Tag: Citi Business Festival
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#CitiBizFestival: Partnerships key to restarting businesses post COVID – Michael Mensah-Baah
The Chief Operating Officer of Absa Bank Ghana Limited, Michael Mensah-Baah, says partnerships and the ability to control an organization’s cash flow are essential items needed to restart businesses post COVID-19. Citing the opportunities created in the delivery services sector for instance due to restrictions, he said interested businesses can merge to reduce the cost…
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#CitiBizFestival: Stay relevant with digitization amid COVID-19 – Absa Dir. to employees
Business Banking Director at Absa Bank, Grace Anim-Yeboah, has stressed the need for employees to harness the power of digitization in order to stay relevant amid the COVID-19 pandemic . According to her, digital tools are critical for surviving a crisis conversation. “It is key to surviving and thriving as the pandemic continues to disrupt…
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#CitiBizFestival: Review Business Models to meet changing trends – ABSA Dir. urges SMEs
The Director of Business Banking at Absa Bank Ghana, Grace Anim-Yeboah, has advised businesses to regularly review their models to meet the changing trends. The disruption of most activities by the novel coronavirus pandemic globally, has caused some businesses to overhaul their operations altogether, while others have been compelled to fold up. Nonetheless, new opportunities…
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#CitiBizFestival: First virtual business forum comes off today
The first of the four virtual business forums for this year’s Citi Business Festival is scheduled to come off on Tuesday [June 2, 2020] on Citi TV. Christened ‘Reboot’, the virtual business forum, will be discussing how you can restart your business after COVID-19. Discussants include; Michael Mensah-Baah, Chief Operating Officer of Absa Bank Ghana…
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Local firms must tap into COVID-19 opportunities to meet demand – Michael Kottoh
Managing Partner of Konfidants, Michael Kottoh, has emphasized the need for Ghanaian manufacturing companies to tap into the opportunities presented by COVID-19, which has disrupted the global supply chain of essential items. He says the growing demand for locally produced goods will require that businesses adjust their models to suit the changing times. Countries that…
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Registration for Ghana Rising conference opens
Registration for Ghana Rising, a one-day conference to deliberate on policies to help boost the productive capacities of local businesses, has opened. The event organised by Citi FM/TV will be held on September 19, 2019, at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra. Explaining the rationale behind the event, Bernardino Koku Avle, General Manager…
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Lojaanor launches operational facility at Roman Ridge
Lojaanor opens an operational facility to enable its customers to access fresh wholesome seafood and fish from local fisherfolks and fish farmers. The operational facility which also serves as a pick-up point is located in Roman Ridge and will be launched on the 19th of July, 2019 and open to the public from 22nd July,…
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Only 18% of goods sold in top supermarkets are Made in Ghana – Research
Goods manufactured locally are struggling to make it to the shelves of leading supermarkets in Accra, research conducted Konfidants, an international business advisory firm, has shown. The research, which surveyed eight of the leading supermarkets in Accra on 23 product categories, showed that only 18 percent of all the goods sold by these supermarket chains…
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#CitiBizFestival: Cultivating a savings habit will secure the future – Paul Kofi Mante
Investment analyst and Managing Director of EDC Investment, Paul Kofi Mante has advised workers to cultivate a savings habit by putting away about 20 percent of their income into an investment. He explained that cultivating a savings habit will not only sustain workers in difficult times but will also make workers financially independent. Speaking on…
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#CitiBizFestival: Sales Revolution closes in Accra
The Citi Business Festival flagship Sales Revolution came to an end today, Friday, at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel with participants equipped to help drive sales in the respective organization. The two-day programme trained over 100 sales personnel and executives on some of the emerging trends of closing sales deals and ultimately enforcing the position…