The 2018 West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA), which seeks to provide a platform to recognize individuals and companies that play a significant role in the development of various sectors in the West Africa region to attract investors into West Africa, is expected to come off at the Kempinski...
The US$50million Oasis Africa Venture Capital Fund has officially been launched to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The fund has the capacity to invest between US$500,000 to US$5million in one investee. At a short but impressive ceremony, Matteew Boadu Adjei, Chief Executive Officer of Oasis Capital, a growth capital...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the closure of some supermarkets in the country facilitate the removal of all products labelled in foreign languages. The decision by the FDA came following a publication by the Daily Graphic, which drew attention of authorities to some supermarkets and mother care...
After experiencing a cow die helplessly from foot and mouth disease, Peter thought about what can be done to give good health to farm animals - which is the livelihood of many in the community where he was raised. Read on as he shares his story with the B&FT’s...
What a bold step! Can you imagine your child, brother or sister completes university and after national service comes back to tell you: “I want to sell waakye”? Just for the sake of our international readers, waakye is a Ghanaian food made of par-boiled rice and beans. That is...
It is the fourth week since the new season of the MTN Heroes of Change programme hit television screens. So far three selfless Ghanaians have had their stories told to wide acclaim. The airing dates and channels include TV3 on Saturdays at 4pm, Adom TV on Saturdays at 7:30pm and...
Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel Sandie Okoro’s four-day mission to Ghana enabled her to understand how World Bank-financed programmes and projects are working on the ground. In relation to the above, Madam Okoro visited the Climate Innovation Centre at the Ashesi University campus on March 22 to...
The Internet has brought tremendous possibilities for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and earn more money. At the same time, while it can dramatically help you grow your business outside your zip code, the global exposure which it brings also increases the risks your business faces. ' Some of them could...
The 2nd Poultry Value Chain Fair (POVAC), under the theme ‘Employment Creation along the Poultry Value Chain: Public Private Partnership Approach’, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd March 2018 at the Eusbett Hotel, Sunyani. This year’s Fair, under the auspices of the Ministry of Food...
The winner of the maiden edition of the McDAN Entrepreneurship Challenge with practical business ideas is expected to receive US$25,000 as prize money to start their business venture. Speaking at the launch of entrepreneurship challenge on Monday in Accra, Kelvin Peter Atuguba, founder of Today’s Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) Ghana, explained...