GEP OVERVIEW

PROGRAMMES


The Growth Enterprise Programme (GEP) is a high-impact business accelerator designed for startups and early-stage businesses seeking structured growth, market expansion, and funding readiness.

This blended programme (online and in-class) combines expert-led learning, mentorship, and practical business development tools to help entrepreneurs strengthen strategy, refine business models, improve marketing, and build high-performing teams.
Participants will also benefit from international faculty and mentors, exposure to global best practices, and opportunities to pitch for possible grant funding during the programme.

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Benefits

    Business diagnostic and clinic sessions

    Build the right networkAccess to international faculty and experienced business mentors

    Opportunity to pitch for funding and possible grants

    Build the right entrepreneurial and investor network

    Expand your market reach and customer base

    Develop a clear and actionable growth plan

    Access to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC)

    Access to the SME Toolkit platform and resources

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  • ● Support individuals considering entrepreneurship while still employed to transition smoothly into business ownership.● Establish the right systems and structures for long-term business sustainability.● Prepare entrepreneurs and their organisations to become investment-ready and access finance for growth.● Provide networks and market linkages to enable entrepreneurs to deliver competitive products and services.

  • ● 14 days over a two-month period, Programme starts every February, July and November.

  • ● Start ups● Early Stage Businesses● Students and aspiring entrepreneurs preparing to launch a business

  • ● The fee for the GEP is Seven hundred & fifty thousand Naira (750,000) payment available in two instalments.

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Modules

1

Sales and Marketing

Having a fantastic product is no longer enough; a clear plan on how to make it available at the market place and beat competition is critical to the bottom-line. Also to be constantly relevant in the market place, entrepreneurs must understand the market dynamics and how his organisation fits in.

  • Topics such as the concept of marketing, the marketing mix, Market segmentation, Marketing Communications, Branding for Entrepreneurs, Developing a winning marketing strategy, selling techniques etc. This module helps to develop all these topics into a workable plan.

2

Developing Financial Records

One of the greatest hindrances to SME funding and indeed growth is undoubtedly the inadequate keeping of Business records. Even when such records are kept, they are often not available in a format that helps the entrepreneur make quality decisions.

  • Similarly, investors and funding organisations are not able to make meaningful conclusions with respect to the enterprise- thus denying the enterprise of the much-needed capital for growth. This module has been designed to be hands-on, at the end of which participants are expected to develop usable financial recording system for their firms and how this process can be automated and sustained.

3

Building Your Team

For businesses to outlive its founder, the entrepreneur must learn how to transit his firm from an entrepreneurial to a professionally managed firm. His leadership qualities, the building of a strong management team and his ability to motivate his employees.

  • These are the elements that makes the business outlives him. Apart from examining all these in this module, attention will also be given to the communication process.

4

Strategies for Growth

One of the biggest challenges small enterprises face is that of short-term orientation. However, in order to be truly successful, organisations (especially small businesses) must think long-term. 


  • Strategies for growth has been designed to assist participants develop a conceptual framework for the planning process, build competitive edge to outperform competitors and above all, learn ways of effective implementation of these long-term plans. Computer-based strategy simulation will help participants sharpen their strategic planning abilities.

5

Preparing Your Business Plan

Many business concepts never go beyond the “Idea” stage. Even for functional businesses, they tend to lose focus during implementation. 



  • Developing a business plan helps participants to rigorously think through their business concept and develop a roadmap with specific milestones from the concept to the functional stage. This module will help entrepreneurs develop not just a business plan but unfolds what must be done for a successful implementation.

Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) is the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University.


© Enterprise Development Centre, 2026

Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) is the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University.


© Enterprise Development Centre, 2026