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

• 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)
• Matching Grants Fund for Agribusiness
• CBN Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES)

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• International Breweries Kickstart Entrepreneurship Program (N3Million Grants)
• Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025 for Innovators ($20,000 in Prizes)
• Afreximbank Flagship Accelerator Program for African Startups (Up to $250k)
• NASSI Grants for MSMES Across Nigeria (Sponsored by SME Scale-Up and Seven-up Bottling Company)
• GREEN Institute Sustainability Impact Grant ($5k Funding)

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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

• 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)
• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship (15000 CAD)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Greentech Africa Investment Readiness Program
• IVO SellSmart Incubator Program for Fashion Entrepreneurs (N500K Grants)
• NIGCOMSAT Accelerator Programme for Early-Stage Startups in Nigeria
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Collegiate Accelerator 2025
• Tech4Eva Global Femtech Accelerator Program

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Programs 2025 ($10,000 funding)
• Global Citizen And PayPal Small Business Impact Awards 2025 ($25,000 cash prize)
• Food Safety Innovations in Africa Program 2025 (€600k in Funding)
• Ignite Pro Community Pitch Competition (₦10 Million in funding)
• MBN Lab Lagos Business Accelerator Program 2025 ( Funding +Training+ Mentorship)

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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

• African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative Program Cohort 8
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Collegiate Accelerator 2025
• Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Cash)
• She Sustains Program for Women Startups Cohort 2 ($10k Grants)
• SWEEP Training Program for Nigerian women Entrepreneurs (cohort 2)

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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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