Hello,

Are you an Entrepreneur and seeking funds to bootstrap that BIG IDEA of yours?
Or you are a student (undergraduate/ postgraduate) with Entrepreneurial traits and want to start a micro business on campus (or elsewhere) but lack capital?
You have visited the commercial banks several times but without any green-light due to one collateral issue or the other?
or is it the micro finance banks that you have been to and their bureaucracy is driving you crazy?
Have you met your guardian/ uncles/ aunts for capital, but they seem uninterested in your idea?
You have started your business already but have come against some "Stumbling Blocks" (made of Dangote Cement perhaps)...and need an injection of some capital..?
Are you female and desires to own your own business?
You have a dream, a big one at that! and you know you have to start small but lack start-up capital, because no one seems to believe in you?
Are you about giving up on that idea or Nigeria? Don't give up on Nigeria, Don't give up on yourself!!!

Look no further than ANGELSTARTUPS NIGERIA PITCH2WIN 2015 COMPETITION! The biggest Bootstrap Competition! For Nigeria!!! as that dream could become a REALITY soon!...

The Journey of a thousand miles begins NOW!!!

No fees!
Just you, your phone, internet and Pitch!

Visit www.angelstartups.com.ng and sign up NOW as an Entrepreneur!
Competition OPENS THIS JULY and the dates will be announced shortly!!!
You had better sharpen your Pitch Skills now!

Angelstartups Nigeria
Stimulating Nigeria's Economic Growth and Development

Hello,

Are you an Entrepreneur and seeking funds to bootstrap that BIG IDEA of yours?
Or you are a student (undergraduate/ postgraduate) with Entrepreneurial traits and want to start a micro business on campus (or elsewhere) but lack capital?
You have visited the commercial banks several times but without any green-light due to one collateral issue or the other?
or is it the micro finance banks that you have been to and their bureaucracy is driving you crazy?
Have you met your guardian/ uncles/ aunts for capital, but they seem uninterested in your idea?
You have started your business already but have come against some "Stumbling Blocks" (made of Dangote Cement perhaps)...and need an injection of some capital..?
Are you female and desires to own your own business?
You have a dream, a big one at that! and you know you have to start small but lack start-up capital, because no one seems to believe in you?
Are you about giving up on that idea or Nigeria? Don't give up on Nigeria, Don't give up on yourself!!!

Look no further than ANGELSTARTUPS NIGERIA PITCH2WIN 2015 COMPETITION! The biggest Bootstrap Competition! For Nigeria!!! as that dream could become a REALITY soon!...

The Journey of a thousand miles begins NOW!!!

No fees!
Just you, your phone, internet and Pitch!

Visit www.angelstartups.com.ng and sign up NOW as an Entrepreneur!
Competition OPENS THIS JULY and the dates will be announced shortly!!!
You had better sharpen your Pitch Skills now!

Angelstartups Nigeria
Stimulating Nigeria's Economic Growth and Development!

Hello Entrepreneur,

Are you between 18 and 50 years of age?
Is your business going to create sustainable jobs for other young Nigerians?
Are you bullish about your idea/ business and confident it has the potential to generate significant revenue to sustain it?

Then, this is for you!

Introducing, PITCH2WIN 2015 SEASON 1 EPISODE 1, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win thousands of dollars as grant for your idea/ business as a startup. Competition opens July 20, 2015 and closes August 31, 2015.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Visit www.angelstartups.com.ng
Sign up for free as an Entrepreneur
Complete your profile, with the short proposal template included
Record a quality 2-minute video pitch of your concept/ business (could add some hard evidence to show progress of business)
Upload it to YouTube
Go to PITCH2WIN application page to add the YouTube link
Submit your application and receive as many UPVOTEs as possible from friends/ families via social media daily for 30 days (1 UpVote= 1 point, 1 DownVote=(-1 point)) - This is a test of your ability to market yourself
After Round 1, the Top 20 Pitches move to the Final Round- where only PITCH2WIN Panel of Judges will decide who wears the crown and takes the cheque- PITCH2WIN 2015 SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 promises to be fun and rewarding!

Remember to be confident and speak out to PITCH2WIN!

Visit www.angelstartups.com.ng for more information and gear up for the Journey of a thousand miles starts NOW!

Cheers!

TIPS TO PARTICIPANTS
This is what investors want to see in your Pitch:
Confidence- Charisma
Clarity of Purpose
Vision/ Goal oriented
Legally Feasible, Commercially viable ideas
Potentially lucrative- the returns

So here is it:

In 2 minutes your Pitch MUST answer these questions?
What problem are you trying to solve?- Make sure it is a well-defined problem
Who are those that face/ experience this problem?- Make sure this is a well-defined Target Market (TM), Don't go Generic here please!
Then, How does your product/ service solve this problem for those people (TM)?
Then, Investors want to know how your business/ idea intends to make money to sustain itself- Here talk about your pricing model & why
Finally, investors want to be convinced you can actually translate all those theories into reality, so take them through your Proof Points (USP)- these could include customer growth, revenue potential, quality management team, quality clients and so on.

Note: Try to be as brief and concise as possible