YOUWIN! Youth Enterprise With Innovation In Nigeria.

YouWiN! stands for Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria. It is an innovative business plan competition aimed at job creation by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria to develop and execute business ideas. The accomplishments of the 1,200 YouWiN! awardees were celebrated at the Presidential Villa on April 12, 2012.

  YouWiN! Women is the second edition of the entrepreneurial scheme which is designed for only female entrepreneurs aged 45 years or less.

What is YouWiN!   |   How to Apply

YouWiN! Awardees: Monitors from the School for Startups will be contacting awardees to schedule monitoring visits over the next few weeks. The purpose of this visit is to work alongside SMEDAN in assessing awardee achievements, discuss realistic goals and challenges in the actualization of their business plans and consequently eligibility for second tranche disbursement.

School for Startups is a leading provider of business training for entrepreneurs and small businesses.They provide accelerated business training that helps entrepreneurs launch more successful startups and businesses. 

+ Award Ceremony Picture Gallery
+ List of YouWiN Winners
+ Watch YouWiN Documentary

 

 

 

 DOWNLOADS
YouWiN! Women Application Form

YouWiN! Mentee Consent Form (100kb PDF)
YouWiN! Women Visual Application Guide
YouWiN Results Summary (81kb PDF)
YouWiN Second Stage Training Materials  (8.8MB Zipped File)

Competition Timeline

• Mon. Sep 3, 2012 Launch of 2012/2013 Edition of the YouWiN! Business Plan Competition tagged "YouWiN! Women".
• Mon. Sep 3, 2012 First stage business concept submission starts after launch by President Goodluck Jonathan.
• Sun. Oct 28, 2012 First stage business concept submission closes. No entries accepted after this date.
• Mon. Oct 29, 2012 Marking of first stage submission by an International Business School.
• Fri. Nov 30, 2012Notification of successful first stage candidates and invitation for training in each state of the nation.
• Mon. Dec 10, 2012Training of the 1st set of second stage candidate starts. Trainings will be held in sets on 10 - 21 December 2012 and 2 - 11 January 2013.
• Mon. Dec 10, 2012 Submission of second stage business plan starts on 10 December 2012 and ends 8 February 2013. Please note that only entries from candidates who attended the training and had their biometrics information collected are eligible and will be reviewed.
• Fri. Feb 8, 2013 Submission of second stage business plan entries closes. All qualifying candidates must submit their business plans by this date.
• Mon. Feb 11, 2013 Business plan marking commences with an international business school providing quality assurance.
• Wed. May 1, 2013 Winners are notified and published on website and major national dailies.