1. The FMITI with the support of the @WorldBank seek to grow small businesses in Nigeria. YES, yours inclusive. Log on to bigportal.org.ng to register.
2. How many opportunities have you missed in life, I bet you don’t want #GEMProject to be one of them so #ThinkBIG
3. The FMITI and the @WorldBank seek to grow YOUR business along the lines of sales and employment. #GEMProject



4. The FMITI and the @WorldBank seek to grow YOUR business so that we can eventually grow our economy.
5. The FMITI and the @WorldBank seek to grow YOUR business so that we can reduce our dependence on crude oil.
6. The #BIGPlatform Initiative is operationalized in the #GEMProject.


Register on bigportal.org.ng so when they say economic recession, you can say economic recreation. Don’t be left out, #ThinkBIG

Register your business on bigportal.org.ng and stand a chance of acquiring grants, so when they say economic recession, you can say economy recreation. Don’t be left out, #ThinkBIG

There is economic recession ATM’s and Malls still have long queues, register your business on bigportal.org.ng to be among these people.

Good things get to those who wait, better things collide with those who are already on the move









The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, (FMITI) with the support of the World Bank seek to grow small businesses in Nigeria. They seek to grow these businesses along the lines of sales and employment, so that we can eventually grow our economy and reduce our dependence on crude oil. This initiative is called the Business, Innovation and Growth (BIG) Platform and it is operationalized in the Growth and Employment (GEM) Project

The FMITI and World Bank have identified 5 sectors that have high potential for growth in Nigeria; and these are the sectors that will be accessing the support the BIG Platform will be offering:

  1. Construction
  2. Entertainment
  3. Hospitality
  4. ICT
  5. Light Manufacturing (Including Agro processing)

The participating businesses will receive support in the following ways:

- Free Technical Assistance: Including training and consulting services and possibly
- Grants: Available in 5 categories:
                               Equity, Matching, Performance, Institutional, Innovative (please see website for more information on these grant types)


The steps to accessing this support is:

- Log on to the BIG Platform (www.bigportal.org.ng), create an account and register your business
- Attend an induction workshop 
- Access the various services available on the BIG Platform (CONT. 7TH SEPT…talk on induction)

About the Induction Workshop

The Induction Workshop is the next stage following your application on the BIG Platform.

The aim of this workshop is to:

-Provide you with better understanding of the Business, Innovation and Growth (BIG) Platform and the possible next step of your application
-Perform a baseline assessment of your business with a view to diagnosing areas of need and eligibility for participation on the BIG platform.
-Verify your  identity

Register your business today at www.bigportal.org.ng to be part of the next workshop.

#BIGPlatform #ThinkBIG #PwCNigeria

We welcome existing Nigerian businesses operating within the aforementioned sectors to register their business on the BIG Platform to benefit from this project.

Please visit the website for more information on this, and if you have any questions, I'm happy to take on them.