Bank Of Industry (BOI) N10 Billion Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES)Program 2nd Round opened

YES PROGRAMME
The YES Programme is a BOI’s approach to tackling the
youth capacity building challenge
is to focus on young aspiring
entrepreneurs within the age
bracket of 18 – 35 years that have viable business ideas by developing a Product Program - Youth Enterprise Support Programme (YES Programme), for empowering them. This crop of Nigerians forms
a significant proportion of
unemployed youth in the country.

Components of the YES Programme
The YES-Programme comprises the following:
Eight ( weeks extensive online
Entrepreneurship and Business Management training which has the ability to test participants’ understanding and track their
progress.
Five (5) days in-class Entrepreneurship and
Business Management training (5 modules).
Technical skills training in partnership with the various technical training and vocational
institutes in the country.
Financing the businesses by BOI under its SME Cluster initiative in consonance with the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s Commodity-based Industrialisation Strategy.
Successful Applicants will be trained in the
following areas:
Entrepreneurship
Business Management
Technical Skills
Programme Objectives
The YES-Programme has the following broad 
objectives
To create an interactive learning platform to
train young aspiring entrepreneurs in
Entrepreneurship, Business Management and Technical Skills that will ultimately translate
into improved efficiency and productivity.
To kindle the entrepreneurial spirit of the youths.
To act as an incubation center where business ideas are nurtured to their full potential as
well as entrenching global best practices by inculcating a culture of innovation-driven
entrepreneurship and ethics in the programme participants.
Promotion of self-employment among graduates of institutions of higher learning, thereby changing their job-seeking mindset.
To deepen financial inclusion by de-risking the young aspiring entrepreneurs and making
them eligible for small business loans to be
provided by BOI.
Who Can Apply?
To be eligible for the Competition you must satisfy the following criteria:
The applicant must be a Nigerian.
Must have a viable business idea within the 40 identified clusters that is operated, or will
operate in Nigeria.
Must be within the age limits of 18 and 35.
(proof of identity: International passport/
Drivers License/National ID/Voters card
required).
Must possess a minimum educational qualification of Ordinary National Diploma
(OND)
Applicant must be able to carry out the application process online. Using this link http://www.boi.ng/apply/register

  Application Closing Date
17th July, 2016