Objectives and Content
To encourage and support youth development specifically to help young people become interested in setting up businesses and working for themselves.
Each year Shell helps thousands of young people to start-up their businesses, develop their skills, and boost their contacts through Shell LiveWIRE and gives a financial boost to innovative, commercially viable business ideas.
To encourage and support youth development specifically to help young people become interested in setting up businesses and working for themselves.
Capacity Building: Trained a total of 2,119 youths comprising of Delta State Govt. Partnership, LiveWIRE Regional Programme, LiveWIRE EGGS 1 Programme.
Live WIRE Produced one of the recipients of the 2007 Central Bank of Nigeria’s 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Award.
As a participant: Live WIRE adverts are usually made through handbills, posters and newspapers. Intending participants can watch out for this. The entry point is the Bright Ideas Workshop.
Shell LiveWIRE gives young people access to resources and advice on starting a business as a career option, provides a mentoring programme for young entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business start-up and assist in developing the necessary skills to manage a new business.