Tag: Entrepreneurship
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Encourage public policies to support entrepreneurship – David Tengey
Policy makers have been encouraged to critical give maximum attention to entrepreneurship to transform the competences of the youth towards economic growth. This according to the Executive Director of David Douglas Leadership Forum, David Douglas Tengey will stimulate new employment and accelerate economic development. Speaking at the 6th Lead Yourself Conference which under the theme:…
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Uganda, Botswana and Ghana are the world’s top 3 economies with the most female entrepreneurs
The 2021 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has, for the third consecutive year, ranked Botswana (38.5%), Uganda (38.4%) and Ghana (37.2%) as the countries with the most women business owners globally. The Index’s benchmark indicator is calculated as a percentage of total business owners. This is the fifth edition of the MIWE, which puts…
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Ghana ranked 7th best African Country for Entrepreneurs in 2022: Top 10 rankings
A new report compiled by the CEOWORLD magazine has found Ghana is the 7th best African country out of 10 to become an entrepreneur. The Entrepreneurship Index evaluates a total of 100 economies based on a wide range of factors to create an overall “best countries for entrepreneurship” index, including innovation, competitiveness, infrastructure, labour skills, access…
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Volta Fair 2021: Senyo Hosi urges youth to consider venturing into agro processing
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors Senyo Hosi has urged the youth of the Volta Region to consider investing in other parts of the agricultural value-chain instead of just focusing on traditional farming. According to the businessman, who is also the founder of an indigenous agric social business in the…
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Use 2022 Budget to push development and growth of entrepreneurship in Ghana [ARTICLE]
Entrepreneurship has been a major contributor to the gross domestic product (GDP), employment generation and innovation in Ghana. The International Trade Center (ITC) reported in the 2016 SME Competitiveness in Ghana that small businesses represent about 85% of businesses and contribute about 70% of Ghana’s gross domestic product (GDP). The report further indicated that they…
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DIONS Entrepreneurship Ecosystem begins registration for free training on E-Commerce entrepreneurship
DIONS Entrepreneurship Ecosystem has commenced enrollment to groom and empower 1,600 young E-Commerce entrepreneurs across the 16 regions of Ghana for its 2020/2021 cohort. Hundred qualified individuals will be selected each month for the next 16 months starting from September 1, 2020 to December 2021. The fellowship will offer practical support including equity funding to…
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A Dishonest Employee or Customer; A Major Threat To A Start-up Business
According to Claude Grunitzky, a renowned Global media entrepreneur, regardless of your business idea, the entrepreneur must ask him or herself, “what is the single necessary and sufficient condition for a business?” It is not a product, a technology, a customer need, a business plan, a vision, a strong team, investors, or competitive advantage. While…
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Perfectionism – The Enemy of an Entrepreneur [Article]
I’ve had a slight Symmetry OCD since I was a kid. Obsessions with this OCD include the persistent, mostly irrational need for things to ‘feel’ symmetrical, or be perfectly aligned, or to get to some version of “just right”. Accompanying compulsions include repeated rearranging, evening up, constant realigning and even repeated tapping. It’s not bad…
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Government plans training 12,000 entrepreneurs in three years
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister for Business Development, has said it is the goal of government to train and mentor 12,000 entrepreneurs nation-wide to enhance their businesses within three years adding that beneficiaries of the training would also have access to a GHC 100 million loan with 10 percent interest rate. Dr Awal, who made…
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Young entrepreneurs must look beyond cash to thrive — Yofi Grant
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Yofi Grant has cautioned that the growing support for young businesses and entrepreneurs across the country will not yield the expected results if the entrepreneurs themselves fail to institute key accountability measures. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the 3rd Edition…