Youwin Business Competition 2013 -

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

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