African video streaming platform StarNews Mobile and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF) have announced a call for applications for the launch of the StarNews Business Competition.
Run by StarNews Mobile and GBEF in partnership with MTN and United Nations Agency for International Development (USAID), the initiative will empower Nigeria’s most promising businesses that are classified as SMEs with invaluable grant funding and partnership opportunities in the United States.
Selected ventures have the chance to secure cash prizes through StarNews worth up to NGN5 million (US$4,000), get access to StarNews’ network of investors, and gain national visibility by having their business on the StarNews web platform. The top three winners will also receive coaching from GBEF’s Academy for Advancing Excellence and become part of GBEF’s ecosystem of global leaders committed to social and economic justice across the Black Diaspora.
Held over 10 weeks between April 8 and June 14, hosted exclusively on the StarNews Biz Channel on the StarNews platform, the competition offers a platform for emerging entrepreneurs to showcase their ventures and gain national visibility. Applications are open here.
