In partnership with Facebook, FATE Foundation are happy to announce 2018 Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme calendar which is focused on enabling young entrepreneurs across the country with essential strategies, knowledge, skills and tools to grow their businesses with essential digital strategies.

Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible, you must be:
Between 18 – 35 years old
Computer Literate
Have Access to a Laptop or Data Enabled Device
Have already registered and launched a business.
Have graduated from an Accredited Tertiary Level Institutio

Additional Post Programme Benefits:
Facebook Advert Credits (for the winners of the Pitch Competition)
One Year (1) Mentoring Support from FATE Foundation
One (1) Year Business Advisory Support from FATE Foundation
Access to Free Business Support Tools & Applications


Curriculum
Each programme stream will run four (4) times a week (from Mondays to Thursdays) over a four (4) week period and will involve very interactive and hands-on practical workshop learning sessions. With the background that entrepreneurs are now engaging more within a digital market place, the curriculum will have a strong digital marketing component and also cover critical areas for successfully building a new business including:
Business Model Canvas
Business Plan Development
Budgeting, Financial Management and Financial Reporting
Marketing and Pricing Strategies
People Management
Raising Financing
Digital Marketing including using Facebook Business Tools
Business Pitching

Timelines
Lagos I: February 5, 2018 – March 2, 2018
Abuja : March 12, 2018 – April 6, 2018
Ibadan : April 16, 2018 – May 11, 2018
Port Harcourt: May 21, 2018 – June 15, 2018
LagosII : June 25, 2018 – July 20, 2018
Calabar: July 30, 2018 – August 24, 2018
Kaduna; September 3, 2018 – September 28, 2018
Enugu: October 8, 2018 – November 2, 2018


Application
Stage I: Interested applicants must complete the online form here . Applicants will be required to complete all the required fields and upload the following:
Passport Photograph
School Certificate or Statement of Result
Birth Certificate
Resume
CAC Certificate

Stage II: Following a review of all received applications, 60 candidates will be shortlisted for a 15 minute video interview. After which 40 will be selected for each stream.
Through the support of Facebook, the programme is FREE to entrepreneurs who successfully scale the two application stages. This scholarship support from Facebook covers all direct course fees including course materials, books, feeding.
This is a non-residential programme and it is expected that each entrepreneur enrolled for the programme must be able to get themselves to and from the location which will be communicated during the shortlisting process.
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For More Information:
Visit the Official webpage of the FATE Foundation 2018 Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme