The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2017 SPDC JV Regional LiveWIRE Programme.

Applications are invited from interested candidates for:

2017 LiveWIRE Regional Programme

Description
Livewire is a youth enterprise development programme supported by the SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 with training and finance to start their own businesses.
Programme Objectives
The LiveWIRE programme objectives are:
Enable youths to establish businesses by exposing them to business planning and management skills through the ‘Become a Successful Business Owner Course’.
Provide business start-up grants for candidates with the best business plans.
Link successful candidates to third parties like financial institutions and non-government organisations (NGOs).
Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.
Programme Content
Pre-start up: Value and Organise Yourself (VOY)
Bright Ideas workshop (BI)
Become a Successful Business Owner (Business Planning & Management)
Value Chain workshop
Business Start-up (How to access finance & technology)
Post start up (Mentoring and Market linkages).
Applications Eligibility
Male and female applicants from the region (South-South).
Must possess a University degree or HND in any discipline.
Must have completed NYSC if within mandatory bracket.
Must be resident in their states of origin.
Must not be in paid employment.
Must have an innovative business idea.
Must desire to own and manage a business.
Application Closing Date
21st August, 2017

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
click here:http://viahold.com/RiU

can someone from Edo state apply?