Deadline: January 26, 2021
Orange Corners Nigeria invites applications for her 2021 edition of incubation programme for young entrepreneurs and start-ups in Lagos, Nigeria.
Are you a Nigerian young person, between the ages of 18 – 35? Have you seen a problem or issue that is really just an opportunity? Do you have an idea or solution that you are not quite sure how to articulate or implement but you’re passionate about and willing to see it through?
The program cost has been covered as scholarships by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and their private partners. Therefore, signing up is free.
Their ambition is to develop and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Nigeria. This ecosystem should enable youth to develop their business concept and become successful entrepreneurs, by providing them with the necessary opportunities, skills and access to markets.
Through Orange Corners they provide young entrepreneurs with a 6-month incubation progamme. At the same time, Orange Corners serves as a bridge between these innovative entrepreneurs and the private sector. This offers a great benefit to all partners involved. Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with a local service provider.
The 3rd co-hort of the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation programme begins February, 2021.
Benefits:
There is a variety of benefits the program will offer you of which the most important ones are:
- Enterprise Management Training.
- Business Incubation & Advisory Services.
- Funding for prototype development & testing.
- Mentorship & Coaching
Eligibilities:
In order to meet the selection criteria you must be:
- Be an aspiring entrepreneurs from Lagos, Nigeria.
- Be between 18-35 years old.
- Have a validated innovative business concept, not more than <2 years old.
- The product or service responds to a local challenge in Nigeria.
- The product or service relates to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Budding entrepreneurs will be selected based on the:
- Innovativeness.
- Feasibility.
- Social Impact.
- Clarity of Market.
- Sustainability & Scalability of the business idea.
- Competence of the entrepreneur/team.
