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Nigerian professionals led by a woman in a purple blazer against blue and purple lighting.

THE EMPLOYEE-TO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENGINE

BUILD BEFOREYOU QUIT.

AzarluminaE2E is a structured programme for employed Nigerian professionals to build a business before they leave their salary.

Salary Replacement Threshold (SRT)

80%+
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Nigerian professionals led by a woman in a purple blazer against blue and purple lighting.

THE EMPLOYEE-TO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENGINE

BUILD BEFOREYOU QUIT.

AzarluminaE2E is a structured programme for employed Nigerian professionals to build a business before they leave their salary.

Salary Replacement Threshold (SRT)

80%+
Scroll to explore
Nigerian professionals led by a woman in a purple blazer against blue and purple lighting.

THE EMPLOYEE-TO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENGINE

BUILD BEFOREYOU QUIT.

AzarluminaE2E is a structured programme for employed Nigerian professionals to build a business before they leave their salary.

Salary Replacement Threshold (SRT)

80%+
Scroll to explore
Build Before You Quit.Ignite the idea.Illuminate the path.Build the enterprise.
The transition gap

The leap is the risk.
The system is the bridge.

Nigerian professionals have the skills, networks and ambition. What most lack is a structured way to build a business without betting their income on an untested idea.

01

Fear of losing your salary

Resigning before you have cash reserves and a clear runway turns a good idea into a bad outcome.

02

An idea nobody has paid for

Side projects launch on assumptions. Validate demand with customer interviews, pre-orders and paying customers.

03

No time, no system

A 9-to-5 leaves little room to improvise. Time-blocking, delegation and simple operating systems carry the load.

04

No one holding you to it

Weekly pods, mentor reviews and milestone gates keep you moving after the excitement of day one fades.

Our Approach
The Azar Lumina method

From spark to enterprise in three moves.

Every Saturday moves you one step along the same path—from employee to enterprise owner.

01 Ignite02 Illuminate03 Build
01
Saturday 01

Ignite the idea

Shift from employee thinking to owner thinking, map your financial runway and surface the opportunities worth testing.

  • Personal financial audit: burn rate, buffer and cash-flow moat
  • Opportunity mapping across Nigerian markets
  • Readiness scorecard and your top three business concepts
02
Saturdays 02 to 03

Illuminate the path

Put real customers and real numbers in front of your idea before you commit a naira or a resignation letter.

  • Customer discovery, 14-day MVP and paid pre-orders
  • Unit economics, pricing and resilient margins
  • A bankable 12-month cash-flow model
03
Saturday 04 + 90 days

Build the enterprise

Formalise the business, protect yourself and your employer relationship, and prove it works inside the 90-day accelerator.

  • CAC registration, tax set-up and governance
  • Employer ethics: non-competes, IP and clean separation
  • Resignation decision matrix and Day-1 launch checklist
The programme

Four Saturdays.
A 90-Day Transformation.

90Days
to build

Mindset& idea discovery

Find the opportunity worth building. Shape your ambition into a clear, commercially grounded idea.

Validatethe opportunity

Test the market, understand the customer and turn early insight into a focused MVP.

Engineerthe business

Build the financial model, revenue logic and operating foundations for a viable venture.

Establishwith confidence

Put the right legal structure in place and leave with a practical roadmap for what comes next.

Professional building a new career path
The accelerator
90
DAYSOF PROOF
From classroom to cash flow — with a clear path to an 80%+ salary replacement.
  • Your first 10 paying customers
  • 40% salary replacement (Month 2)
  • 80%+ replacement (Month 3)
Cohorts & participation

Four Cohorts.
Maximum Impact.

Four intakes each year, spaced across the calendar. Join in person or virtually.

February cohort calendar
May cohort calendar
August cohort calendar
November cohort calendar
Contemporary architecture
Why trust Azar Lumina

A Premium
Programme. Built
on Excellence.

SRT Framework
(Proven Model)
Professional
Governance
Expert Mentors
Sustainable
Wealth

Ready to build before you quit?

Take the first step towards your entrepreneurial future.

Who is it for?

Made for people with a 

Made for people with a 

career to protect.

You hold a salary, a title and a business idea. Azar Lumina is built around your calendar and your risk, not around a full-time founder’s.

Profile 01

The corporate professional

Banking, telecoms, oil & gas, FMCG, healthcare or tech professionals ready to build ownership without leaving their salary.

You leave with

A validated model, a pilot plan and a 12-month financial buffer.

Profile 02

The side-hustler

Already earning from a side business and ready to formalise it with better systems, pricing and structure.

You leave with

Clear SOPs, formal pricing and a delegation plan.

Profile 03

The public-sector planner

Planning post-service income through a compliant, lower-risk business.

You leave with

Feasibility, operating controls and transparent accounts.

Profile 04

The service professional

Consultants, accountants and engineers turning expertise into packaged, retainer-based services.

You leave with

Packaged offers, pilot contracts and a clear employer boundary.

This is not a 

This is not a 

motivational seminar.

Expect 6 to 10 hours of work a week alongside your four Saturdays. If you want to resign on i̶m̶p̶u̶l̶s̶e̶, this is not for you. If you want to resign on evidence, then come on.

Expect 6 to 10 hours of work a week alongside your four Saturdays. If you want to resign on i̶m̶p̶u̶l̶s̶e̶, this is not for you. If you want to resign on evidence, then come on.

Investment

Priced for a 

Priced for a 

working professional.

Both attendance routes include the full four-Saturday curriculum and your accountability pod. Choose online or on-site based on how you prefer to participate.

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Onsite Participation

Onsite Participation

Onsite Participation

250

250

250

Espees

Espees

Espees

per participant

→ Full four-Saturday curriculum and live sessions

→ Digital workbooks

→ Group pod accountability

→ Exclusive event souvenirs

→ Lunch provided during the workshop

APPLY NOW

Online Participation

Online Participation

Online Participation

150

150

150

Espees

Espees

Espees

per participant

→ Full four-Saturday curriculum and live sessions

→ Digital workbooks

→ Group pod accountability

Sponsoring a team? Corporate packages cover 10 staff per cohort slot, from ₦2,500,000, for outplacement and career-transition programmes.

Questions, answered

Before you 

Before you 

apply.

The honest answers to what working professionals ask us first.

Do I have to resign to join?

How much time does it take?

Can I join online?

What will I leave with?

Will this put me in conflict with my employer?

Can I pay in instalments?

Is my business idea kept confidential?

Does Azar Lumina guarantee my business will succeed?

Still weighing it up? Join the priority list and put your question to us directly.

Apply

Build before you 

Build before you 

quit.

Join the priority list for the next cohort. We will send dates, venues and your application link first.

→ First notice of cohort dates and venues

→ Your choice of in-person or online route

→ No payment is taken at this stage

By joining you agree to be contacted about Azar Lumina. Your details are handled under the Nigeria Data Protection Act.