2019 SPDC JV Regional LiveWIRE 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 businesses.

Programme Objectives
The LiveWIRE programme objectives are to:

• Enable youths to establish businesses by exposing them to business planning and management guidelines and skills through the ‘Become a Successful Business Owner Course’.
• Provide business start-up grants 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
From:

• Pre-start up: Value and Organise Yourself (VOY)
• Bright Ideas workshop
• Business Planning & Management (Become a Successful Business Owner)
• Value chain workshop
• Business Startup (How to access finance & technology)
• Post startup (Mentoring and Market linkages).

Applications Eligibility

• Male and female applicants from the South South States, including: Imo and Abia
• Must possess a University degree or HND in any discipline
• Must have completed NYSC if within mandatory bracket.
• Must be resident in their State of Origin;
• Must have an innovative business idea.
• Must desire to own and manage a business.
• Be detailed in business description.