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

• Visa Accelerator Program for Fintech Startups in Africa
• Africa Tech Summit Investment Showcase
• KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition 2025
• Firstbank Fintech Innovators Pitch Program
• EDC/ProvidusBank SME Program for Nigerian Startups

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• In-country YouthADAPT Challenge For Youth-Led MSMEs & Innovators in Africa ($30,000 Grants)
• Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) Program For Africans ($30,000 in Grants)
• Fidelity SME Empowerment program 2025 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs
• Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Programs 2025 ($10,000 funding)
• Global Citizen And PayPal Small Business Impact Awards 2025 ($25,000 cash prize)

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• Ekiti State MSME ICT Skill Acquisition Program
• Federal Government NIYEEDEP Program For Nigerians 2025
• NEXT GEN RESCO Program For Nigerians 2025
• SMEDAN Unveils StartWithSMEDAN to Suppot SMEs in Nigeria
• NITDA Digital Literacy For All Program (Certificate Available)

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• AFRICA KOMMT Fellowship Program for African professionals
• 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)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• SheSustains Accelerator Program Cohort 3 ($10,000 Grant)
• WBENC Kroger Industry Accelerator Program 2025 ($10,000 Prize)
• START Accelerator Program 2025 for Student Entrepreneurs in Africa
• Greenpreneur 2.0 Incubation program for Nigerian SMEs
• SEEDINVEST Acceleration Program For Nigerian Entrepreneurs (N5 Million Grants & Training)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025 | AED 850,000 for Sustainable Scale-ups
• Pitch2Scale Africa Competition 2025 ($10,000 Investment)
• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship
• Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs 2025 ($140k in support and Funding)
• Pitch Your Startup and Win $50,000 in Equity – MEST Africa Challenge 2025

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• EY Africa, Enterprise Impact Program for African Startups
• LBS-BOI Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme Cohort III
• Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs (US$80k Grants)
• 8 Steps To Start A Successful Restaurant Business in Nigeria
• How To Start A Profitable Medium Scale Yam Flour Mill In Nigeria

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

• WTO Essay Award for Young Economist (CHF 5,000 Prize)
• NSIA Prize for Innovation Program 2024 ($220,000 Prize)
• Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize ($10,000)

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

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

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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.

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