{"id":680448,"date":"2019-08-13T22:49:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T22:49:43","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/govt-committed-to-entrepreneurial-support-in-ghana-mohammed-awal\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"696\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"htt"},"modified":"2019-08-13T22:49:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T22:49:43","slug":"govt-committed-to-entrepreneurial-support-in-ghana-mohammed-awal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/13\/govt-committed-to-entrepreneurial-support-in-ghana-mohammed-awal\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt committed to entrepreneurial support in Ghana \u2013 Mohammed Awal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/govt-committed-to-entrepreneurial-support-in-ghana-mohammed-awal\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-56-696x400.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Mohammed Awal\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Mohammed Awal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, says the Akufo-Addo-led government is committed to developing and supporting entrepreneurs in Ghana to reduce unemployment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Akufo-Addo ill-advised on small-scale  mining \u2013 Okyehene<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are willing to fund graduates from the various universities with business ideas because there are no jobs in Ghana and not everyone can get a public sector job so people cannot sit and wait for government,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Awal, the introduction of the presidential pitch and presidential business support flagship initiatives by the Akufo-Addo-led government are all aimed at realising government\u2019s ambition of helping to unleash an entrepreneurial revolution in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: PDS deal is the biggest scam in Ghana\u2019s history \u2013 Opare Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on <strong>Asempa FM\u2019s Ekosii Sen<\/strong> programme, Tuesday, Dr Awal urged Ghanaian youth from 18-35 to take advantage of the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can no longer joke with unemployment issue in Ghana because it has become a national security issue so we want to empower the youth and graduates to be job creators,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Pastor Adeboye speaks against taking Holy Communion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some beneficiaries of the initiative; Matthew Mprem, Kwaku Agyei and Vanessa Aisha, disclosing the success of their business through the initiative, expressed their appreciation to the Akufo-Addo-led government for their intervention in growing their businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Mohammed Awal Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, says the Akufo-Addo-led government is committed to developing and supporting entrepreneurs in Ghana to reduce unemployment. 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