2023 BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Programme

The Business Innovation Accelerator(BIA) was established by the Lagos Business School (LBS) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) to empower young Nigerians in the nation’s six geopolitical zones through high-quality entrepreneurship training, the EIC has been renamed the Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA).

2023 BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Programme

In Nigeria, the unemployment rate has reached unacceptably high levels. Youth unemployment has increased throughout time, which has resulted in increased insecurity, social vices, sluggish economic growth, inflation, and other related difficulties.

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

Application procedure:

• Fill form online (upload certificates and two letters of recommendation)
• Interview process
• Admission letters will be sent to successful candidates

Programme structure:

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

Certification requirements:

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.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the BOI-LBS Entrepreneurship Development Programme 2023

Application Deadline: March 30, 2023.

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