Ghana’s leading investment brand, EDC Investments Ltd has joined forces with distinguished radio brand, Happy98.9FM to educate Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and the informal sector on the importance of investment. The campaign christened ‘Wo Sikas3m’, will see the investment giant share money making and management tips on Happy98.9FM...
The Group Head Retail Banking, Bank of Africa, Alex Agyei-Amponsah has said Banks increasing financial portfolio for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), as directed by the government in the 2022 budget would not eliminate the funding gap challenge of the sector. According to him, although banks would adhere to...
Ten wholly Ghanaian-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been selected and enrolled as the first cohort of enterprises to benefit from the ACET Business Transform programme in order to thrive on the global market. The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) Business Transform (ABT) programme is a flagship project...
Access Bank Ghana in partnership with Open Labs has challenged SMEs to embrace emerging opportunities through digitalization, for their business growth. In a workshop organized at the Kumasi Technical University on the theme ‘Boosting Digital Skills for Emerging Opportunities’, Jones Darmor, Zonal Head, Business Banking for Access Bank, explained that...
ASA Saving and Loans Limited has set aside a little over GH₵20, 000 to support some need but brilliant students in its operational areas in the Ashanti Region. The gesture which forms part of the corporate social responsibility activities of the firm is hoped to lessen the burden of parents...
Some owners of small businesses across the country have started accessing their share of the new round of stimulus packages introduced by government to cushion micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) yesterday began the disbursement of GH¢13million to...
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation is set to create some 39,000 jobs for the youth in three years, the acting Director in-charge of Women Entrepreneurship at the agency, Philomena Norman, has said. Of the total, 70 percent of the beneficiaries will be females and...
Despite the pandemic’s impact on the local economy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has said it also came as a blessing in disguise, as it led to increase in funding for women owned businesses. According to her, out of about 900,000 applicants of...
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still unfolding rapidly globally, the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), would work assiduously to protect the  SME sector from collapse, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GEA, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has said. Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh said this during the closing ceremony of the Agency’s COVID-19 SME...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana has organised a day’s workshop for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) on ways to educate them to overcome credit accessibility constraints in the country. The workshop which was held in Accra brought together SME’s ranging from importers, contractors, suppliers, traders among others. Giving the...