Tips to Properly Fill the Petty Traders Grant Support Programme Application Form

YEN Micro Business Grant Support Program 2025 Application:

The YMBG Program is one of our support measures to assist petty and micro small businesses.

Since 2014, Youth Empowerment Nigeria has trained over 8,000+ young Nigerians across 16 States in Nigeria. YMBG was established to further support our trainees, and not excluding Nigerian enteprenuers in general who has business ideas or existing businesses. Applicant can apply for a seed capital of between 10,000 - 2,000,000. Possible mentorship and business management training.

 

What to Know About the YEN Micro Business Grant Program:

  • The program is aimed  at supporting individuals to start up or assit a running business.
  • Its designed for petty and micro businesses.

 

There are four Categories of the program;

1 - Petty Trader Support - OPENED

  • Assists in providing seed capital of between ₦10,000 - ₦100,000 to petty trader.
  • Easy to access with little documentation.
  • Anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country can apply.
  • Anyone with or without a CAC Certificate can apply.

Click this link for more information

 

2 - Nano Entreprenuer Support - COMING SOON

  • Assists in providing seed capital of between ₦100,000 - ₦500,000 to existing businesses.
  • More documentation is required to apply for this.
  • Anyone as long as you are a Nigerian within the country can apply.
  • Anyone with or without a CAC Certificate can apply.

Click this link for more information

 

3 - Rebuild Enterprenuer Support COMING SOON

  • Assits in providing seed capital of between ₦500,000 - ₦1,000,000 to business with CAC certificate.
  • CAC Certificate and other relevant documentation.

Click this link for more information

4 - Blue Entreprenuers Support COMING SOON

  • Assits in providing seed capital of between ₦1,000,000 - ₦2,000,000 to business with CAC certificate with a minimum of two year of registration.
  • Other relevant documentation required

Click this link for more information

Qualification to Apply 

  1. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 - 55 years
  2. Must be an entreprenuer or aspiring entrepreneur
  3. Must own a business or a business initiative
  4. Must have a Valid Identification Card (Voters Card, National ID Card, Driver's License, International Passport) 
  5. Must provide two contact persons details
  6. Must have a verifiable residential address ( Business location is an additional advantage)
  7. Must have a valid 10 digit bank account number
  8. Must reside in Nigeria
  9. Duly completed application form

Key Date

Application Opens for SME Support Scheme: 1st of June,2025

Application Closes for SME Support Scheme: 31st of July,2025

Disbursement ends: 31st of August of 2025

 

How to Partake in the YEN Micro Business Grant Program 2025

Step 1: REGISTER

Register your business, submit your business and personal information on the FG Survival Fund Application Portal. Click the link below to register.

https://survivalfund.gov.ng/auth/register

Step 2: ONBOARD

Once you are done with step 1, the next step is to complete the onboarding process. In this stage you are required to add your company name, bank and employees details.

Step 2: GET PAID

Once your application has been successfully verified, you are then eligible to get paid under the scheme you applied for.

 

How to Register

The following Steps will guide you in registering for the survival fund 2021 program;

  • Proceed to the Survival fund registration portal survivalfund.gov.ng 
  • Click on the ‘Start Here’ button, that will take you to the survival fund application form options
  • Choose the category you want to apply for, by clicking ‘Payroll Support Register’, ‘MSME Grant Register’ or ‘Guaranteed Offtake Register’
  • Fill in your information in the form as correct as possible to avoid disqualification at verification state

After successful registration, you will;

  • Receive an Activation Code on your mobile, use to activate your profile
  • Login to Your Profile to proceed with the onbording process.

Your application for Micro Business Loan has been received. Kindly proceed with verifying your bank account ATM Card. Ensure you have N420 available in your account for this transcation. Your application will be attended to within 7 working day. Kindly check your mailbox  for a confirmation e-mail.

Best of luck with your application!



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