Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Abena Amoah, says the Ghanaian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector is the solution to the economy’s sustainability.
With over 90 percent of businesses in the country being SMEs and contributing, collectively, at least 70 percent of the GDP, Ms. Amoah...
The Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank, Kwamina Asomaning, visited some clients at the central business district to learn more about their businesses, solicit feedback and appreciate these customers for their loyalty as part of the global Service Week celebrations.
Mr. Asomaning, accompanied by a team from the Tudu branch of...
Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) through its Cohort 2 programme has awarded US$10,000 each to fund 5 women entrepreneurs in small- and medium-sized enterprises to scale up their business operations.
This happened during the graduation ceremony of 20 women entrepreneurs who were taken through a nine-month-long incubation programme that...
SNV Ghana has awarded 51 green start-ups with almost GH₵1.3m matching grants as part of its GrEEn Business Plan Competition for entrepreneurs in the Ashanti and Western Regions.
Winners were awarded grants ranging between GH₵35,000 and GH₵75,000; and 14 others were given machinery support totalling a little over GH₵211,000.
According to...
A total of 48 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), who are either enrolled or have graduated from SNV’s six-month GrEEn Incubation and GrEEn Acceleration Programmes, are participating in a six-day 2022 GrEEn Regional Trade Show in Takoradi.
The Trade Show, organised by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is to showcase the...
For the third year running, staff of FBNBank Ghana have displayed exemplary commitment to their communities by making a cash donation to the Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central in support of their child-focused projects.
This was after the club’s ‘Walk for a Child’ fund-raising walk on the University...
Absa Bank Ghana has announced a GH¢2.5million grant to support businesses in the Fintech and Agritech industry. The initiative is part of the Absa Young Africa Works programme in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, which is designed to build the capacity of 5,000 SMES and create 50,000 jobs for...
In the midst of a period of ongoing disruption, SMEs are increasingly turning to the cloud to help evolve their business models, achieve greater efficiency, and drive innovation.
According to Jade Michael, Head of Public Cloud at SAP Africa, the impact of the pandemic has left many SMEs operating under...
With businesses constantly seeking expanded markets and looking for opportunities beyond their home countries, business leaders of small-scale enterprises (SMEs) and industry practitioners have been urged to use electronic commerce (E-commerce) as a vehicle for cross-border trade as they are equipped with tools to overcome militating factors.
According to the...
The economy’s continuous downgrading by international rating agencies could derail the Ghanaian Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector’s ability to attract investors, scale up and play a leading role in the country’s economic recovery, Dean of the University of Cape Coast School (UCC School) of Business, Prof. John Gatsi, has...