The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that the registration portal for the MSME Survival Fund will open at 10pm, Monday, September 21, 2020.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Project Delivery Office, the portal which opens at 10 PM, will have educational institutions as the first category of beneficiaries to register.

“In order to ensure seamless registration process, the Project Delivery Office (PDO) has designed a registration schedule.

“Registration for Payroll Support will start with educational institutions on Monday and will be followed with businesses in the hospitality industry on Friday September 25 beginning from 12 A.M.

More details here : https://msmeafricaonline.com/fg-opens-application-portal-for-n75-billion-msme-survival-fund-10pm-today-releases-time-table-for-payroll-support-scheme-for-different-sectors/

National Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of the Directors of Entrepreneurship Centers across Nigerian Universities and is being supported by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The competition is open to all current students irrespective of their field of study, undergraduate or postgraduate, full time or part-time. They must however be studying in a Nigerian University.
Top three winners will be awarded grants to start or grow their venture as follows:

1st Prize – N1m

2nd Prize – N750,000

3rd Prize – N500,000

Regional winners (1st to 3rd ) will receive consolation prizes even as they proceed to the finals.

Get more details and apply here :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-national-enterprise-challenge-for-nigerian-university-students/

The Transforming Nigerian Youths program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria.

This program is brought to Nigeria by the Young Africa Works-Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University.

Read more and apply : https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applicationsmastercard-foundation-transforming-nigerian-youths-entrepreneurship-program-for-40000-msmes/

Vital Voices GROW Fellowship (VV GROW)

What WFP Innovation Challenge offers:

Funding: Apply to receive up to $100,000 in equity-free funding, with further funding dependent upon progress and measurable achievement of key targets.

Access to WFP Operations: Successful teams will work with WFP units on the ground to further develop and refine their solutions.

Hands-On Support: You’ll have the chance to work with technical and industry mentors who will provide guidance and accelerate your progress.

Networking: Teams will be able to tap into and leverage our strong network of public, private, and government partners to accelerate implementation.

Get full details and apply here : https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-wfp-innovation-challenge-2020/

The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship (VV GROW) is a leading global accelerator program for women owners of small and medium sized businesses. The program includes customized business skills training, leadership development, technical assistance, and access to networks.

The VC GROW Fellowship is a highly competitive program that provides customized business skills training and support valued at over US $20,000 per participant.

Read more and apply : https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-vv-grow-fellowship-for-women-entrepreneurs-2021/

The vision and impact deliverable of Ekiti Enterprise Challenge is to identify, discover, support and mentor creative and innovative young Ekiti entrepreneurs with business ideas that have potential to grow exponentially beyond Ekiti Local Market and scale up their market reach. The Ekiti Enterprise Challenge planned to hold during the UN Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 16 – 22, 2020.

Read more and apply :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-ekiti-enterprise-challenge-offering-grants-to-entrepreneurs/

Season 7

GoodTalent Labs business incubator is a highly intensive 12-months programme driven by mentorship, training and research for innovative and visionary tech teams looking to build solutions and businesses using advanced technologies.

To get more details and apply : https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-goodtalent-labs-launches-business-incubator/

The courses to be covered are:

Hotel & Catering Management
Fashion Designing
Refrigeration and AC Maintenance
Web Design
Mobile Phone Repairs
Hair Dressing

Read more and apply :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-fsd-us-consulate-free-3-month-vocational-technical-training-in-lagos/

The Next Titan is back for the 7th season scouting for ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to demonstrate their entrepreneurial acumen with unbeatable business ideas, commercial insight and business savvy to stay out of eviction to win N10,000,000 and a brand-new car for the support of their business.

Get more details and register : https://msmeafricaonline.com/the-next-titan-season-7-kicks-off-n10m-brand-new-car-other-prizes-to-be-won/

Application still open

Application closes September 11, 2020

Application closes on September 11,2020

Fields of Skills and Dreams VTE Academy, with support from the US Consulate in Lagos, will hold a free, three month, vocational and technical training starting on Monday, October 5, 2020

The program will teach vocational and technical skills to emerging entrepreneurs, including people who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions, and disadvantaged women.

The courses to be covered are:

Hotel & Catering Management
Fashion Designing
Refrigeration and AC Maintenance
Web Design
Mobile Phone Repairs
Hair Dressing

Read more and apply :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-fsd-us-consulate-free-3-month-vocational-technical-training-in-lagos/

The Agribusiness Deal Room is a matchmaking platform that convenes stakeholders from the entire eco-system to facilitate partnerships and investments in African agriculture. It specifically supports governments and companies with access to finance and partnership opportunities. The Deal Room is expected to attract close to 200 companies, 15 government delegations and 50 public and private investors exploring a wide range of investment opportunities.

