You have a good idea… then what? In Ghana, ideas unfortunately do not have a well-defined route to turning into large-enough enterprises such that your community, your country, your continent benefit from it.
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Last week, many people I came into contact with told me the coronavirus isn’t real. My mechanic, a guest at the office and a few more professed how they could never get the coronavirus. I even had meetings where some people just refused to wear a mask, or took...
‘For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying,
This man...
When a company, a syndicate, a government, or any entity needs to borrow money, to, let’s say, keep the business running, to embark on new projects, to pay back old loans, for aggressive expansion, or for whatever reason, they may issue out what is called “bonds” to interested parties....
Social Enterprise Ghana, a rights-based and results-driven network, has commenced an advocacy training workshop for 720 Social entrepreneurs across Ghana.
The training is aimed at equipping its members with skills to effectively advocate for the economic rights of women and youth engaged in social enterprise for catalysing business growth and...
On my growth trajectory, I am fast realising that the best way to absorb the wisdom of those that are ahead is by getting answers to the “why” and not the “what”. Because the why’s get you how they think, the why’s are like an algorithm that can solve...
“When you start to see success, it can be easy to assume that growth will continue - and the best way to make the most out of it is to simply copy and paste your working formula. However, if you expand your business too rapidly it could have dire...
We’ve previously talked about what it takes to make “the leap” from employee to entrepreneur; an empowering milestone that is often accompanied by a feeling of excitement and confidence. The Leap is certainly an event worth savouring but the journey ahead is likely going to be impervious, as Vusi...
SNV Ghana, under its European Union-funded Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn Project), is calling on the Government of Ghana and all stakeholders to support the processes to enact an Act of Parliament which will support entrepreneurship development and job creation in Ghana.
The technical working committee...
My favourite definition of ‘entrepreneurship’ is “the creation or extraction of value”. Simple, right?
It means wherever you are, if you are creating extra value for yourself or bringing out more worth in whatever you do, then you’re entrepreneuring! …if that’s a word. It means an entrepreneur need not only...