Most Start-up founders use multiple avenues to raise funding for their businesses. These sources of funding are generally classified either as equity or debt financing. Equity financing involves raising funding through a share of ownership from new or existing shareholders (owners). On the other hand, debt financing occurs when...
Government is banking the country’s economic recovery on successful execution of the YouStart programme, an initiative that seeks to support young entrepreneurs to access capital, training and technical skills which will enable them to start, build and own their businesses, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. The initiative targets young...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Stephen Amoah has reiterated government's commitment to ensuring the growth of SMEs while reducing the country's unemployment rate. Due to this,  government mid-year launched the 'SME Growth and Opportunity (SME Go) initiative  wherein over GH₵8billion has been earmarked for SMEs with a...
The Juaben Circuit Court on Monday, April 20, 2020, granted bail of GH¢10,000 with a surety of permanent residence to Nana Osei Bonsu, who allegedly forged the letterhead of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) with names of fake beneficiaries. The suspect, Osei Bonsu, is said to have created...
The program will support 300 high-performing entrepreneurs with up to US$150,000 each in zero-interest loans and will provide technical support to spur Africa’s economic recovery. Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners), in collaboration with the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and Ecobank, has launched the African Resilience Initiative for Entrepreneurs (ARIE)...