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

• Flourish Africa Grant for Female Entrepreneurs (N3 Million Naira Grant)
• 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)

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• D-Prize Global Challenge for Social Entrepreneurs (Up to $20k Grant)
• Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
• 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)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• 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
• Cybersafe Foundation CyberGirls Fellowship Program 2024 for young girls and women.
• NITDA 3 Million Technical Talent Program

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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

• 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)
• WBENC Kroger Industry Accelerator Program 2025 ($10,000 Prize)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab Cohort 2 (₦10 Million in Grants)
• DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program 8.0 for MSMEs In Nigeria (₦100M Grants)
• BOI × MTN Foundation Y’ellopreneur 3.0 Matching Fund for Women Entrepreneurs (2026)
• Flour Mills Of Nigeria (FMN) Prize for Innovation 5.0 Program 2026 Edition
• Startup World Cup Regional Competition 2026 for Nigerian Startups ($1M Prize)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• How To Start Exportation Business In Nigeria
• Top 20 Part-time Businesses You Can Start in 2024
• How to Start a Lucrative Pig Farming in Nigeria and Make Money
• Cassava Products Local and International Buyers
• What Do You Think About Self-Service Laundry Centre/Laundromat

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• TiE Women Program 2025 For Women Entrepreneurs ($50k Cash Prizes)
• Female Founders & Funders Program 2025 (N1 MILLION Grant)
• “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

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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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