1. Raising 100 New YOUWIN Awardees

2. What is YOUWIN? YouWiN! stands for Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria. It is an innovative business plan competition aimed at job creation by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria to develop and execute business ideas and create jobs. The accomplishments of the 1,200 YouWiN! awardees were celebrated at the Presidential Villa on April 12, 2012. Another set of 1,200 women also benefitted from the second edition. 3. The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria, YouWiN!is a collaboration of the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communication Technology, the Ministry of Youth Development and the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development that organizes an annual Business Plan Competition for aspiring young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, in line with the Federal Governments drive to create more jobs for Nigerians. The programme is being managed with collaboration with various organization in the private sector such Lagos Business School Entreprise Development Centre, Pilmus Business School United Kingdom, School For Start ups, Small and Medium Entreprise Development, (SMEDAN), Bank of Industry(BOI) and other organizations. 4. Objectives of The ProgrammeObjective of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN!) Programme is to generate jobs by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria to develop and execute business ideas that will lead to job creation. The programme will provide aspiring youth with a platform to show case their business acumen, skills and aspirations to the Nigerian Business environment. 5. Other identified objectives of the programme are highlighted below: Attract ideas and innovations from youngentrepreneurial aspirants from Universities, Polytechnics, Technical colleges, and other postSecondary institutions in Nigeria; Provide a onetime equity grant for 1,200 selected aspiring entrepreneurs to start or expand their business concepts and mitigate start up risks; Generate 80,000 to 110,000 new jobs for currently unemployed Nigerian youth over the three years during which the three cycles will be implemented; 6. Other identified objectives of the programme are highlighted below: Provide business training for up to 6,000 aspiringyouth entrepreneurs spread across all geo-political zones in Nigeria; Encourage expansion, specialization and spin-offs of existing businesses in Nigeria; and, Enable young entrepreneurs to access a wide business professional network and improve their visibility. YouWiN is an equity contribution to business. It is therefore NOT A LOAN but a grant. You can visit www.youwin.org.ng for more details. 7. Are You Qualify? Do you have existing business or soundbusiness Concept? Are you between 18-40 years of age? Do You have post secondary education? Are you serious? If you answers are yes, the you are qualify 8. To be eligible for the Business Plan Competition you must satisfy the following criteria: You must be a proven citizen of Nigeria and a woman no older than 45 years (proof of identity: International passport/Drivers License/National ID/Voters card required) You must have a post-secondary school qualification Your proposed business venture must be within the national borders of Nigeria, and with the intention of employing Nigerian citizens. Your proposed venture must not entail the production or distribution of weapons, alcoholic beverages, tobacco or/and gambling, or any activities in contradiction with the Nigerian constitution You must prepare an innovative business concept summary 9. Businesses that you can win: IT and Telecommunication Crop farming Animal farming Food & Restaurant Building and Construction materials Chemicals, industrial materials Clothing, shoes and other personal items Equipment, Machinery, Metal Food and Drinks Furniture, Wood Products Retail Engineering , Building and Construction 10. Businesses that you can win: Accounting, Finance and Management Auto, electronics, others Cleaning Education Engineering, Building and Construction Legal Media and Entertainment Medical Other Professional Personal/Beauty Transport 11. YOUWIN Overviewentries were existing Even though only 15% of 1st stage businesses, 53% of winners are existing businesses. The proportion of women winners was optimized using a stratified selection approach. 17% of 1st stage entries were female entrepreneurs and that proportion was maintained among the final winners100% women for second edition 12. YOUWIN Overview Overview of YouWiN! Award winner selection A total of 1,200 award winners were selected as promised by YouWiN 300 National Merit Winners 180 Zonal Merit Winners (30 per Geo-political zone) 720 Ordinary Merit Winners In fulfillment of the original promise, every geo-political zone has more than 150 winners: North Central: 204 North East: 167 North West: 170 South East: 184 South South: 194 South West: 281 13. Advantages Expand Your business Start Your Business Move from employee to employer Move from job seeker to job creator Free Money From Government Once in life time opportunity Change your life 14. What it involves;how to succeed This is the last edition It is not a childs play Serious Business Concept Good Packaging Seriousness Making Sacrifice This is your own time It is not a guess work Hard work 15. TESTIMONIES 16. TESTIMONIES 17. TESTIMONIES 18. TESTIMONIES 19. TESTIMONIES 20. TESTIMONIES 21. TESTIMONIES 22. TESTIMONIES 23. TESTIMONIES 24. YOUWIN MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME The MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME was designed to prepare and equipped SERIOUS MINDED YOUTHS that come my way with all technical and entrepreneurial skills to participate in the programme and eventually be among the final winners. About one million Nigerian youths are expected to participate in this programme and only one thousand two hundred applicants with the best business ideas will receive grant. So for you to make it, you need to be trained, supported and mentored to succeed. We are ready to put the best of our resources together to make this possible for you. We will work with about ten consultants who are winners and beneficiaries of the last editions of the programme to deliver this. 25. The mentorship programme will include the followings: How to generate outstanding business ideas that will win the grant. How to package business idea to meet up with the expectation of the organizers How to develop business ideas to meet up with the programmes demand Given out of Templates 10 Business Questions Where to Begin Toolkit How to develop company profile that will win Introducing of business opportunities 26. The mentorship programme will include the followings: How to research about the business and the market Requirements and how to apply What are the things the organizers are looking for How to answer all application questions without a flop How to avoid common mistakes that can mar application success The legal implication of participating in the programme Offering of technical support such as maximizing usage of internet as a tool for success Sharing of life experience with the last edition beneficiaries and so many more 27. The mentorship programme will include the followings: Full time mentorship programme Setting up of an internet based forums to relate and share ideas Dedicated e-mail address and phone numbers Live chat programme, using internet, blackberry and online ticket Business resources with over 5000 business articles and topics (SME Toolkit) Sample business plans Sample business proposals e-books on business growth and development Heavy Discounts on all our servicesNO STORY 28. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY NO EXCUSE TAKE ACTION NOW DONT GET JEALOUSWHEN OTHERS ARE WINNING 29. 4th Floor, Bamboo Plaza, 6/8, New Isheri Road, Hotel Bus Stop, Omole, Ikeja Lagos State Phone: 08059534636, 08186817081, 08169827920 E-mail: info@afrikgold.com Website: www.afrikgold.com, www.afrikgoldserver.com, www.muritala.com 30. Widescreen Test Pattern (16:9)Aspect Ratio Test (Should appear circular)4x3 16x9