The Ebonyi
State Ministry of Economic Empowerment and Job Creation announces the launch of
2016 Ebonyi YOUWIN program for Indegiens of Eboyi State.
The Program
Ebonyi YOUWIN is aimed at identifying Ebonyians
with viable business ideas that can create employment for Ebonyians the
intention of training and empowering them with grants to start off and create a
sustainable business.
Objective
The program is aimed at turning Ebonyi State from a Civil-service
powered State, to an industrialized state with thriving businesses. This is in
line with the vision of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of the Ebonyi
State, who has gone ahead to build the necessary infrastructure that will
enable businesses to blossom in the State.
Eligibility
& Coverage
1. The participants will be an indigene and citizen of
Ebonyi state.
2. The
participant aged between 18-45 years Have a secondary education and above.
3.
Have a
proposed business idea that will operate in Ebonyi state and employ Ebonyi
indigenes.
The business categories covered in this program
include:
- Rice Cultivation , Processing and sales
- Palm oil production and processing
- Cassava processing
- Fishery and agriculture
- Livestock farming/feed mill
- Vegetation
- Yam production
- ICT
- Leather work
Application Modalities
The program is divided into four stages which every
participant must pass through. These include:
The first stage
This stage will be ON-LINE DATA REGISTRATION OF THE
WOULD BE AWARDEES of the scheme. The applicants would go to the program website
to apply for participation in the program. It will be open for state indigenes
of the thirteen local Government areas who wish to participate.
The second stage
This stage will be COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS PLAN
SUBMISSION after which the marketing of the business plan starts, successful
winners in the application will be invited for intensive business plan
interview to bring out the best finalist and winners in the competition.
The third stage
The best finalist and award winners in the
interview will be invited for a 2-day intensive business development training
and after which an MOU will be assigned between the Ebonyi state Government and
the Awardees for proper implementation of the scheme.
The awardees will win a grant depending on their
business needs.
The final stage
The disbursed funds will be in three batches to the
successful beneficiaries. The Ministry in partnership with SMEDAN will
effectively monitor them and mentor them to ensure that the fund given to them
is judiciously used for the set purpose. There is need for proper monitoring at
this stage to avoid mismanagement of the fund and overall let down of the goal
of the government in embarking on this scheme.
How To Apply
Application to the program is easy. These are the
steps in the application process:
- Ensure you are eligible to apply by checking the eligibility page
- Go to any of the participating bank and pick an application scratch card
- Use the scratch card to register on this website
- Submit your business plan
If you are selected or rejected for any stage, you
will be notified through Email and SMS.
Click Here to Apply
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