Entrepreneurs diary

Participants of business clinic could not hide their joy after a training which will help them restructure their business plan for the YES fund. About 2084 young entrepreneurs have applied for the 10 million seed fund, 270 in the Ashanti region and the others scattered across the country. The Youth Enterprise Support (YES) initiative has been designed to help Ghana's young and innovative population turn great ideas into thriving business enterprises. The program was initiated by President John Dramani Mahama with a ten million Ghana cedis (GH¢10,000,000) seed fund to assist young Ghanians with creative and innovative business ideas and plans to achieve their full potential. Speaking to Ultimate Fm at a training session for applicants in Kumasi, the CEO of YES,    Helga Aryee Boadi said the business clinic was necessitated by the deficiencies in the business plans of applicants. She said the idea of the clinic is to help participants to restructure their busin...

The youth enterprise support has started a nationwide program known as business clinic to assist youth entrepreneurs with business plan preparation to enable them access the YES fund. The Youth Enterprise Support (YES) initiative has been designed to help Ghana's young and innovative population turn great ideas into thriving business enterprises. The program was initiated by President John Dramani Mahama with a ten million Ghana cedis (GH¢10,000,000) seed fund to assist young Ghanaians with creative and innovative business ideas and plans to achieve their full potential.   Applications were opened on the 1 st of September 2014 and were closed at November 28 th 2014.   The applicants are taking through training on preparations of business plan Ahead of the launch in the Ashanti region, the head of operation at Youth entrepreneur support, Kwaku Boateng Dadson said the business clinic will equipped applicants of the YES fund the needed knowledge on preparation of the...

Economic Advisor to President Mahama, Dr. Nii-Moi Thompson has reiterated government’s commitment to end the power crisis which is currently crippling the country. According to Dr. Nii-Moi Thompson, funding is not a problem and that government has already made contingency plans to address the energy crisis. Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor on Monday revealed that as part of measures to end the energy crisis, emergency power badgers will be employed to deal with the situation. Ghana is currently shedding some 440 megawatts during off peak time, which Dr. Donkor attributes to poor maintenance at Asogli Plant as well as 2 units at Akosombo Dam which are currently non-functional. The $622-million-400-Megawatt Bui hydropower station, according to the Power Minister is not a white elephant as suggested by some Ghanaians. The Electricity Company of Ghana has been directed to release a new load shedding timetable and adhere to the time zones.   Dr. Nii-Moi Thompson tas...