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Uncap Investment Cohort 2022: Receive Early-stage Funding for Start-up Businesses

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Table Of Content About Unconventional Capital Why Apply For Uncap Who We Finance How It Works About Unconventional Capital Unconventional Capital aka Uncap is dedicated to funding early stage businesses. By employing a remote, data-driven and largely automated investment selection process, we are developing a novel method of financing early-stage businesses.  Our method evaluates the abilities and behaviors associated with successful entrepreneurship through a series of assessments.Through a standardized revenue-sharing model, we invest in qualified applications after doing our evaluation and due diligence remotely. Using this highly automated method, we can fund thousands of business owners. Why Apply For Uncap 1. 10k-50k EUR Funding We contribute 10,000–50,000 EUR to meet your early-stage finance requirement. 2. Unbiased To remove biases and human decision-making, we have developed a data-driven algorithm. 3. Revenue-based  Based on the expansion of your revenues, we buy the...

How to Write a Business Plan

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Table Of Content What is a Business Plan Who Needs One? Reasons to create a business plan A bankable business plan must have the following; Conclusion What is the secret to winning any grant? You might ask, the answer is not far-fetched. To be considered for Fundings, One must come up with a ‘Bankable Business Plan’. The keyword is bankable, what do I mean by bankable? A bankable business plan is a plan that outlines how the business would get a reasonable Return on Investment (ROI) within the shortest time possible. Now, let's look at what a business plan is and how to write one for your business. What is a Business Plan A business plan is a detailed document describing what the business is about and its potential to scale should the business be launched. It is often used to source for grants, loans or any other financial support from the banks, private or angel investors. A well written business plan can be used to grab the attention and attract financing from any financial in...

Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES)– CBN ₦500M Grant 2022

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Table Of Content About TIES Objectives Areas of focus (Business Sector) Key Components of TIES 1. Term Loans 2. Developmental Component (Coming Soon) 3. Equity Investment Component (Coming Soon) How to Apply About TIES The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme, as part of its mission to boost economic growth and reduce unemployment rate among Nigerian graduates. Targeted at changing the mindsets among graduates and undergraduates to embrace entrepreneurship geared towards job creation, economic growth and sustainable development. The Central Bank of Nigeria in partnership with the Nigerian universities and polytechnics developed the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES) to build the future of the Nigerian graduates by providing access to finance and business training. Objectives The primary goal of CBN TIES is to promote the Nigerian graduates by providing access to finance, Other targets includes Create an ecosystem for...

How to Start a Mini Importation Business in Nigeria

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Table Of Content What is Mini Importation & How Does it Work? How to Start Mini Importation Basic Tools Required to Start a Mini Importation Business Goods are delivered in two ways; How to Market and Sell Your Goods A few years ago, you would probably need a good amount of cash in your pockets to venture into the business of mini importation as there was not much availability of information on how to go about it. With the help of the internet today, you can obtain first hand info on just how to go about it. Countries like China, Turkey, Dubai etc are the places where you can import anything depending on the type of products you want to sell. You can amass a lot of wealth from this line of business whether you're doing it part time or full-time. In this article, you will understand the rudiments of mini importation and the steps involved, so if this is one business that sounds interesting to you or you've been searching the internet on how to get started then continue rea...

How to Register Your Business with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

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Table Of Content The Importance Of CAC Step By Step Guide On Getting Your Business Registered Online Once your account is all set up and good to go; The Importance Of CAC The very first step to launching that beautiful business idea is getting it registered. The mistakes many business owners make is growing a business from zero to hero without making it legal. Are you in this shoe? Have you ever thought about what could happen to your brand if someone out there lays a claim on your business? What about government policy? Do you think of the negative impact of not getting your business registered with CAC? I remembered a dispute between two brands. A particular business profile on Google was being run by a small business owner but was not legal in terms of having their business certificate, the second party claimed they stole the name from them and therefore should take the business profile down or face the law. Dear business owner, how would you feel losing everything you worked so har...

How to Structure & Organize a Resume

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Table Of Content How to Structure a Resume 1. Profile Picture 2. Personal Details 3. Website & Social Profile 4. Skills Highlight 5. Executive Summary 6. Work Experience 7. Trainings & Certification 8. Education 9. Languages How to Structure a Resume Possessing the right set of skills and qualifications for the role you're applying for all boils down to how you key them into your resume. An unstructured resume would definitely put you off as this is the first document employers asked for before screening further documents that come after. Resume Structuring is a system of organizing your personal details, executive summary, skills, work experience etc into the right section. As we move further in this article, we will look at the steps involved in resume structuring. 1. Profile Picture Personalize your resume with an official photo. It is highly recommended that you upload a photo of you in your resume. Your profile picture must match with the one on your social profiles. ...

Growth4Her Accelerator Program For Female Entrepreneurs in Nigeria and Cameroon

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Table Of Content About Growth4Her Benefits of participation Eligibility Criteria How to Apply About Growth4Her Growth4Her is a program open to female led businesses in West and Central Africa. Eligible persons from the following countries; Cameroon and Nigeria will be invited to participate in a 6 months Investor Readiness Accelerator Program. Application is currently ongoing, each cohort is open to 25 women, shortlisted candidates will be invited for the next cohort after October. Read more to know the requirements to be eligible for this program. The program fosters an ecosystem that supports WSMEs by preparing women for investment readiness skills and connects them directly to funders. Benefits of participation The Growth4Her program will provide beneficiaries with the following: Access to Funding – Growth4Her prepares and links women-led businesses to investors Access to Market — Get access to market, trade and network across African countries Media Exposure — Gain Media Exposure ...

How To Register For FG Rapid Response Register and All 36 State Codes

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Table Of Content About The RRR Program IDENTIFICATION PROCESS HOW IT WORKS HOW YOU WILL BE PAID STATE CODE NET About The RRR Program The Rapid Response Register is an intervention program powered by the Disaster Management and Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to identify and document the poor whose businesses were closed down and Job loss due to the severe impact of covid-19. Individuals/households whose details were captured and verified in the Rapid Response Register scheme will be paid 30,000 naira for six months under an expanded Cash Transfer Programme of the Federal Government. IDENTIFICATION PROCESS To identify and capture vulnerable Nigerians in the RRR registration process, satellite remote sensing to locate the affected persons will be deployed. The registration process will be done via your mobile phone with an active sim. HOW IT WORKS Using a cellphone, it works by registering through USSD codes. The national code is *969*code#. This technology is integrated with t...