Women Entrepreneurs

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has emerged the most credible bank from a list of twenty Ghanaian banks surveyed by Credmap Technology, an institution that focuses on using innovative technology to rank the credibility of institutions and individuals. A statement issued by Credmap explained that the firm used a novel …

The Energy Commercial Bank has launched an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise at least GH¢340million to, among other things, meet the Bank of Ghana’s minimum capital requirement of GH¢400million. With approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bank of Ghana, and the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), the bank …

A global conference that will assemble business and professional women across selected professional fields is set to be held in Accra on October 6, 2018. Numbering over 1,000, the women who cut across all ages would engage in an important discourse and the sharing of resources essential for success in …

The Ministry of Business Development has announced that government, in partnership with the Institute for the Creation and Development of Enterprise (INCYDE) foundation and CASA África, will allocate GH¢30million to train 2000 young entrepreneurs across the country beginning March 2019. The announcement was made at the signing of an Agreement …

Dr. Edith Dankwa, Chief Executive Office of the Business and Financial Times Limited has said that although the Ghanaian economy has grown strongly, there are still signs of underdevelopment. Speaking at the opening of the Ghana Economic Forum (GEF), under the theme: “Building a Competitive Economy for Sustainable Growth,” Dr. …

Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku has encouraged the banking sector to innovate and aim to offer financial solutions that responds to the revolving nature of the economy. “Bankers and financial market players must innovate and offer financial solutions that respond to the cyclical nature of the economy” …

Energy Commercial Bank has refuted a recent media publication on its Initial Public Offer (IPO) process. The media publication stated that the bank was on course to receiving final approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to float shares to the Ghanaian investing public by next month. Adding that, …

Major factors contributing to the failure of people to live their dreams and achieve their full potential are the lack of Accountability, Mentorship, Technical know-how and Productive Networks. It is on the back of these that the Torch Bearers’ Network (TBN) was formed by Ekow Mensah to empower and provide …

At $1 million per post, Kylie Jenner has the most lucrative account on Instagram, according to HopperHQ‘s 2018 Instagram Rich List. And in an unexpected twist, football icon Cristiano Ronaldo generates more Instagram value than Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé.  HopperHQ is an Instagram planning and scheduling tool that analyzes internal and publicly available data to …

In a breakfast meeting in Lagos, Head of Digital Media and Partnerships for Forbes Africa and founder of Aim Higher Africa Peace Hyde, was amongst a handful of influential leaders selected to explore innovative solutions to tackle issues like youth entrepreneurship development, ease of doing business and progressive leadership that …