About the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme

About the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme

The annual DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (DBNETP) is the flagship programme of the Development Bank of Nigeria and is currently in its 6th 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).

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* Registration ends on the 6th of September 2024.

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Training Format

The programme takes a blended learning format approach of virtual and physical training.

Virtual Training:
The Virtual training is a self-paced comprehensive curriculum of the basic business principles broken down into 9 modules and will be implemented using the DBN learning management platform of the BizAid App.

Onsite Training:
This is a 5-day intense practical training and the curriculum is based on a needs assessment of the shortlisted businesses. A total of 300 businesses will be shortlisted for this to be trained in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

Pitching Session:
All businesses will be eligible to pitch their business value proposition and businesses will be selected to receive grant funding ranging from N500,000 to N1,000,000.

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