BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Program 2023 for Young Nigerians

Published: 25 Jan 2023

The EIC has been renamed to  Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA) with the aim of providing high-quality entrepreneurship training and empowerment to young Nigerians across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Unemployment has reached unacceptable levels for the Nigerian economy to remain safe. Over the years youth unemployment has been rising and this has led to rising insecurity, social vices, slow economic growth, inflation and other attendant hardships.

BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Program

Application Deadline	March 30, 2023
Country to study	Nigeria
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA)
Gender	Men and Women

Requirements for BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Program

The following key criteria will be used in evaluating potential participants:

• Be at least 18 years of age. Having entrepreneurial experience will be an advantage. Could be a start-up or may have been established for some years already. Most importantly, the business should be solving a problem or meeting a need and should be scalable.
• Be a citizen or legal resident of Nigeria.
• Be available to commit to the training schedule
• Special focus shall be given to youth and women.
• Two letters of recommendation

To be considered eligible to receive a certificate, you will be required to:

• Attend at least 80% of the sessions in each course and score at least 60% in each of course.
• Considered to be of good character as defined in the training policy to be signed upon acceptance.

Selection Process

Classes on Entrepreneurship orientation and Business Management, will hold 3 days a week for 3 months as follows:
Tue, Wed, and Thu, every week

• Session 1:        10.00am – 11.15 am
• Break:              11.15am – 11.45 am
• Session 2:       11.45am – 1.00 pm
• Lunch break:  1.00pm – 2.00 pm
• Session 3:       2.00pm – 3.15 pm

Application Deadline

March 30, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA) on bia.lbs.edu.ng to apply