{"id":461046,"date":"2018-02-03T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/03\/exporters-must-open-business-websites-gepa\/"},"modified":"2018-02-03T07:21:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T07:21:23","slug":"exporters-must-open-business-websites-gepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/03\/exporters-must-open-business-websites-gepa\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporters must open business websites &#8211; GEPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Saturday,  3 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-03<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/77740119.295.jpg\" alt=\"Aliku Sayibu\" title=\"Aliku Sayibu\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Akilu Sayibu, Deputy CEO -Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517642483_469_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Akilu Sayibu, has urged exporters and potential exporters of non-traditional commodities to promote their businesses through corporate websites to attract potential buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to a group of exporters in Accra, Mr Sayibu urged them to procure business portals since the export business is an international trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn export entity with a website is more likely to reach potential buyers with its products and services than one without a website,\u201d he posited.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy GEPA CEO disclosed that most exporters do not have websites to market their companies and also reach out to the market.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sayibu also encouraged exporters to design business cards, leaflets and other marketing paraphernalia to market their products and services when attending local and international trade fairs and exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy GEPA CEO also used the occasion to appeal to exporters to see the Ghana Export Promotion Authority as their leading source of information on the export of non-traditional products and services to any part of the world.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 35 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Saturday, 3 February 2018 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2018-02-03 Akilu Sayibu, Deputy CEO -Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) A Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Akilu Sayibu, has urged exporters and potential exporters of non-traditional commodities to promote their businesses through corporate websites to attract potential buyers. 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