Read more :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-participation-agrf-agribusiness-deal-room/

Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners), in collaboration with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Ecobank, has launched the African Resilience Initiative for Entrepreneurs (ARIE) – a pan-African initiative to provide financial and technical assistance to 300 entrepreneurs (approximately 70 percent of whom will be women-owned) impacted by COVID-19.

ARIE will support entrepreneurs from seven countries: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda

Read more and apply :https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-espartners-usadf-ecobank-loan-program-for-entrepreneurs-in-nigeria-and-6-other-african-countries/

₦500m grant to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria

Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility (NISRF) is an emergency facility designed by a consortium of funding partners to disburse grants to a significant number of existing post-MVP stage high-growth startups who create impact so they remain viable during the COVID-19 crisis. NISRF is designed to support grant applicants whose businesses/activities are either being adversely affected by or modified in response to COVID-19.

Read more and apply : https://msmeafricaonline.com/call-for-applications-nigeria-impact-startup-relief-facility-offering-business-equity-free-funding-between-5000-to-20000/

Facebook has announced a ₦500m grant to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria, as part its $100m Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year, which aims to support 30,000 Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in over 30 countries.

Aimed at stimulating economic recovery following the effects of COVID-19, this will help empower and extend a lifeline to local small business owners who have been most affected.

Read more and get details of how to apply here : https://msmeafricaonline.com/how-to-apply-for-facebooks-n500m-grant-for-781-smes-in-nigeria/

Application still on

MTN Nigeria has launched ‘The RevvProgramme’ aimed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

MTN Nigeria has launched ‘The RevvProgramme’ aimed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

This is in line with the digital economy drive of the government as espoused in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), which is closely linked to empowering SMEs as an avenue for the diversification of the economy,

Read more and apply here : https://msmeafricaonline.com/mtns-the-revvprogramme-to-support-empower-over-10000-smes/

Application opens August 17,2020 and closes on September 21,2020

Application opens August 17,2020 and closes on September 21,2020

The SME Challenge is an initiative of EDC and ProvidusBank which aims at equipping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with skills and competencies that the SMEs require to be able to run their businesses profitably, defend sound and viable business proposals, efficient funds utilization, trade, access to markets and prepare the SMEs to access funding.

MORE DETAILS HERE : https://msmeafricaonline.com/providus-bank-sme-challenge-offering-capacity-development-and-access-to-funding-for-500-smes/

August 22,2020

Funding ,financing and profitability and big deals to business owners; they pose major challenges to the growth and survival of MSMEs and until they are addressed, business owners will find it difficult to concentrate on and effectively manage other aspects of the business.
According to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from “PwC’s MSME Survey 2020- Building to last”, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country face an estimated N617.3 billion financing gap annually .
Join us at the maiden edition of MSME Dialogue on August 22,2020 at 10 am as we bring in experts to discuss and proffer solutions to these issues bothering on: How to raise capital, the various funding and financing options available, requirements for accessing credits, financial practices for business profitability and other related issues.
The speakers and panelists scheduled for the event are: Segun Adaju, Chief Energising Officer, Consistent Energy Limited, Victoria Ajayi: Deputy Chief Financial Officer of TVC Communications, Oladimeji Peters, Acting CEO, FirstCentral Credit Bureau Limited & Chairman, Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) and Mark Oguh, Chief Financial Officer, Titan Trust Bank.
Register here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkb8qyzbaFrOiqv7s7SFcRi4rccOZL4ayJA4TD3YObmJKfVg/viewform

Funding ,financing and profitability and big deals to business owners; they pose major challenges to the growth and survival of MSMEs and until they are addressed, business owners will find it difficult to concentrate on and effectively manage other aspects of the business.

According to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from “PwC’s MSME Survey 2020- Building to last”, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country face an estimated N617.3 billion financing gap annually .

Join us at the maiden edition of MSME Dialogue on August 22,2020 at 10 am as we bring in experts to discuss and proffer solutions to these issues bothering on: How to raise capital, the various funding and financing options available, requirements for accessing credits, financial practices for business profitability and other related issues.

The speakers and panelists scheduled for the event are: Segun Adaju, Chief Energising Officer, Consistent Energy Limited, Victoria Ajayi: Deputy Chief Financial Officer of TVC Communications, Oladimeji Peters, Acting CEO, FirstCentral Credit Bureau Limited & Chairman, Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) and Mark Oguh, Chief Financial Officer, Titan Trust Bank.

Register here : /MSMEDIALOGUE

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