to €50,000)
• Niger Delta Digital Summit 2026 for Tech startups (N1.8 Million Funding)
• Student Venture Capital Grant Program (Up To ₦50 million)

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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

• Thiel Fellowship Program for Young Innovators ($100,000 Grants)
• Al Jazeera Fellowship Program 2024
• One Million Leaders Africa 2024 Fellowship Program
• Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program (up to CHF 150,000)
• Cybersafe Foundation CyberGirls Fellowship Program 2024 for young girls and women.

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Capital One Auto Mobility Accelerator Program 2026 for Startups (up to $20,000)
• Technovation AI Ventures Accelerator 2026 for Women Entrepreneurs ($100,000 Funding)
• NIGCOMSAT Accelerator Programme 2026 (Cohort 3.0) for Nigerian Startups
• Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025 | AED 850,000 for Sustainable Scale-ups
• Pitch2Scale Africa Competition 2025 ($10,000 Investment)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• OCHF Business Growth Grants Program for Nigerian Entrepreneurs
• MEST AI Startup Program 2026 for African Founders ($100k Funding)
• NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 4.0) 2026 for Nigerian Startups
• Africa Business Contest — Impact Challenge Award 2026: Up to JPY 1M
• FCMB SheVentures zero interest loan 2026 (₦10 Million at Zero Interest)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• 4 Reasons Why CFOs Should Play Key Roles in Finance Modernization Efforts
• Google For Startups Africa Accelerator
• 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

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• ShowcaseHer Export-Readiness Accelertor Program for Women ($1000 Grants)
• Access Bank Nigeria Female Entrepreneurs Loan Program (Up to $100M)
• Beauty Hut x Paystack Grant Program 2025 for Female Entrepreneurs in Nigeria (up to ₦2,000,000)
• Cartier Women’s Initiative 2025 For Women Entrepreneurs ($100k)
• Sterling Bank/Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Online Program 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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