… , one small change at a time, micro enterprises can overcome the constraints that have historically limited their growth and position themselves for sustainable success in Ghana’s evolving economy. *** Kweku Hammond, Senior Sales & Marketing / Faculty, Nova Business School Africa …
The graduating class, facilitators, guests Eighty-eight entrepreneurs have graduated from the MTN Mini MBA programme under the SME Accelerate initiative, a partnership between MTN Business and Nova Business School Africa. …
… The initiative, organised in collaboration with MTN Ghana and NOVA Business School Africa, formed part of the MTN SME Accelerator programme, designed to address operational and management gaps identified among businesses during earlier SME clinics. …
… The firms that move now, with deliberate strategy rather than passive adoption, will define the competitive landscape of the next decade. – By Kweku Hammond, Snr Sales & Marketing Consultant / Faculty, Nova Business School Africa.
… Blewett said MTN has invested over one billion dollars in its network in the last five years and graduated the first cohort of 50 SME CEOs from its Mini MBA programme with Absa Bank and NOVA Business School Africa. …
… GVCA has also been advocating for and planning towards building the development of the talent pipeline, working together with partners like Nova Business School Africa to offer executive-level training and support to financial industry professionals, especially females, helping t …
The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (GVCA) has taken a significant step toward strengthening Ghana’s private capital ecosystem through a strategic partnership with Nova Business School Africa aimed at developing venture capital and investment talent across th …
Ghana’s leading telecommunications company, MTN Ghana, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the country’s private sector by partnering with Nova Business School Africa to launch the second edition of the MTN Mini MBA for SMEs. …
Ghana's micro-sized businesses, which make up 90.4 per cent of all establishments and contribute around 70 per cent of GDP, face challenges including limited finance and weak management systems. Since 2012, collaborative initiatives involving Ghana Enterprises Agency, UNIDO, and JICA have trained thousands of Ghanaian micro and small enterprises in Kaizen, the Japanese continuous-improvement methodology, with measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and efficiency.
Ghana's micro-sized businesses, which make up 90.4 per cent of all establishments and contribute around 70 per cent of GDP, face challenges including limited finance and weak management systems. Since 2012, collaborative initiatives involving Ghana Enterprises Agency, UNIDO, and JICA have trained thousands of Ghanaian micro and small enterprises in Kaizen, the Japanese continuous-improvement methodology, with measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and efficiency.
Eighty-eight entrepreneurs have graduated from the MTN Mini MBA programme, a six-month initiative run jointly by MTN Business and Nova Business School Africa designed to equip SMEs with business knowledge, leadership skills and networks to scale their operations.
Ninety-eight small and medium-sized enterprises have completed the MTN-NOVA Business School Mini MBA programme, a 13-week capacity-building initiative organised by MTN Ghana and NOVA Business School Africa to strengthen financial management and digitalisation capabilities among businesses.
An opinion piece argues that artificial intelligence is particularly transformative for Ghanaian MSMEs facing constraints of time, staff, and finance, and that framing AI in terms of operational reality rather than technical jargon helps entrepreneurs recognize its practical value.
Ghana's policy dialogue focuses on micro and large enterprises while overlooking small and medium firms, which are numerically the smallest MSME groups but carry disproportionate weight in job creation and industrial growth. The MSME sector accounts for over 90% of all businesses and contributes roughly 70% to national GDP, but treating all MSMEs the same fails to serve any segment well.
MTN Ghana launched its 2026 Sustainability Month under the theme "Together for a Sustainable Future: Small Actions, Big Impact," with CEO Stephen Blewett emphasizing a shift from awareness to measurable impact. The company highlighted progress including 4.7 million biodegradable SIM customers, 3.02 megawatts of solar power installed, and initiatives such as Y'ello Care's GHS3 million Vegetable Hub training over 1,000 youth in climate-smart farming.
Pension funds are being encouraged to diversify investments beyond government securities into private equity and venture capital to support Ghana's SMEs. The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association held a roundtable with pension trustees, regulators, and investors to examine investment strategies and build confidence in private capital allocation.
SMEs in Ghana and Africa have unrealised potential due to deficient financial management capabilities; research by the University of Ghana Business School indicates that targeted financial literacy interventions can increase SME profits by approximately 26%, and digital financial tools offer a pathway to formalisation and sustainable growth.
The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association has partnered with Nova Business School Africa to develop venture capital and investment talent across the region, addressing a persistent shortage of skilled venture operators, fund managers, and investment professionals in Ghana's private capital ecosystem.
MTN Ghana and Nova Business School Africa have launched the second edition of the MTN Mini MBA for SMEs, a 13-week program that admitted 90 entrepreneurs (up from 50 in the inaugural 2025 cohort) divided into three groups: Women-Led Businesses, Youth Entrepreneurs, and General, serving business owners across sectors including agribusiness, retail, manufacturing, fashion, tech, and services.