NGOs Entrepreneurship Centres in Lagos Nigeria

There are entrepreneurship centres in Lagos Nigeria, that foster, nurture, and promote innovative ideas from individuals, and small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs).

The entrepreneurship development centres are designed to provide training, strategies and certification programmes that will assist young Nigerians to embrace micro, small and medium scale enterprises as alternative employment options.

They help in mentorship and creating avenues whereby local entrepreneurs get to display their innovations to a global audience, thereby encouraging private entrepreneurship, self employment, job creations which help in poverty eradication and economic development.

Without further ado, below is the list of some NGOs Entrepreneurship Centres in Lagos Nigeria :

FATE FOUNDATION

The FATE foundation was founded in 2010 by Mr. Fola Adeola (Founder & Pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GTBank) with the support of other leading private sector leaders committed to fostering sustainable entrepreneurship.

It was founded to harness the strong entrepreneurial culture of Nigerians by providing the business incubation, growth and accelerator support required to fully explore their innovative potential. One of their programmes is the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP) for young entrepreneurs/startups.

Website: www. fatefoundation.com

Address:
First Floor, Lagos State Water Corporation Building
Ijora Olopa, Apapa
Lagos, Nigeria.

LEAP AFRICA

The LEAP [Leadership, Effective, Accountability & Professionalism] Africa was established in 2002 by Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MFR) to facilitate values-driven leadership programmes for personal, organizational and community transformation.

Since its inception, LEAP has pioneered leadership, civics, ethics, governance and succession training programmes for youth, business owners, civil society and the public sector. Its interventions for youth, bridges gaps in effective leadership, education, employability, entrepreneurship and awakens civic participation in citizens to demand good governance or creatively address social issues.

Website : www.leapafrica.org

Address:
13 Omorinre Johnson Street, Off Admiralty Way,
Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Nigeria.

Center for Entrepreneurial Development Lagos (CEDL)

The Center for Entrepreneurial Development Lagos (CEDL) is a fully registered and incorporated Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in Nigeria managed and operated by the Africa Leadership Forum to expressly address the phenomenon of rising youth unemployment and its threats to political stability, social cohesion and economic growth of the nation.

The main objective of EDC is to create a new breed of young entrepreneurs that will become net-contributors to the national economy. EDC adopts a person-centred and demand-driven approach towards promoting and developing competent and productive initiatives in the area of small enterprises.

Website : www.cedl.org

Address:
Centre for Entrepreneurial Development
36, Murtala Mohammed International
Airport Road, Lagos.

Empretec Nigeria Foundation

Empretec Nigeria Foundation is a private sector initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, whose primary mission is the development, growth and support of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, through training, consultancy.

Website : www.empretecnigeriafoundation.org/

Address:
1D Club Road
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.

Enterprise Development Centre, Lagos

Although, not really an NGO, Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) is the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University.

Set up in 2003 as the Centre for Enterprise Development Services (EDS), the Centre emerged as a direct response to the dearth of available professional business development and support services to small and growing businesses in Nigeria.

Website : www.edu.edu.ng

Address:
Pan-Atlantic University (Lekki Campus)
KM 22, Lekki-Epe Expressway
Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria.

If you know other entrepreneurship development centres in Lagos Nigeria that is not listed above, kindly share via comments.

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