As July 2025 draws to a close, Nigerian entrepreneurs still have a golden window to tap into high-impact opportunities that can transform their businesses. From funding and training to global exposure, MSME Africa has curated the most valuable programs available right now. If you’re a startup founder, small business owner, or aspiring entrepreneur, these 10 opportunities are tailored to elevate your hustle before the month ends.
1. RevUp Women Enterprise Development Programme 2025 for Early-stage Women-led Nigerian startups and SMEs ($24,000 in Funding and Training)
Deadline: August 8, 2025
AfriLabs invites you to apply for the RevUp Women Initiative: Nigeria Edition, an enterprise development initiative designed to accelerate early-stage, women-led businesses within the Agribusiness and E-commerce sectors through tailored support, capacity building, and access to a thriving pan-African innovation ecosystem.
2. UpSkill Universe-HP-Google Skills for Business Programme 2025 for African SMEs
Deadline: July 30, 2025
The initiative builds on the success of Google’s Hustle Academy Business Bootcamp, which has supported over 15,000 SMEs across Africa since 2022, and integrates HP LIFE’s extensive library of over 30 training modules, available in eight languages online, via mobile app, and offline.
3. Sterling Bank Non-Oil Export Academy, 2025
The Sterling Non-Oil Export Academy is an initiative by Sterling Bank designed to provide expert advisory services and hands-on training for exporters seeking to thrive in the non-oil export space — with the ultimate goal of accelerating Nigeria’s non-oil export growth.
4. DBN 7TH Entrepreneurship Training Programme 2025
The annual DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (DBNETP) is the flagship programme of the Development Bank of Nigeria and is currently in its 7th Cycle. Capacity building is a core mandate of the Development Bank of Nigeria, and so far, the Bank has trained over 4000 MSMEs across Nigeria digitally and physically, leveraging partnerships and the DBN Learning Management System (LMS).
5. BATNF Farmers for the Future Program 2025 (10Million Grant)
The Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant is an Agricultural Entrepreneurship grant designed to support young people with viable agri-businesses with equity-free capital and other associated support they may require to scale their businesses
6. Africa Agri-Food Development Program (AADP) Grant for SMEs (Up to €100,000 Grant Funding)
Deadline: August 15, 2025
The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is Ireland’s flagship initiative supporting the role of the private sector in sustainable food systems development
7 . SMEDAN ₦50K Conditional Grant Scheme for Micro Enterprises 2025
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has launched a variety of strategic programmes to support entrepreneurs, drive economic growth, and strengthen the capacities of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.
SMEDAN Conditional Grant Scheme for Micro Enterprises for strictly for small business owners.
