Fatima in Kano had a great business idea with the potential to solve a real-life pressing problem and create jobs. Fortunately, she had some funds (from her personal savings) to start. But the problem was that the funds could only help her start; to take the business to a profitable level, she needed external funding.

Fatima took the bold step and started the business with hopes that after launching, she would reach out to the banks for a loan and attract investors to sustain it. But when she applied for a loan after starting, the banks asked for huge collateral she could not afford. And investors demanded to see proof of substantial financial returns in millions before they invest. Fatima's business had just started, and she had no such evidence, so she could not get the funding, and her business collapsed.

But Fatima is not alone; many Nigerian and African youths face the same challenge every day. Besides those who dared to start, millions of Nigerians have watched their great ideas die because they had no funds to start and nobody believed in them enough to support them.

If you are an entrepreneur reading this, maybe you face the problem of lack of access to funding. But what if you had a platform where you could pitch your ideas and get crowd funding to execute your ideas? What if you could contest for a pool of non-refundable funds from ordinary Nigerians with good hearts to support you after listening to your business idea?

Well, that platform is here. It's about to launch. But we need you to fill out this survey to help us perfect the building of the platform to solve the issue of lack of finance for your business.

Please take a minute to fill out this survey. Thanks.

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