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DEJI ALLI ARM YOUNG TALENT AWARD (DAAYTA) 

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Application Deadline:  Tuesday, 16th January, 2024.

LOCATION:  Nigeria

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) in partnership with TechnoVision (TVC) is excited to announce the commencement of its 2024 Call for Applications, continuing its mission to empower and support young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that drive positive change. Established in 2015 by ARM in honor of its founding CEO, Deji Alli, DAAYTA reflects the firm’s dedication to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and nurturing young entrepreneurs.

ELIGIBILITY:

be a citizen of Nigeria

be between 18 and 35 years of age

submit their application which must be their original work

must be a limited liability company duly registered in Nigeria

must be running the start-up full-time with undivided attention

have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers

be able to fund his/her/team travel expenses and other associated costs if required

be available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop and Final Pitch Event scheduled for April 2024

understand the business of ARM, what we stand for; and

be ready to represent ARM as an Ambassador

BENEFIT:

The winner of DAAYTA 2024 shall, subject to the Terms & Conditions, receive funding of ₦12,000,000(twelve million naira) over one (1) year for the following purposes:

Contribution to working capital.

Participation in an entrepreneurial education program at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in
Lagos, Nigeria.

5-month acceleration support services for the development of their venture by TVC Labs.

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SBN NOURISH NIGERIA CHALLENGE: NUTRIPITCH

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Application Deadline: 3 December, 2023

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) is hosting the 2023 Edition of SBN’s Annual pitch competition in partnership with FATE Foundation. The project is a Business Model Research project and is part of a larger program grant of EUR80m focussed on six African countries (Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda)

ELIGIBILITY:

Must be a Nigerian citizen (male or female).

Must be between the ages of 25 and 50 as of January 2024.

Must be the Founder, Owner manager, or CEO of a growth-stage agribusiness. venture. (Only one applicant per business will be accepted).

Should have their Agribusiness focused on Nutrition and Innovation.

Should have a good business model that focuses on reaching low-income consumers.

Should have a unique/innovative marketing strategy.

Should have a minimum of three (3) full-time highly skilled staff in a managerial capacity (excluding part-time staff and low/semi-skilled staff).

Must have their Agribusiness venture registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and be currently operating and generating income.

Must be available to participate FULL-TIME in the one-week boot camp and ALL other activities required throughout the program.

BENEFIT:

One Week Pitch Readiness Bootcamp

GAP Advisory Sessions

Growth Plan Development

Pitch Competition

CEO Fireside Chat

Series of Workshops and Masterclass Sessions (see program highlights for details on this)

4 months Hand-holding Mentorship Community.

Access to our Alumni Community post-graduation

N 10,000,000 Naira to be shared amongst winners of the Pitch Competition

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