The Aspiring Entrepreneurs programme

When:

AEP 58: February 13 – March 24, 2017
AEP 59: May 6 – August 12, 2017
AEP 60: August 14 – September 29, 2017

The Fate Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme is a 2-3 month programme includes classroom sessions facilitated by experienced Nigerian entrepreneurs and leading professionals who carefully assist participants to develop their business ideas into competitive business plans and guide them on their journey to operate fast growing businesses while instilling a commitment to the development of the Nigerian community in the hearts of the entrepreneurs.

The AEP curriculum consists of both theoretical concepts and practical issues, aiming to help the entrepreneurs lead their businesses efficiently immediately after graduation. Each session includes important reading material and relevant assignments which participants must submit along with their completed Business Plans to be eligible for graduation.

Requirements:

The Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme is targeted to individuals who possess the ability to create and lead sustainable and successful business. Applicants considering the AEP programme must:

* Have graduated from an accredited tertiary level college/university/institution
* Be able to demonstrate a viable business concept or idea
* Commit to a full participation and attendance of all the sessions
* Participate in a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project with their class

Stage I: Prospective applicants complete and return the application form to the FATE School of Entrepreneurship along with a 500 word essay on their business concept or idea. The essay must describe the details of the concept and its inception, while emphasizing the innovation of the product/service of the entrepreneurs and how it will contribute to the economy.

Stage II: Applicants who have been passed the first stage of the application will be invited to an interview session with FATE School of Entrepreneurship. In the interview, applicants should demonstrate considerable knowledge about their business concept and present a reasonable amount of research that the have conducted, to ensure their concepts are viable.

AEP Tuition Fees & Scholarship

The tuition fee for each run of the AEP programme is N200,000 (Two hundred thousand Naira). The fees covers all the participant materials including reading package, guidelines, case studies and the management books that will be given to the participants during the programme.
Through FATE Foundation and some of its partner organisations, FATE provides partial scholarships for tuition fees to prospective students on the basis of academic promise, strong evidence of business potential and financial need.
Dependent on ongoing funding and partnership arrangements, some of our partners occasionally provide full tuition scholarships to select FATE school participants.

Application Forms:

Contact: email [email protected] or call +234 701 130 5444.

Application Process:

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Fate Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP) 2017

Application Deadline: July 30th 2015

Application is Free.

The Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme, 2015 is an initiative of the Young Business Leaders of Nigeria aimed at promoting Entrepreneurship by providing Business education, training, financial support and mentoring to young Nigerians across Nigeria.

The Young Business Leaders of Nigeria is a Network of “Young Business Leaders” established to evolve creative methods of solving the unemployment crisis in Nigeria. Presently, over forty million Nigerians (40,000,000) of employable age are unemployed. This figure represents almost a third of Nigeria growing Population.
The Intention is for them to employ a minimum of 4 people each before December 2016

Programme Details:

The Aspiring Entrepreneurs programme is an 8-weeks long residential entrepreneurship training and development programme that would select and train a growing cohort of young people with viable business ideas.

This year, 30 promising and aspiring entrepreneurs would partake in the programme and would get the opportunities to start their own business.

Participant Profile:

Age:
Participants would be aged between 18 -35
Gender:
Preference would be given to female applicants who must form 50% of selected participants – 50% Male , 50% Female
Location:
Preference would be given to applicants from northern nigeria (Region with the highest unemployment rate in Nigeria)
Applicants would be judged on the strength of their ideas and visibility of their plans)

Key Attributes

Track Record or past achievement
Display of Passion and Initiative
Submission of a viable existing or proposed business idea/plan

Socio-Economic Class

There would be no discrimination based on socio-economic class

Education:

Basic Education (No Academic Qualification Required)

Benefits:

At the end of the training, participants will be given the opportunity to apply for grants of up to One million Naira

In order to participate this year, applicants will simply fill out the application form online and submit their proposed business plan.

Application

The deadline for 2015 application: July 30, 2015. Applications received after July 30 will not be considered.
Only completed applications will be considered. Do Not Leave Items Blank.
Attach a current copy of your Business Plan.
Attach a current copy of your Curriculum Vitae

Apply Now for the 2015 Young Business Leaders of Nigeria Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme,

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Young Business Leaders of Nigeria Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme

Fate Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP) 2017 for Young Nigerians (Scholarships Available)

2015 Young Business Leaders of Nigeria Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (Grant of One million Naira Available)