Nigeria Orange Corners Incubation Empowerment Program 2023

Nigeria Orange Corners Incubation Empowerment Program 2023 | The programme will develop and strengthen Nigeria’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

• Enterprise Management Training.
• Funding for prototype development & testing.
• Receive funding of up to 40,000 to develop your business solution

The Orange Corners Incubation programme 2023 portal has open for young Nigerian. The programme 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.

Orange Corners is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands that provides young entrepreneurs across Africa and the Middle East with training, mentorship, network, funding and facilities to start and grow their businesses. We support innovative solutions to local Challenges, that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We partner with various stakeholders to support and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The programme is funded by scholarships by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and our private partners.

Benefits

• To develop and strengthen Nigeria’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• By providing the necessary opportunities, skills, and market access, this ecosystem should enable youth to develop their business concepts and become successful entrepreneurs.
• Enterprise Management Training.
• Business Incubation & Advisory Services.
• Funding for prototype development & testing.
• Mentorship & Coaching
• Receive funding of up to 40,000 to develop your business solution

Eligibility:

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

Selection Criteria:

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

How To Apply