Innovative Strategies for Startups and Small businesses It is a truism that a good idea sells itself, but then, for a good idea to sell itself, it must first be presented in the best possible way. Many startups have failed to secure funding not because they were unviable businesses or...
The International Day of Rural Women has been held in Tamale, the Northern regional capital with a call for an urgent need for building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19 by strengthening rural women’s sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing. This year’s event organised by the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency...
It is increasingly recognised that we live in a VUCA World, characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how quickly major economic disruption can occur. Leading economies suddenly see numerous businesses facing bankruptcy. The dislocation, coupled with the impact of new technology, will accelerate the...
The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a non-profit organization aimed at promoting the education and overall academic excellence of brilliant but needy students, has reiterated its commitment to supporting a 100 girls in rural Ghana under the 100 Girls Support Project. The 100 Girls Support Project is aimed at supporting 10...
The latest edition of My Story Magazine, an entrepreneurial resource platform, has highlighted the lessons, experiences, challenges and success stories of 21 Ghanaian entrepreneurs who are poised to make a difference in their communities and project the African continent. The 8th digital edition dubbed ‘scaling ideas into business ventures', also...
The Kuburah Diamonds Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, has launched a Zango Women Livelihood and Empowerment Programme (ZANGWOLEAP), to support women in Zongo communities with entrepreneurship skills. The programme which was on the theme: “Empowering the Zango women into building financial freedom through skills development and capacity building” took place at...
As part of efforts to standardize the training and certification of practitioners in the Colour Cosmetics Industry, the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in collaboration with Makeup Ghana has developed two Competency-Based Training (CBT) training packages at levels three and four of National TVET Qualification...
Government has officially unveiled the Ghana CARE Guarantee Scheme, a GH¢2 billion package to support businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, which falls under the GH¢100 billion Ghana CARES programme, provides guarantees for lending to SMEs that ultimately reduces the risk of lending for banks,...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has said that with the nation’s growing industrial interest, there is the need for the state to accelerate its efforts in adding nuclear energy to the national energy mix to guarantee reliable, cheap, predictable and accessible power to support economic growth. Chief Executive Officer...
Businesses belonging to Persons With Disability (PDWs) from the northern part of the country have been provided with GH¢200,000 under the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP). The package is in line the Presidential Empowerment for Entrepreneurs with Disability through the Ministry for Business Development. In all, an amount of...