Undoubtedly, SMEs and small-scale industries continue to play a vital role in boosting socio-economic growth and more women are at the forefront of it. In Ghana and the rest of Africa, there is a growing number of women who have become critical drivers in accelerating sustainable socio-economic development.
Over the...
Ghana and Africa's ability to put its people, especially the youth, to work and to create an inclusive, progressive economy, depends significantly on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
This is a known fact. But how to fuel the sustainable growth of SMEs is the running task that various...
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In a move aimed at deepening the innovation and accelerator ecosystem for startups in the country, Enterprise Village (EV) has been formally launched in Accra. The soft-launch, which was held in-person and virtually at the Dzorwulu-based head office, brought together...
...efforts aimed at propelling industrialisation and economic growth
The Northern Regional Conference and Stakeholder Engagement focused on Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) concluded recently - with a strong commitment from government to bolster Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to fully capitalise on the...
KGL Foundation and Done By Us have officially kicked off the 2024 Africa Street MBA (AfSMBA) project, an ambitious initiative aimed at empowering Ghanaian youth through entrepreneurship training and education.
With its comprehensive, community-focused approach, the 2024 Africa Street MBA has high goals - to open doors of economic opportunity...
Isaac Tweneboah-Koduah, a lecturer at the Garden City University, has advised business entrepreneurs to endeavour to build the financial and managerial capacity of their workers.
He said that would enable them to easily access loans from banks and micro-credit institutions.
He said research showed that financial institutions in the country are...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity.
In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
Farouk Khailann, Global Chamber of Business Leaders’ Secretary-General has been appointed as International Partner by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), a global platform that provides funding opportunities to entrepreneurs and businesses.
The appointment means Mr. Khailann will now represent Ghana at the Grand Assembly of the World Business...
The burgeoning demand for digital financial services in Africa has brought about an unparallel increase in the size of the population with access to formal financial services on the continent – in Egypt, home of the biggest banking sector in North Africa and also the banking powerhouse of the...
MTN Ghana has launched its 2023 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Month with a pledge to support SMEs with relevant digital tools to scale up their businesses while leading the drive for digital and financial inclusion.
In his keynote address at the event held at the company’s head office in...