SMEs

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is anticipating an export boom post COVID-19, and is therefore stocking its website with export educational materials aimed at training interested persons to understand the nuances of export. According to the authority, the lockdown provides it with a great opportunity to empower many people...

President Akufo-Addo in his seventh address to the nation on Sunday announced an end to the three-week partial lockdown imposed on some parts of the country which has elicited some mixed reactions. Generally, there was a sense of jubilation, particularly for those who eking out a living was becoming unbearable...

There are those who dread the idea of going into farming. For some, it will never be part of their career options in life. For others, they fear they can never make enough money from it to take care of their needs and their families’. But one lady has...

It is rare to see young people engage in works that many of their colleagues consider being physically ‘dirty’. Today’s youth are most interested in acquiring a degree and getting a job that will put them in an airconditioned office. But that is not what a young lady called...

Innovation is what is driving today’s world. That is why businesses are told to innovate or die. One area where innovation is really needed on our continent is the agriculture sector and a lot of startups are trying in this regard. This week, the B&FT’s Inspiring Startups caught up...

It seems The Year of Return started early for some Ghanaians in the diaspora. As we all know, home is where the heart is and this week’s B&FT’s Inspiring Startups features a young lady who had it all living abroad but decided to leave them behind and start a...

He was told it was job for those who couldn’t achieve any academic success in life. He was told he couldn’t make any living from it. He was told to find a better job to do so he could provide a better future for his children. Yet, Daniel didn’t...

Decisions. We all make them. But it is always the end that justifies the means. Today’s Inspiring Startups page features a young lady who made a choice that some will find unthinkable. This lady decided to make drinks to sell and resigned from a bank. Read on as she...

The 2018 West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA), which seeks to provide a platform to recognize individuals and companies that play a significant role in the development of various sectors in the West Africa region to attract investors into West Africa, is expected to come off at the Kempinski...

The US$50million Oasis Africa Venture Capital Fund has officially been launched to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The fund has the capacity to invest between US$500,000 to US$5million in one investee. At a short but impressive ceremony, Matteew Boadu Adjei, Chief Executive Officer of Oasis Capital, a growth capital...