The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many businesses, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the cocoa sector that provide critical services to smallholder farmers in Ghana. These small businesses, when provided with the needed support, play a vital role in improving the livelihoods of farmers through yield enhancements and...
Vodafone Ghana has reinforced its commitment to helping Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) become more resilient and continue to experience growth during this pandemic by dedicating the month of September to SMEs. The telco, as part of this year’s celebration, has outlined a host of initiatives purposely aimed at...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, yesterday announced a loan to Societe Generale Ghana Ltd. (SGGH) to support the bank’s reach and provision of services to thousands of Ghanaian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which in turn support growth and job creation in the country. The US$50million senior...
The Ministry of Business Development yesterday presented GH¢3million to some women entrepreneurs in Accra, The initiative, dubbed ‘Young Women Entrepreneurship Initiative’, is aimed at helping to build the capacity of young women entrepreneurs and transition them from necessity-entrepreneurs to opportunity-driven entrepreneurs. In partnership with the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects and...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity. In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
CEO of E90 Ghana Limited, Fafape Ama Etsa Foe, has commended Vodafone Ghana for its mobile app initiative, Red Trader, a product created to provide digital solutions for traders especially during COVID-19 period. According to her, SMEs should take advantage of technology during this period for business continuity. “As SMEs,...
Vinci Hair Clinic has scheduled to host a first-of-its-kind global hair loss conference in Nigeria and Ghana, to mark the hair loss awareness month and global celebration aimed at raising awareness on hair loss causes and others which affects both men and women. The virtual conference, set to come off...
The Ecobank Group and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), under its 100,000 MSMEs by 2021 (100K MSMEs), have launched the MSME Academy to provide easy access to practical training and resources on financing opportunities in various countries; how to build a digital presence for businesses; and how to...
A microfinance company based in the Western Region, Boin Microfinance Limited, has cited  the Receiver, Eric Nana Nipah, for abuse of power and disregard for the law as the company’s assets are being confiscated despite court order stopping it from doing so. According to management of the company, the Accra...
Opinion scores on the impact of tax systems and policies on the growth of SMEs in Ghana vary among business owners and managers. Do the tax systems and policies in Ghana impede SMEs growth? Do the tax systems and policies drain the investments of SMEs owners? Is poor tax...