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Development Bank of Nigeria DBN Entrepreneurship Program (₦500K – ₦1m Grant)

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DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program
DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program

DBN Entrepreneurship Program: Are you looking to grow your business with skills and funds?

The DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program portal is now open to all Nigerian MSMEs who are interested in acquiring the right knowledge needed to succeed in doing business in Nigeria.

As a participant in the training program, you are eligible for free online business skill training as well as a grant of ₦500,000 to ₦1 million to support your business venture.

In this post, the full details of the eligibility, benefits, timeline, and application procedure will be provided.

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DBN Entrepreneurship Program Abstract

  • Host: Development Bank of Nigeria
  • Location: Nigeria
  • Category: Trainings
  • Benefits:
    • ₦1m Grant
    • Training
    • Certification
  • Eligibility: Nigeria
  • Deadline: Not Specified

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DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program Details

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the 7th cycle of the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program.

Capacity building is a core mandate of the Development Bank of Nigeria, and they are committed to building the Capacity of the Nigerian MSMEs to enable them to formalize, grow and become more bankable to get easy access to available credit.

This year, the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) would be deploying the DBN Learning Management System (LMS)- a free learning portal with carefully curated self-paced courses.

DBN Entrepreneurship Program Benefits

  • Selected businesses will be chosen to receive grant funding of N500,000  to ₦1 million each.
  • In addition, DBN will be selecting the best businesses to attend a face-to-face training.

  • This physical session would be an opportunity for businesses to practically apply important principles to their various businesses, discuss and receive business support in specific areas of need.

  • All businesses will be eligible to pitch their business value proposition and some businesses will be selected to receive grant funding.

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DBN Entrepreneurship Program Requirements

To be eligible for the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:

  • Business owner must be 18 years and above
  • Business owner must be a citizen or legal resident of Nigeria
  • The business must be based in Nigeria
  • The business must be for profit from any sector
  • Applicant must be available to commit to the training schedule once accepted

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DBN Entrepreneurship Training Formats

The Development Bank of Nigeria Training programme takes a blended learning format approach of virtual and physical training.

  • Virtual Training: The Virtual training is a self-paced, comprehensive curriculum of the basic business principles broken down into 9 modules and will be implemented using the DBN learning management platform of the BizAid App.
  • Onsite Training:
    This is a 5-day, intense practical training, and the curriculum is based on a needs assessment of the shortlisted businesses. A total of 300 businesses will be shortlisted to be trained in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt.
  • Pitching Session:
    All businesses will be eligible to pitch their business value proposition, and businesses will be selected to receive grant funding ranging from ₦500,000 to ₦1,000,000.

How To Apply for DBN Entrepreneurship Program

To apply for the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program, follow the instructions we have outlined below; 

  • All applications must be submitted online through the application portal.
  • Interested businesses must register on the DBN BizAid application and must complete a minimum of 4 mandatory courses on the BizAid Learning management platform and obtain an average score of 70%.

    The courses that must be completed are:

    a. Accounting & Bookkeeping,

    b. Sustainability for MSMEs,

    c. Marketing and Sales Techniques,

    d. Credit Management/Access to Finance.

  • All businesses that have completed the 4 courses will receive an email with a link to apply for the face-to-face training.
  • Upon submission of the application form, an email confirming receipt will be sent to the applicant within a 24-hour period.
  • Applicants will be screened and shortlisted from the close of the application based on the eligibility criteria.
  • Selection will be carried out using the defined selection criteria from the pool of shortlisted applications.
  • Communication with successful applicants shall be by email to the email address provided and a phone call to the phone number provided on the application form.

Begin your application by clicking on the button below.

Deadline: Not Specified

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