2018 SPDC JV Regional LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme at Shell LiveWIRE

About the Programme

• LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by the SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18 - 35 to start their own business

The LiveWire Programme Objective

• Enable youths to establish businesses by exposing them to business planning and management guideline and skills through the 'become a Successful Business Owner' course'
• Provide business start-up grant for candidates with the best business plans.
• Link successful candidates to third parties like financial institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
• Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.

Programme Content

• Pre-start up:- Value and Organise Yourself (VOY)
• Bright Ideas workshop
• Business planning and management (become a successful business owner)
• Value Chain Workshop
• Business start-up (how to access finance and technology)
• Post start-up (mentoring and Market linkages)

Requirements
Applications are invited from:

• Male and female applicants from the south south region who:
  • Possess a University degree or HND in any discipline
  • Have completed NYSC if within mandatory bracket
  • Are resident in their states of origin
  • Are not in paid employment
  • Have innovative business ideas
  • Desire to own and manage a business