Firm Foundation Ghana has become the school of choice for parents in the catchment area and is consistently the top performing school in the Ga West area for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). An average of 25% of students that obtain their BECE at Firm Foundation continue their education through tertiary institutions. The school’s student
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Richard Owusu-Poku, and owner of Linklaters is a prime example of a successful fuel retailer in Ghana. Richard currently manages five out of six Shell filling stations in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. And of the five petrol stations he runs, he owns and operates two while managing the other three
In its most basic form, management accounting allows a business to control its operations and take informed decisions in line with its performance objectives. For small and growing businesses, management accounting is a way to ensure that the business stays within its means as it grows. Indeed, management accounting is crucial for entrepreneurs as it
Investment in agriculture is key to ending hunger and poverty in Africa. Statistics by the European Commission show that, in Africa, agriculture accounts for 65% of total employment and 32% of GDP. Most importantly, agribusinesses tackle food insecurity on two fronts – stimulating increased food production on the one hand and creating wealth for smallholders
Samuel Sedegah is doing GroFin proud, having recently won the 2015 CFO Ghana Award for outstanding contribution to the growth of SMEs. We spoke to him to find out more about the man behind the mission.
Benjamin Anim founded BOP Investment Limited (BOP) in 2008 and commenced operations in April 2009. The business started brightly as trade representatives for Nestle, Olam, and Stallion products. BOP has two sales outlets, one in Asamankese in the Eastern Region and the other one in Accra. It uses numerous distribution fleets to serve bulk buyers