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Developing Youth-Led Businesses Fund
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Key facts
- Funder
- Ministry of Youth Development
- Amount
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Region
- National
- Tags
- Youth & children, Business, innovation & enterprise
- Open to
- Not stated
- Eligibility
- Offers seed funding and mentoring for young people (aged 12 to 24) who have businesses ready to take to the next level and have already participated in an enterprise programme.
- GoBuga ID
OPP-NZ-2026-09-0402- Last seen on the funder's site
Summary
The Developing Youth-Led Businesses Fund provides $0.300 million per annum in seed funding and mentoring for young people with established businesses ready to scale. It supports young people who have completed enterprise programmes to create economic opportunities for themselves and their communities.
Where these facts come from
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Deadline
the initial term of this funding is for the period Tuesday 01 July 2025 to Tuesday 30 June 2026
Source: https://www.myd.govt.nz/funding/current-funding/youth-enterprise-funds · Checked
Eligibility
The DYBF offers seed funding and mentoring for young people who have businesses ready to take to the next level. MYD is providing contributory funding to be added to business and private investment into young people who have already participated in an enterprise programme and are ready to apply their learning to the real-world business they have created.
Source: https://www.myd.govt.nz/funding/current-funding/youth-enterprise-funds · Checked
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