Olsey:

Good plans..."Employment" is key. Wishing you success in due time.

blink182: I have noticed a trend among the top success stories. Despite the grant sum being listed as between N1-10m, they seem to all have proposals costing under N5m and we really do not have access to other contestants to know the highest grant sum given.

blink182: I have noticed a trend among the top success stories. Despite the grant sum being listed as between N1-10m, they seem to all have proposals costing under N5m and we really do not have access to other contestants to know the highest grant sum given.

toluls: Hello, nice thread you got here OP. Pls did you participate in any previous one? Or is there anyone around who has?
Want to find out some things. Like is there a page limit for the biz plan document?
This will aid in planning. Thanks.

blink182: there is no limit else it would have been stated but it is advisable you keep your plan concise and neat. Usually I don't think it should exceed 5 pages.

Be very concise with your proposal while writing under these headings:

Introduction

Market potential

Basis and Presumptions

Implementation schedule

Technical aspects

Financial aspects-fixed and working capital

Financial analysis-cost of production, fixed cost

These are mainly it, if you know what you are doing, these headings will guide you in writing a very strong business plan in less than 5 typed pages.

Tayeni: great insight. Pls can anyone suggest where to get reliable figures and statistics to back up my market size estimation or quantity of demand. We all knw Nigeria has no serious data base. And also....hw can one carry out a simple credible survey........mine is a small business. Can't afford a formal consultant to carry out survey

Excelboi: @all, they are yet to start accepting proposals or is it from my end? @blink, have they started collecting applications? Will draft my own soonest.

blink182: you should do that on your own because you will need exact or very close approximates.

blink182: They have not started but I want to type mine down so when they start accepting, all I have to do is copy and paste. I should start typing this evening.

Tayeni: I knw.....Im just confused on hw to go about it......take for example...I wanna produce food products dt r new in d market. And nafdac won't allow me test market them And I need to extrapolate frm d figures I get after test marketing them within a small and manageable part of my city. I hate telling pple hw successful my idea will b without hving numbers to back it up.

Tayeni: hey blink.....heard we hv to follow a certain template....like filling up a form....sorta. Seems you appliedbfor d last one......do you hv d template?

OCTAVO: Pls can someone help me with where I can get samples if proposals.
I beg you in the name of GOD, pls help me.
I enrolled in 2011 but I didn't make it.

blink182: there is no limit else it would have been stated but it is advisable you keep your plan concise and neat. Usually I don't think it should exceed 5 pages.

Be very concise with your proposal while writing under these headings:

Introduction

Market potential

Basis and Presumptions

Implementation schedule

Technical aspects

Financial aspects-fixed and working capital

Financial analysis-cost of production, fixed cost

These are mainly it, if you know what you are doing, these headings will guide you in writing a very strong business plan in less than 5 typed pages.

toluls:

Search for free/sample biz proposals on google. You'll surely get some.

OCTAVO:
Ok, thanks man, I'll do that. But incase you have any sample you can forward it to my mail omortorla@yahoo.com

toluls:

Good you dropped ur addy, i'll snd one to you now. You said you applied in 2011, pls wats the process for submitting the plan? Do we jst upload a word document or copy and paste it on the website like some pple said? Pls share any info that can be of help, since you av an experience.

toluls:

Good you dropped ur addy, i'll snd one to you now. You said you applied in 2011, pls wats the process for submitting the plan? Do we jst upload a word document or copy and paste it on the website like some pple said? Pls share any info that can be of help, since you av an experience.

OCTAVO:
I've not gotten your mail.

stardeejay2: Hi All...I have a 25 paged proposal on water production. Hope this is not too much?
I also will like to know from the oldies if they are not Nepotistic in their selections but strictly on merit?

OCTAVO:
I've not gotten your mail.

toluls:

Iv sent one to you, twice. Attached is a munched screen showing its sent. Check ur spam folder.

Olsey: YouWiN – Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria – is an innovative business plan competition, by the federal government of Nigeria, aimed at job creation by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria to develop and execute business ideas.
The first round of the competition was awarded in 2011 with 1200 successful businesses. Here is a very informative interview with one of the 2011 YouWINers. The 2012 (second) round of the entrepreneurial scheme – YouWIN Women, was designed exclusively for female entrepreneurs, age 45 or less.


Introducing YouWin 3!
The 2013 YouWIN Business competition (third edition) will be launched by the president, in the month of August, for both men and women entrepreneurs in Nigeria (between ages 18 and 40.)

Step 1: See Who is Eligible to Apply
To be eligible for the Business Plan Competition you must satisfy the following criteria

You must be a proven citizen of Nigeria no older than 40 years (proof of identity: International passport/Drivers License/National ID/Voters card required)
You must have a post-secondary school qualification
Your proposed business venture must be within the national borders of Nigeria, and with the intention of employing Nigerian citizens.
Your proposed venture must not entail the production or distribution of weapons, alcoholic beverages, tobacco or/and gambling, or any activities in contradiction with the Nigerian constitution
You must prepare an innovative business concept summary

You must choose to participate in one award pool. There are 6 regional pools on the basis of geo-political zone as identified by market in which you want to do business.

Step 2: See How to Apply
Register here. You will receive a confirmation email from YouWIN! with all the details you will need to log in. More on how to apply

Step 3: Complete New Business Application
Once you have successfully registered you need to Log in and click the New Business Application button on the right hand-side (the link will be visible once the competition is launched in August 2013). You can save your application form as you go along, and come back to it at any time. Once you are happy with your application use the Submit button on the form to send it. You can submit only ONE application.
What next?
After the closing date you will be notified if you have been selected for the next stage of the competition.
http://www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/08/youwin-business-competition-2013.html

blink182: What's up with youwin?

newacca:
I'm also wondering here. we didn't hear anything afterward.