Youth Ignite Initiative

Application Deadline: March 13th 2017

BOI in Partnership with AGDC presents Youth Ignite Initiative – a platform where innovative ideas are brought to life.

The main objective of the project is to create new jobs through entrepreneurship by supporting 1 million entrepreneurs over the next 5 years to create 5 million jobs.

Prerequisites for the contest

Looking for:

• Talented, creative and dedicated young people who have an existing business or idea that they believe in and are committed to bringing to life.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be of Nigerian nationality
• Applicants must be between the ages of 18 – 35.
• Failure to verify age will result in the application being declined.
• Applications must articulate a specific business problem to solve or opportunity to address.
• Applicants must be clear on the benefits from the loan.
• Employees of Bank of Industry, FirstBank, AGDC, Digital Jewels Limited, etc. and their families are not eligible to apply.
• The Judges’ decisions are final.

Benefits:

• Accepted participants will gain access to loan of up to Two Hundred Thousand naira (N200, 000) as well as skilled expertise to help them with their business strategy and growth.

• All selected applicants are required to attend a business boot camp to refine their business strategy

  All selected participants automatically become part of a community of change-makers, pioneers, explorers, problem-solvers and venture builders.

  Shortlisted ideas/business to will access the following