The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana has organized a two-day strategic communications capacity-building training programme for six selected Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and their respective Business Advisory Centres (BACs)/Business Resource Centres (BRCs) across the country.
The training, aimed at equipping the MMDAs, BACs and BRCs to effectively...
Green business accelerator, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) which supports local small and medium enterprises to successfully commercialise and scale innovative business solutions, graduated 29 people from its Cohort Five at its Accra Office last week.
It brings the total number of incubated businesses to 112 since the inception...
as DTI commissions an ultra-modern workshop and makerspace
The Design and Technology Institute (DTI) has rewarded five learner groups of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with seed capital of US$25,000 to support their business ideas under its pre-accelerator programme.
The competition, which is part of DTI’s Community Innovative Project (CIP),...
MTN Ghana has hosted seasoned business professionals in the SME and digital space while they shared valuable insights on how SMEs in Ghana and Africa can grow their businesses through the digitalisation of their operations.
Speaking on the theme ‘Accelerating SME Growth and Development the Role of Digitalisation’, business mogul...
... as AVI 2021 fellows graduate
Businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have been advised to derisk and better position their operations to attract investors, drum up financial support, and boost growth.
Following concerns that many enterprises fail in their quest to access funding because they are not investor-ready, experts,...
The ACP-DIGI Project, designed to drive digitalisation among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), has successfully educated and equipped over one thousand participants.
Lead Consultant and CEO-Suku Technologies Limited, Tsonam Akpeloo, highlighted the project's role in addressing challenges faced by SMEs.
He recalled tough business situations during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasising the need for...
Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited continues to make giant strides in Ghana’s cocoa industry. The latest of its many innovative interventions is the launch of Nyonkodo Farmer Life Plan, a bundled insurance, pension and scholarship plan for its farmers at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region of Ghana.
Speaking at the...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and Mastercard Foundation have initiated a programme dubbed Young Africa Works to create some 39,000 jobs for the youth through entrepreneurship.
The three-year programme is an entrepreneurship development and employment programme targeted at young people, particularly young women, in Ghana. The project...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said that over 20,000 applicants who were supposed to benefit from the stimulus package under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) business support scheme were unable to receive their funds, due to their Mobile Money (MoMo) accounts facing some technical disparities.
According...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about or created a lot of uncertainty, which is making it difficult for businesses to predict the future in terms of their business operations. With a lot of lockdown restriction imposed by government(s) and closure of non-essential businesses, business executives are worried about their...