Opportunity International Savings and Loans (Opportunity), a leading savings and loans company in Ghana held a 2nd graduation ceremony for 54 street porters (Kayayei) under its flagship Youth Development Programme.
The programme identified vulnerable girls who had relocated from various places especially from the Northern part of the country to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is far advanced with its plans to introduce crowd funding in Ghana. The capital markets regulatory institution expects to have established a framework for its commencement imminently and hopes to have it up and running, backed by the requisite legislation as early as next...
Green business accelerator, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) which supports local small and medium enterprises to successfully commercialise and scale innovative business solutions, graduated 29 people from its Cohort Five at its Accra Office last week.
It brings the total number of incubated businesses to 112 since the inception...
… as 18 companies, six individuals win major awards at 2020 manufacturing awards
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has said government is ready to reposition the manufacturing sector to help lead the economic revival of the country as plans are far afoot for a post COVID-19 economy.
Speaking...
Out of a total of GHc99 million spent on loans and projects, Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in 2019, disbursed GHc92.5 million to 74,334 micro loans beneficiaries, the Finance Committee in Parliament has presented in its report on the budget performance of the Office of Government Machinery.
The report...
Founder of SheaCoal Zoyanna Ent, Douglas Akoglo, has been crowned winner of the third edition of the Presidential Pitch organised by the Business Development Ministry in partnership with the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP).
His initiative, which is aimed at converting Shea nut residue into charcoal, won the grand...
Ten young entrepreneurs will today pitch their business ideas before President Akufo-Addo in the third window of the Presidential Pitch in Accra.
The presidential pitch offers young entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of experienced judges, out of which 10 will be selected as winners...
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can offer the economy more in terms of job creation, revenue and economic growth, but only if the government can work to improve access to and cost of credit, as well as sustainably provide support to build resilience, the Association of Ghana Industries...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) says one of the challenges it has faced since commencing distribution of the stimulus package under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) business support scheme is complaints of funds’ shortfalls.
According to the NBSSI, a quick investigation into the complaints revealed that the...
Even though businesses globally have had their share of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey conducted by the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry has established that the most hit businesses in Ghana are in the SME sector.
CEO of Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry,...