About 65 Startups across the country have been honoured at the 6th edition of the Young Entrepreneur Awards, held in Accra.
The annual award ceremony is aimed at celebrating ambitious and indigenous Ghanaian Start-up businesses that are making an impact, contributing to economic growth, meeting social needs and putting the...
… as it launches Brand Reputation Week and Awards with focus on SMEs
The survival of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in difficult times and their general growth hinges on how they have effectively planned their operations and long-term goals, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Communications Africa...
…reiterates SMEs’ support commitment for AfCFTA
Bank of Africa-Ghana (BOA-Ghana) has been named ‘2022 Trade Finance Bank of the Year’ by two separate credible awarding schemes: the Innovation and Excellence Awards, and the Ghana Credit Excellence Awards 2022.
The awards are organised by two well-respected institutions, the International Centre for...
The Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) has signed a grant award with SMEs to disburse up to GH¢20.6 million under the second phase of the COVID-19 Response Grant Programme to some 135 enterprises.
The initiative forms part of the World Bank Ghana Economic Transformation Project and is expected to further deepen...
Government is banking the country’s economic recovery on successful execution of the YouStart programme, an initiative that seeks to support young entrepreneurs to access capital, training and technical skills which will enable them to start, build and own their businesses, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said.
The initiative targets young...
MyFIG was selected the winner of the Demo Day pitch contest held as part of the climax of the Ghana Digital Innovative Week 2022 after it was selected over 12 other competing startups of the NextGen Fintech Generator.
Figtech Limited’s winning pitch was the showcasing of its flagship app MyFIG,...
…targets to reduce unemployment by providing 1 million jobs
Government has opened the portal for the YouStart Ghana Jobs and Skills programme as part of its agenda to build an entrepreneurial nation.
The ambitious GH¢10 billion programme seeks to support young entrepreneurs to gain access to capital, training and technical...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of the many opportunities in the green and circular economy.
According to Mr. Grant, the world currently is focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since they is...
GH¢1.5bn to support SMEs in 5 years
GH¢60m deployed so far this year
Extra GH¢35m by close of 2022
In the next five years, Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) will deploy GH¢1.5 billion to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while accelerating their growth, the Chief Executive Officer of...
GH¢245m already deployed for on-lending by PFIs
GH¢1bn underway in 6-months
10 partnerships undertaken
5 partner financial institutions
Ensuring competitively priced medium-to-long-term financing to support the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) is leveraging on its capacity and partner financial institutions (PFIs) to de-risk...