Petty Traders Grant Support Programme – Oct – Dec, 2025

The Petty Traders Grant Support Programme is a community-driven initiative designed to empower aspiring and existing small-scale business owners. It provides financial assistance to individuals who need low start-up capital for petty trading, such as buying and selling goods or offering basic services. For existing traders, the grant can serve as additional funding to strengthen and expand their businesses.

This programme now provides seed capital between ₦10,000 and ₦100,000 to help petty traders generate sustainable income. Unlike most funding opportunities, no business registration is required, and the process is simple, with minimal documentation. As long as you are a Nigerian resident within the required age bracket, you are eligible to apply.

Growth Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme - ₦1,000,000 - ₦2,000,000

This category is very similar to our Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme. It is designed to provide extra funds required to grow a registered business.Applicants in this category are expected to be registered.

This program assists in providing extra funds of between ₦1,000,000 - ₦2,000,000 to business men and women who have a registered business name. This funds is aimed at increasing the capacity of their business, targeting a recapitalization of the business.It's perfect for entrepreneurs who want to expand thier business or venture into new areas of thier existing business. Just like all other categories available, it is opened for anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country. While our Petty Traders Grant Support Programme and Mini Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme do not require any form of company registration.This category requires applicants to have a registered business name of a minimum of two (2) years.

What to Know About the Growth Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme:

The programme is aimed at increasing the capacity of existing businesses who are registered.
It's not for people with start-up businesses.
Assists in providing funds of between ₦1,000,000 - ₦2,000,000 to entrepreneurs.
Requires relevant documentation.
Anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country can apply.
Only businesses with a valid CAC Certificate can apply.

Requirement to Apply

Applicants must be between the ages of 18 - 55 years
Must be an entreprenuer
Must own a registered business (Corporate Affairs Commission Certificate)
CAC Certificate MUST be up to two(2) years
Must have a Valid Identification Card (Voters Card, National ID Card, Driver's License, International Passport)
Must provide one contact persons details
Must have a verifiable residential address
Must have a valid 10 digit bank account number in the business name
Must reside in Nigeria
Duly completed application form

Key Date

Application Opens for Growth Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme: Date would be released shortly

Application Closes for Growth Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme: Date would be released shortly

All disbursement for Growth Entrepreneur ends: Date would be released shortly

Other Categories Available

Petty Traders Grant Support Programme: ₦10,000 - ₦100,000 - On-going
Mini Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme: ₦100,000 - ₦300,000 - COMING SOON
Scale-up Enterpreneur Grant Support Programme: ₦300,000 - ₦1,000,000 - COMING SOON

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Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme - ₦300,000 - ₦1,000,000

Just like the name implies, the Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme is designed to provide funds required to scale-up an existing business.Applicants in this category are expected to be registered.

This program assists in providing funds of between ₦300,000 - ₦1,000,000 to business men and women who have a registered business. This funds is aimed at increasing the capacity of their business. Unlike our Petty Traders Grant Support Programme and Mini Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme, all applicants are required to have a CAC registration. This category usually requires more relevant documentation. Anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country can apply.

What to Know About the Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme:

The programme is aimed at increasing the capacity of existing businesses who are registered.
It's not for people with start-up businesses.
Assists in providing funds of between ₦300,000 - ₦1,000,000 to entrepreneurs.
Requires relevant documentation.
Anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country can apply.
Only businesses with a valid CAC Certificate can apply.

Requirement to Apply

Applicants must be between the ages of 18 - 55 years
Must be an entreprenuer
Must own a registered business (Corporate Affairs Commission Certificate)
Must have a Valid Identification Card (Voters Card, National ID Card, Driver's License, International Passport)
Must provide one contact persons details
Must have a verifiable residential address
Must have a valid 10 digit bank account number
Must reside in Nigeria
Duly completed application form

Key Date

Application Opens for Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme: Date would be released shortly

Application Closes for Scale-up Entrepreneur Grant Support Programme: Date would be released shortly

All disbursement for Scale-up Entrepreneur ends: Date would be released shortly