The Borough of Brooklyn in New York City in the United States of America has named a street at Bed-Stuy after Ghana to highlight the country’s leading role in building bridges among the global African Family. Bed-Stuy has been a centre of African American culture since the early 20th century and home to many cultural […]
The government has signed an agreement with Spain to facilitate the training of more than 120,000 people in the tourism sector. As part of the agreement, the Spanish government, through Incyde Foundation, the umbrella body of Chambers of Commerce in Spain, will build a hi-tech smart tourist incubator hub to support the development of tourism […]
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme, which is under the Ministry of Business Development has presented financial support to about seven hundred (700) startup’s and entrepreneurs in the northern regions. After presenting Cheques ranging from Ten thousand to Hundred thousand to beneficiaries in Tamale, the Minister for Business Development, Dr. Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Awal in […]
Minister of Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has appealed to entrepreneurs to create internship opportunities for students and give them essential skills to equip themselves. This, he said, is the surest and practical way in building an entrepreneurial culture among students before they come out of school. He also urged entrepreneurs to create more […]
The Business Development Ministry has announced the creation of about 4,750 jobs under one of its capacity building initiatives. According to the ministry, the jobs were created under its capacity building programme for young entrepreneurs. Minister for Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, in his interaction with journalists at the Information Ministry’s Meet-the-Press Series yesterday, […]
The Ministry of Business Development yesterday presented an amount of GH₵200,000 to female entrepreneurs living with disability to expand their businesses. This is under the presidential empowerment for disability. Yesterday’s presentation forms part of the GH₵2 million fund earmarked for women entrepreneurs with disability by the government. The women were drawn from areas such as […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday, Tuesday, August 6 2019, presented cash awards to winners of the Presidential Pitch Season two. The winners took home various sums ranging from GH¢25,000 to GH¢60,000 in grants to expand their businesses. This year, the cash awards have been converted from loans to grants and will not require the […]
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday opened the World Business Angels Investment Forum (GBAF) office in Accra, to empower and finance start-ups, innovators and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country to scale up. The office, the first to be established in the West African sub-region, will interact and engage with a wide range of […]
Minister for Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has charged Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) to strive towards sourcing all its raw materials from Ghanaian farmers from the next three to five years. He said although it was worth commending GGBL for currently acquiring between 55 and 70% of its raw materials locally, an optimum […]
The Ministry of Business Development yesterday launched season II of the Presidential Pitch, aimed at realising government’s ambition of helping to unleash an entrepreneurial revolution in the country. The Presidential Pitch, which is one of the flagship programmes of the ministry, was also birthed to support young entrepreneurs with brilliant business ideas, but for lack […]
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), under the Ministry of Business Development, is living up to its mandate of developing the entrepreneurial eco-system by attracting investors to set up businesses in Ghana to employ more Ghanaians. Speaking on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEIP after receiving a delegation of Indian investors […]
The Minister for Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has been adjudged the Most Business-Oriented African Minister by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF). Dr Awal was chosen for his innovative initiatives that have enhanced the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana, as well as his support for startups and small businesses in the country. The […]
