Category: General
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#CitiBizFestival: Day One of Sales Revolution in pictures
The first training program of the Citi Business Festival, the Sales Revolution was held at the Coconut Grove Regency hotel in Accra today. This is the fourth edition of the Sales Revolution. The two-day event assembled sales and marketing executives. About 120 participants gathered to learn how to increase sales in their respective organizations. Participants…
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Ghana Standards Authority exposes 10 fraudulent fuel filling stations
Inspections carried out by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has exposed 10 fuel filling stations engaged in under-delivering. They included; Shell, Motorway Extension; Total, McCarthy Hill; GOIL Mile 11; Frimps Oil, Tetegu junction; GOIL, Galilea; Frimps Oil, Spintex Road; Glory Oil, Spintex Road; Allied Oil, Sakaman; Shell, Amanfrom West and Goodness Energy, Kasoa. A statement issued…
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Graduate entrepreneurs to be posted to their own firms for national service
Graduate entrepreneurs who wish to do their national service through their own projects can now do so after a successful pilot last year which saw 20 of such graduates complete their national service programmes working on their own projects. The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) last year arranged for some graduates to continue operating…
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#CitiBizFestival: Sales Revolution starts today
The first training programme of the Citi Business Festival, The Sales Revolution will start this morning at 8:30 am. The two-day event will be held at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel. The facilitators for the training programme include Maxwell Dodd, CEO of Econet Media and Mawuli Ocloo, Managing Consultant at Salesmark Services Ltd Topics that…
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#CitiBizFestival: Startups must take licensing regime seriously to seize opportunities—Business Coach
Startups and businesses must take seriously the licensing regime and the tax policies that govern their operations to avert challenges in the future, Business Coach, Andrew Ayiku has cautioned. Mr. Ayiku who was on the Citi Breakfast Show as part of the on air series for the Citi Business Festival said most often, startups take…
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Tema Shipyard bounces back, needs more capital injection
The PSC Tema Shipyard Limited, host to one of the largest shipyards and dry-docks on the African continent, has bounced back into activity and operation but needs a capital injection of about US$ 250 million for initial full operations. Workers are on site, with some ship engineers attending to ship repairing and servicing as other…
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Don’t resort to panic withdrawals—GHAMFIN to microfinance customers
The Ghana Micro Finance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN) has appealed to the public not to resort to panic withdrawals, following the cleanup exercise by the Bank of Ghana. The group in press statement assured that “it is safe to do business with the 137 microfinance and 31 microcredit companies” in good standing. The Bank of Ghana…
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#CitiBizFestival: GCIC to grow 100 climate entrepreneurs in five years
The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) has announced plans to grow 100 climate entrepreneurs within the areas of energy efficiency, domestic waste management, solar energy, water supply management and purification, as well as climate smart agriculture in the next five years. The businesses are expected to generate a cumulative revenue of four million dollars within…
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Freight forwarders kick against expected increase in port tariffs by MPS
Freight Forwarders at the Tema Port are kicking against a request by the Meridian Port Services, MPS, for an increase in port charges at its new terminal. The freight forwarders say any increase in tariffs will overburden importers. The Vice President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, Johnny Mantey, says the proposed 11% increase…
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Creating a sustainable future: Emirates shows the way with eco-friendly blankets
June 5 is World Environment Day! Since it began in 1972, it has grown to become the single largest celebration of our environment each year. As the United Nations marks World Environment Day, it is anticipated that thousands of communities and organizations across the globe will participate in the celebration. The theme for this year’s…