Youth Entrepreneurship Support Programme (YES-Programme)

The Youth Entrepreneurship Support Programme (YES-Programme) is a Nigerian government initiative coordinated by the Bank of Industry (BOI) with implementing partners including FATE Foundation to develop entrepreneurial capacity among Nigerian youth. The programme combines an eight-week intensive online entrepreneurship and business management training, a five-day in-class training, technical skills training with vocational institutes, and access to concessionary loans for business machinery, equipment and working capital. Eligible beneficiaries may access loans of up to N5 million under BOI's SME Cluster initiative. FATE Foundation coordinates the five-day training for successful applicants in South-West Nigeria.

Eight-week online entrepreneurship training; five-day in-class training; technical skills training with vocational institutes; access to concessionary loans up to N5 million.

Applicants must be Nigerian, aged 18–35, possess at least an Ordinary National Diploma (OND), have a viable business idea within the 40 identified clusters to be operated in Nigeria, be able to apply online and provide proof of identity.

Register and complete the online application on the YES programme portal; receive confirmation email with login details; monitor the BOI YES programme page for updates.