Register For YouWin Business Plan Competition For Women(2012/2013 Edition)

On September 3rd, President Goodluck Jonathan of  Nigeria launched the 2012/2013 Edition of the YouWiN! Business Plan Competition tagged “YouWiN! Women”. The first round of the entrepreneurship competition was held last year, open for aspiring entrepreneurial youths in Nigeria. The second edition of the business plan competition aims to empower women. The competition is open for aspiring entrepreneurial Women.
The main objective of the You WiN! Programme is to generate jobs by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria to develop and execute business ideas that will lead to job creation. The programme will provide aspiring youth with a platform to show case their business acumen, skills and aspirations to business leaders, investors and mentors in Nigeria.
Who can apply?
To be eligible for the Business Plan Competition you must satisfy the following criteria

• You must be a proven citizen of Nigeria and a woman no older than 45 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.
How to Apply
Register Now at the YouWIN website. Once you have successfully registered you need to Log in and click the New Business Application button on the right hand-side. 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 to us. You can submit only ONE application.
After the closing date you will be notified if you have been selected for the next stage of the competition. You can join the discussion on the forum, or on Facebook,  Twitter or on the YouWiN! homepage to keep in touch.
What is YouWIN?
The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (You WiN!) Programme is a collaboration of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communication Technology (CT), the Ministry of Youth Development and the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development that will launch an annual Business Plan Competition (BPC) for aspiring young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, in line with the Federal Government’s drive to create more jobs for Nigerians. The programme will be implemented in partnership with Nigeria’s private sector, who will be requested to provide funding support.
Important Notes

• YouWiN is an equity contribution to your business. It is therefore NOT A LOAN but a grant.
• Award recipients will be paid according to the needs of the business and specific mile-stones stated in the business plan.
• Award recipients must be registered with CAC before disbursement of funds even though they do not need to be registered to apply. YouWIN will support the registration process.
• Award recipients will operate accounts using their registered companies with any of the participating commercial banks prior to disbursement.
• Award recipients must sign a grant agreement with the managers of YouWiN before disbursement of funds.                                                                                                            Source 

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