Vestergaard and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) have marked the 10th anniversary of the commencement of operation of the Vestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs (VNVL), also known as the Vestergaard-Noguchi Vector Labs (VNVL). Commissioned in 2011, the Lab is consistent with the Danish healthcare company’s goal of providing innovative...
The creative arts sector has the capacity to boost economic growth if more is invested in educating and training upcoming players who have the passion to become a part of the industry, a panel of seasoned experts at the 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Week have said. Addressing the challenges faced by...
Regent University College of Science and Technology has held its 15th graduation ceremony for the graduating class of 2021. The graduation of 253 students with the theme ‘Entrepreneurship Mindset in an Emerging Economy, the Role of Private Universities’, was to mark the achievements of the students as well as awarding...
Management of Anglogold Ashanti are making a deliberate effort to pay extra attention to women’s representation in mining work, and also to make the work environment conducive for them at Anglogold Ashanti. This, management believes, will give women opportunities equitable to men and also empower them financially. Speaking to Business &...
The National Service Secretariat (NSS), the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) and Innohub; a Business Accelerator that supports small and growing businesses, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to officially commence the UPSA Venture Lab Entrepreneurial Program. The UPSA Venture Lab Entrepreneurial Program is a venture-building programme that would...
The Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), the humanitarian arm of Kosmos Energy, has kick-started a new initiative to build the capacity of start-ups in agricultural processing and its innovative technology space. The programme, which is dubbed ‘AgriTech Challenge Pro Competition’, is an acceleration effort aimed at equipping existing start-ups with the...
CapPlus, Mastercard Foundation, and a consortium of partners strengthen financial institutions in Ghana to enable them to lend to MSMEs to create work opportunities for Ghanaians, especially young women and men. CapitalPlus Exchange (CapPlus) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced the launch of an industry-wide collaboration with the Bank...
Experts in the finance and tax industry have in recent times raised alarm and cautioned government on the looming debt crisis. A new report released by ActionAid Ghana in partnership with Public Services International and Education International has confirmed the concerns and red flags raised by these industry players. The...
The build-up to the AfroZons Dubai Sound Off, holding in March of next year is gaining momentum; as Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism (DET) formerly known as Dubai Tourism, unveils, International Afrobeat superstar, D’banj, popularly known as the Koko Master, as the Official Afrobeat Artist of the AfroZons...
Kantanka Automobile Company Limited, wholly owned Ghanaian entity specialized in the manufacturing of automobiles, has delivered the first tranche of 85 pickup trucks to the National Identification Authority (NIA) to bolster operations. The NIA took delivery of 17 Kantanka Omama brand of vehicles, as the first batch of the 85...