Youth advocacy group backs YES to train applicants
A youth Advocacy group, Coalition for Accountable Leadership has affirmed Youth Enterprise Support (YES) quest to give training to some applicants of the presidential initiative. About 2084 Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18-35 have applied for the 10 million seed fund. The YES 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, innovative business ideas and plans to achieve their full potential. In order to have a good business proposal. YES introduced the business clinic to help applicants to restructure the business plan to fit YES system of selection. Interest group, organized Agric workers union and The Alliance for Youth Entrepreneurs (AYE) have called on the YES team to released funds to applicants but in swift response, The coalition for accountable leadership said research conducted reveals that most applicants needs to be trained and is therefore affirming th...