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2015 IGNITE2 IDEA CONTEST

Introduction:

The 2015 Ignite Idea Contest is to help address the issues of funding for the budding entrepreneurs. AGDC, under the IGNITE initiative, partners with The Chair Centre Group and Lagos State Government, to commission the conduct of a crowd sourced contest called IGNITE BUSINESS IDEAS CONTEST aimed at identifying One Thousand One hundred (1,100) innovative and viable business ideas.

Each of the One Thousand one hundred (1,100) winners will receive a sum of N100, 000 (One hundred thousand naira only) as seed capital to progress their business ideas and also benefit from 1 year business management mentoring by some members of the screening & selection committee. The submitted business ideas will go through a screening process by a Screening and Selection Committee carefully selected from varying industries across the nation.

Applications Deadline: Midnight - November 16th 2015.

The Process:

Entries must be submitted online within the specified timeframe and conform to specified guidelines and terms and conditions of participation clearly outlined on this website.
All entries will be reviewed by the Panel of Judges who consists of carefully selected accomplished professionals from all walks of life.
Shortlisted entries will be invited for interviews to further review the ideas

Awards & Benefit:

At the end of the screening and selection process, One Thousand One Hundred (1,100) best business ideas will receive the sum of 100,000 (One hundred thousand naira only) seed capital. This capital will be routed through First Bank Micro Finance Bank and will be interest free for the 21 month tenure. After the first 3 months, monthly repayments of N5, 000=00 only will be expected for 18 months until the capital is fully repaid. A good relationship with the Micro Finance Bank will provide a foundation for a long term banking relationship with the Bank and subsequently the parent Bank. The selected winners (1,100) will also enjoy a one-year business mentorship opportunity from great and successful business men and women in the country.

How to Apply:

The following steps are required to participate in the contest
1. REGISTER: Register your profile on the Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) website

2. LOGIN: Login with user credentials to access the application form. Fill all required entries in the General and Business Application sections of the Application form.

3. APPLY: Complete the application form. Once done, review again and submit

Visit the Official Ignite homepage: http://igniteideas.org/index.php

Ignite| Business Idea Contest With over 200 businesses funded in our first batch: Ignite1, we are looking to enroll our next batch of Ignited entrepreneurs who will make up the cohort of Ignite2.