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Government Invested Over GH¢2billion In SMEs Since 2017– MrsYankey-Ayeh

February 17, 2023
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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Government Invested Over GH¢2billion In SMEs Since 2017– Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh

Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has elaborated on efforts made and still being made by government to promote the activities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

According to Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh, Government has since 2017 invested over GH¢2billion in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) space.

The CEO averred that investment made by government was to revive the country’s SME sector as part of plans to transform the economy from import and taxation to manufacturing, with over 300,000 businesses having benefitted, of which 60 percent were women-owned businesses. Some 3,195 jobs have also been created, she said.

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“That is a big success, especially when you look at the segment of small and medium enterprises. Because if you look at the data and statistics, the majority of Ghanaian-owned businesses, mostly women-businesses are micro.”

Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh

SME High Growth Program

Giving a speech during a stakeholder engagement and orientation on the SME High Growth Programme, Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh communicated that SMEs have reached a stage in its business life cycle where they need to transform the economy, hence, she mentioned that the only way is to create more businesses and taking advantage of the investment.

Commenting on the SME High Growth Programme, an initiative that seeks to provide the training and capacity-building necessary for SMEs’ operational efficiency, Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh said the programme seeks to boost competitiveness and help SMEs scale-up their operations for further job creation amid government’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability.

SMEs are crucial actors in economies and societies worldwide. These businesses make outsize contributions to GDP, exports, employment, and livelihoods in developed and developing countries.

Not only do small businesses provide more jobs, they also bring careers and opportunities. Successful small businesses put money back into their local community through pay-checks and taxes, which can support the creation of new small businesses and improve local public services.

The CEO further reckoned that the initiative and its grant-support will also help about 2,000 SMEs become investment-ready, capable of attracting both local and foreign capital, increase sales, and more importantly, build their capacity to export and “culminate in job creation and job sustainability”.

Mrs. Kosi Yankey Ayeh the Chief Executive Officer CEO of the Ghana Enterprises Agency GEA
Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, the CEO of GEA

Also, Mrs. Yankey-Ayeh revealed that beneficiary SMEs will be given technical assistance by KPMG on business management capabilities, productivity-enhancing improvements and replication of soft skills acquired, leading to a generally improved business operating culture among Ghanaian SMEs and thereby enhancing competition and growth.

“The new SME High Growth Programme is designed to build on and consolidate the successes so far. And in this regard, we intend to provide SMEs with all relevant tools in business development, including the digital marketing tools necessary to enable them take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

“This makes the programme design very relevant to the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for SMEs through the GEA, that is, to optimise their potential so as to enable them contribute meaningfully in growth and development of the national economy and poverty reduction.”

Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh

A grant support of US$20million has been earmarked for implementation of the programme, targeting high-growth SMEs in the following areas: agribusiness/agro-processing; construction; education; food and beverage; healthcare and/or pharmaceutical industries; information communication technology; manufacturing; textiles and garments, among others.

The initiative is expected to transition enterprises into the next stage of growth – thereby improving their ability to increase sales and exports.

Read also: MTN To Invest $1 Billion In Ghana Over The Next 5 Years

Tags: Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA)Gross Domestic Product (GDP)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
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