Accra, July 18, GNA – The Ghana Investment
Promotion Centre (GIPC) will hold the second edition of the Young
Entrepreneurs’ Forum at the Labadi Beach Hotel on 25th and 26th July, 2018.
The two-day forum is expected to bring
together over 300 participants and will be on the theme “Connect. Accelerate.
Grow: Phase II”.
A statement from GIPC said the forum would
provide a platform to continue the sensitization process of sharing GIPC’s
strategy and provisions of the GIPC ACT 865, the benefits they can derive from
it and create an avenue for captains of industry to interact with young
entrepreneurs through building a sustained avenue for mentorship.
It will also focus on promoting dialogue
between young entrepreneurs and government at the highest level to influence
policy formulation whiles providing leadership and entrepreneurship training
for young entrepreneurs.
Highlights of the event will include an
exhibition and opportunity for 10 young entrepreneurs, to be selected by an
in-house team at GIPC, who shall screen all applications for the pitch and
select the ten best pitches.
There will also be a mentoring and Master
Class session for a selected 100 participants, which will be on a first come,
first served basis. Topics to be discussed at the master class include; Winning
Business and Marketing Plans, Understanding Ghana’s Tax and Incentive Regime,
Attracting the Right Finance, Managing the Growth Process, and Developing New
Markets in the Advent of Technology.
Some seasoned business brains to facilitate
the Master Class include: Professor Bob Hinson; a lecturer at the University of
Ghana Business School and the coordinator of the International MSc programme
and Mr. Kwaku Ampromfi, CEO, Ampromfi Group.
In addition some key entrepreneurs will be
present to mentor the youth during the mentor -house session.
The event is sponsored by The Ghana Commercial
Agricultural Program (GCAP), Labadi Beach Hotel, CITI Business and CITI TV, and
Media General.
GNA