A training workshop on business development and entrepreneurship has been held for start-ups and entrepreneurs in Wenchi and its environs as part of government’s initiative to strengthen the private sector and enhance economic standards of the people.
The day workshop held on Monday 22nd June, 2020, was aimed at impacting knowledge and equipping entrepreneurs and start-ups with the requisite self-employed and business expansion skills for economic self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods.
The well attended event was under the initiative of the National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Business Development as well as the Wenchi Municipal Assembly under the supervision of Office of the President – Jubilee House.
Opening the workshop, the Municipal Coordinating Director Edward Abazing, on behalf of the MCE underscored the critical roles the private sector plays in the development of the country, for which reason the government aimed at empowering the citizens to be self sufficient. He advised the participants to be focused and committed in their field of work and assured the participants of government’s budgeted funds made available to support them in their businesses.
A Business Consultant and Chartered Accountant Eric Amponsah trained the participants in Entrepreneurship Discovery, Market Research, Business Plan, Financing, Branding, Customer Relations, Profit Maximization, Business Security, amongst others.
Some of the participants expressed satisfaction in the benefits derived from the workshop.
Credit: Information Services Department (ISD), Wenchi.
By: Stanick Sofel Amuzu Kpodo/27th Jun 2020