If you ask business owners, managers and entrepreneurs the topmost challenge they face with their businesses, you are most likely going to be told it is with funding. Today, this...Continue reading
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK SERIES (PART 2): KEY DRIVERS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
Part 1 of the Business Outlook series outlined the challenges faced by businesses in the Ghanaian economy amidst COVID-19. Given that all is not lost even in the current period...Continue reading
BUSINESS OUTLOOK AMIDST COVID-19 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANAGERS (PART 1)
The last quarter of 2019 was characterized by the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) across the globe and in Ghana, like other countries, the outbreak of the pandemic...
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR SELECTED ROOT CAPITAL SMES – ROOT CAPITAL WEST AFRICA
CDC Consult was engaged to by Root Capital to facilitate training in leadership development for its SME clients. Specific training areas under the programme included Leadership, Networking, Change Management and...Continue reading
Ghana Government Support For Microfinance Institutions- Which Way?
Last week some microfinance industry practitioners were pushing for government support to recapitalize their MFIs to provide them with the much needed fuel to reposition their microfinance businesses. The writer’s...Continue reading
Is your fish rotten from the head? Is the board of your microfinance institution competent, and are you benefiting from the board’s competence?
Introduction Bob Garratt in the introductory section of his book, ‘The Fish Rots from the Head – The Crisis in Our Boardrooms: Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director”,...Continue reading
Financial Literacy Campaign In Ghana
In 2015, the Ministry of Finance launched a nationwide Financial Literacy and awareness campaign towards the support of Government of Ghana’s comprehensive financial inclusion strategy effort. This campaign was to...Continue reading
Are Youth Savings Accounts Feasible in Ghana
The adult population in Ghana’s microfinance sector and the broad financial sector of Ghana is the main target of financial service providers. This is because of the notion that it...Continue reading
Ghana’s Microfinance Sector Under The Eye Glass
Microfinance is deep-rooted in the history of Ghana. The tradition of keeping money for emergencies or taking small loans from individuals and groups to self-start a business or for family...Continue reading
Re-Crafting The Image Of The Microfinance Industry
In the mid-part of 2015, the mass media reported that directors of DKM Microfinance had diverted GHS77.26 million of depositors’ funds to subsidiary companies. The story dominated the mass media...Continue reading
