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Next Generation Entrepreneurs
Programme Overview
Entrepreneurship is attracting substantial global and national interests for its potential to instigate economic growth and development, drive development and create employment opportunities.
NGEP is an eight week-16module intensive budding entrepreneurs development programme with the objective of motivating and inspiring young persons who opt to go into entrepreneurship; help develop in them the skills needed to succeed as entrepreneurs and provide them with foundational knowledge and techniques needed to run a successful business venture.
Participants will also share business ideas with experienced facilitators, get appropriate guidance and learn how to develop business ideas, write good proposals and business plans as well as leadership skills needed in running a business. Participants will join a network of next generation entrepreneurial professionals and get access to resources available on the network.
The programme will be a mixture of seminars, interactive sessions with established business owners and leaders, group case studies, individual portfolio presentation and mentor matching. At the end of the programme a participation certificate will be issued jointly with a Nigerian University.
Target
Aspiring business owners and young post secondary graduates aged 18 to 40
Class size
Each class size will be a maximum of 25 participants.
Application
Call for applications from prospective applicants will commence in February and close on 30th April of every year. Participants are accepted by a competitive application process. The programme is a fully sponsored one. Successful candidates will be notified latest 30th April.
Programme Period
September to November of every year
Programme Location
Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja.
Intended for
Aspiring business owners and young post secondary graduates aged 18 to 40
Cost
N100,000 or Scholarship
Duration
8 Weeks
Time
September – November of every year
Class size
25 participants
Location
Lagos | Rivers | Abuja