2018 SPDC JV LiveWIRE Programme at Shell LiveWIRE

About the Programme

• LiveWIRE 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 through the provision of training and finance.

Programme Objectives
The LiveWIRE programme objectives are to:

• Enable youths to establish businesses by providing business planning and management 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 banks, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and allied financial institutions.
• Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.

Programme Content

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

Applications Eligibility

• Male and female applicants who are indigenes of communities along the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) Right of Way in Eleme, Tai, and Gokana Local Government areas of Rivers State.
• Must possess a university degree or HND in any discipline
• Must have completed NYSC if applicable.
• Must be resident in Rivers State;
• Must have an innovative business idea (ideas on agriculture enterprises are encourage).
• Must desire to own and manage a business.