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02 Aug

YouStart: Over 26,000 Persons Received Business Advisory Support

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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that the government’s YouStart initiative has benefited 26,626 individuals across the nation since its launch last year. The initiative aims to provide participants with entrepreneurial skills, investment readiness tools, as well as coaching and mentoring services. “To equip participants with entrepreneurial skills, investment readiness tools as well as coaching and mentoring services under the YouStart initiative, 26,626 persons nationwide have received business advisory support services since its launch last year,” the minister said as he presented the 2023 mid-year budget review Monday, July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme has also been…

05 Dec

Ghana’s Economy Is Not A Collapsed Economy- Patrick Awuku

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Deputy National communications director, Dr Asiedu Kokro, says the current state of the economy is not in shambles, neither has it collapsed. Dr Asiedu in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning on Wontumi radio/Movement TV, said with regards to the update of the state of the economy by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, emphatically stated that Ghana's economy has not collapsed, backing his statement with some ongoing projects of the ruling government. He however stated that the government is still paying Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA) and government workers. He said that ''This Ghanaian economy is…

16 Nov

Take Advantage Of ‘Youstart’ And Become Financially Independent- NEIP CEO Charges Youth

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the National Entrepreneurship Innovation Program (NEIP) Dr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has charged the youth to take ownership of the Youstart programme, for them to become the next big millionaires. He noted that it is a direct investment Government is making in their future to enable them to implement the enterprising business ideas they have but cannot implement because they lack capital, access to market and funding. Speaking with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement in the morning show, he noted that "it will be fulfilling to have the next big millionaires in Ghana sharing their story…

28 Sep

Absa Bank Deepens Support To Startups And SMEs With “YouStart” Partnership

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Let’s face it, Absa Bank has got it right. The Bank’s business in Ghana is based on a very simple strategy - a strong focus on supporting local businesses and leadership in digital banking. The bank is sentient enough to know that local businesses, entrepreneurship and startups, underpin Ghana’s economic growth so it has laid out a clear strategy to become the bank of choice for these businesses. This strategy is working well and has contributed to making Absa the most profitable and consistently high performing bank in Ghana. Last year, the bank also became the first in the history…

23 Aug

The YouStart Program Is A Solution To The Depreciation Of The Cedi- CEO NEIP (VIDEO)

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship Innovation Program(NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has disclosed that the government's YouStart Project which is geared towards creating 1million jobs is a solution to the depreciation of the cedi. "We are running an import driven economy and that is what is crippling many businesses and also the cause of the depreciation of the cedi. The most common food we consume in this country is rice, stew and chicken and many of the ingredients are imported- what we produce isn't enough therefore we import all of these into the country at a cost…