A new and innovative business support service for the Small and Medium scale (SME) sector has been officially launched in Kumasi by the Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu.<\/p>\n
The initiative dubbed the \u201cGhana SME Hub\u201d is a partnership between Business World magazine and MTN with the support of Union Savings and Loans.<\/p>\n
The launch, which took place at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi\u00a0was attended by several business associations and groups in the Ashanti region as well as prominent business owners in Kumasi.<\/p>\n
It was held on the theme, \u201cBuilding Successful partnerships for Business Expansion\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the theme for the event, Mr. Bonsu in a speech read on his behalf said \u201c I will like to re-echo the assembly unflinching commitment towards creating the enabling environment for businesses to grow in the metropolis\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that the initiative is therefore appropriate because it aims at creating a relaxed environment for \u00a0business owners and managers to better engage with experts on best practices and solutions to their challenges.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the importance of the Ghana SME hub, Sam Addo, General Manager of MTN, said, \u201cmost great companies started as SME\u2019s.\u00a0 MTN is confident that businesses that fall in this category will help grow Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
Angela Ankomah-Boateng, General Manager of Business World organisers of the initiative,\u00a0\u00a0said \u201cthe main objective is to promote the growth of the SME market by providing a platform for service providers to engage SME business owners and managers in their natural setting with solutions for managing their business effectively\u201d.<\/p>\n
Yaa Fosuah Gyamfi, the Corporate Affairs Manager of Union Savings and Loans, said Union savings is excited to join MTN and Business World to further support SMEs who are the backbone of our business model\u201d.<\/p>\n
As part of the Hub\u2019s activities in Kumasi, a big \u201cHub truck\u201d has be positioned at various locations across Kumasi where professional and business advice is being provided over a two day period to business owners and their managers through one-on-one sessions, also happening concurrently is a two day exhibition of SME solution at the Aseda House in Kumasi.<\/p>\n
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Source: Deborah Wiafe<\/p>\n
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