The Minister of\u00a0Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah, has impressed on corporate institutions the need to improve their support for young entrepreneurs in the country.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”mbjOuNK2AnwLDbv2Hm1wQWruGGhyx60k”]According to him, this will help in shaping the ideas and business plans as well as unearth the skills\u00a0of such entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
Access to funding and mentoring opportunities continue to impact on the growth of most start-ups in the country.<\/p>\n
A situation, Dr. Spio-Garbrah believes could be reversed with a commitment from corporate institutions to support government’s efforts.<\/p>\n
Dr. Spio-Garbrah also maintains providing the needed opportunity for growth will further propel employment and equip the entrepreneurs with skills relevant for the world of work.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0made these comments when he addressed an\u00a0awards ceremony and dinner of the Total \u201cStart-Upper of the Year\u201d in Accra.<\/p>\n
“The Republic of Ghana,not just this government but any other government, has remained \u00a0dedicated to the movement of encouraging young people to be as entrepreneurial as far as possible.\u00a0Quite clearly, with the advent of information and communication technology, it is now\u00a0 much easier for everybody. But as I say sometimes, a sixteen year old can now have as much access to information just as a sixty year old.” Dr. Spio-Garbrah stated.<\/p>\n
He added, “It\u00a0has therefore become much easier for young people to get together and gather and propose business plans as such, investors will\u00a0have to help them unearth and grow.”<\/p>\n
Launched in the fourth\u00a0quarter of 2015, the\u00a0Total “Start-Upper Challenge”, seeks to unearth and support young and budding entrepreneurs with financial packages as well as coaching programmes.<\/p>\n
The three winners; Joshua Ayinbora of JE&F Company Limited, Eunice Owusu-Karikari of E-Juice Company Ltd, and Salma Abdulai of Unique Quality Product Enterprise, took home GHC 160,000 and a yearlong coaching programme for their businesses.<\/p>\n
The coaching programmes will be sponsored by Total Petroleum Ghana Ltd.<\/p>\n
The \u201cStartupper of the Year by Total\u201d Challenge is held in 34 African countries as part of Total\u2019s overall policy of supporting the socio-economic development of all its host countries worldwide.<\/p>\n
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By: Jessica Ayorkor Aryee\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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