On Wednesday, September 28, Orange Corners Ghana celebrated the graduation of the 45 youth-led businesses that participated in the six-month acceleration programme. Orange Corners welcomed the entrepreneurs to the stage at a physical ceremony at the premises of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra.
The graduation...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has advised businesses to position themselves to take advantage of grants that support the growth of the industry.
“There are so many grants rolled out by government. Put in the right structures such as proper book-keeping, your governance system must work, that is if...
The Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Kumah, has indicated that the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has contributed GH¢10million to government’s entrepreneurship support initiative - the YouStart programme.
The NLA made the commitment through its charity arm, the ‘Good Causes Foundation’, which has the objective to develop, implement...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has called on financial service providers to revise and develop new financial solutions and models that particularly serve women-led businesses to engender greater financial inclusion.
This is against the understanding that prioritising SME development, especially among women, is critical for promoting inclusive economic growth.
According to...
Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd. (CBG) has opened its ultra-modern SME centre at Kokomlemle to cater for the needs of SME clients. Commending the bank, the Deputy Minister of Finance in charge of Wealth Creation, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, praised the bank for its unflinching support to the SME sector.
According...
SNV Ghana has launched the second call of its matching grant competition dubbed: ‘GrEEn Innovation Challenge’ for 15 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Western and Ashanti Regions.
The Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) Innovation Challenge, will be awarding a matching grant of up to...
The European Union (EU) has, through the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), made available €6.5million to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana with the goal of strengthening their competitiveness in export through an enhanced value chain process.
The EU Ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, announced this when he...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has brought together some commercial banks and Small Medium Enterprises (SME) who are into export in the Ashanti Region at a forum to ensure ways to survive and compete effectively in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), including the growth of non-traditional...
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has reiterated government’s commitment to nurturing and developing the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the areas of profiling, matchmaking and linkage to supply chains of large enterprises in order to be major players in the Africa Continental Free Trade...