The Pitch Nigeria is a Business idea competition for startups and existing businesses in Nigeria. Our goal is to find passionate entrepreneurs with interesting and exciting business ideas and provide a platform for them to pitch for the prize money and business support that they need to take their business to the next level.
1,000 SME’s will be selected from the pool of applicants. They will undergo a 3-week online training session and the best 200 entrants will be selected for the second stage where they will be required to pitch their remarkable business idea.
50 successful SME’s will attend a boot camp. At the Boot Camp, they will undergo high-intensity workshops, seminars, roundtables and coaching sessions to accelerate the development of the key skills they have identified to enable their businesses to succeed.
Following this, there will be a final pitching session at the grand finale where our judges will select the 3 winners. N10 Million for the 1st place, N5 Million for 2nd place and N1Million for 3rd place
The Sterling Bank "The Pitch Nigeria powered by SMEToolKit Challenge" is a challenge designed to develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial & managerial capabilities of entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
The following sectors will be focused on:
a. Health
b. Education
c. Agribusinesses
d. Renewable Energy
e. Transportation
f. Fashion
g. Hospitality
h. ICT
The selection process would be in three (3) levels:
1. One thousand (1,000) successful applicants will go through 3 weeks online training
2. 200 of the participants will be invited for the second level
3. After a selection process, 50 SMEs will be invited to a three (3) day boot camp as part of the Sterling bank "SME Academy".
After a final pitching session, 3 finalists will win up to N10 Million in funding and business support.
Who should apply?
The big dreamers, armed with bold and daring business ideas. Tomorrow’s people, who never back down or give up on their dreams. The go getters, top notch entrepreneurs looking to expand their business.
To apply:
1. You must be a business owner (both start-up and existing businesses)
2. 18 years to 65 years
3. Fill the online application form.
APPLY HERE
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