Clay Group, a business process re-engineering firm, providing 360 business solutions to SMEs and startups is set to launch the Clay Business Clinic in Accra on Friday, the 29th of July, 2022. The first of its kind initiative seeks to equip entrepreneurs, businesses, business enthusiasts and startups with the...
The Executive Director of Association of Rural Banks, Ghana, Mrs. Comfort Owusu has advised CEOs of rural banks to use their office to massively support small and medium enterprises, particularly in their communities, to reduce poverty and improve the lives of rural folk. She has reminded rural bank CEOs of...
Société Générale Ghana (SG-Ghana) has relaunched its innovative facility which has been giving support to local businesses or Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the country. The facility, known as ‘Home of Business’ (HoB) which was originally launched in 2019, is part of SG Groups ‘Grow with Africa’ programme envisioned...
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and government of Japan have signed an agreement to enhance the competitiveness of Ghanaian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in pushing for economic and social development in the country. Targetting over 100 firms in the Ghanaian agribusiness space, the US$3.5million partnership is...
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) is supporting 16 entrepreneurs and three business associations with GH¢880,000 as working capital and for expansion under the YouStart pilot programme. The disbursement follows visits to the sites of each beneficiary under the pilot phase of the yet-to-be launched programme by a team from the...
A Financial Sector & Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Financing Expert with the AFC Agriculture & Finance Consultants GmbH, Samuel Kojo Darko, says MSMEs in Africa need innovative and segmented financial solutions to grow sustainably. He maintained that African MSMEs have unique characteristics which translate into different business dynamics...
Absa Bank Ghana has cemented a partnership with Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to support business enterprises in Ghana with skills training and insights in digital technology. The goal is to unlock new opportunities by co-creating and producing the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs in Ghana and on...
Consistent with its goal of driving economic transformation through financing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), financial services provider Societe General has entered into a partnership agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to provide a guarantee facility of GH¢35million for domestic businesses. Speaking during a signing ceremony to formalise the...
As a testament of its determination to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to scale up and run profitable ventures, the Management of Ghana Exim Bank, GEXIM, on Tuesday 5th July 2022 received the African Union Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (AU SME) award for "The Best Market...
President Akufo-Addo has unveilled a US$10million Tourism SMEs Grant to empower Small and Medium scale tourism enterprises across the country as part of government’s provision of an additional boost for businesses under the Ghana Tourism Development Project (GTDP). The grant, according to the president, is expected to help operators in...