Why Ghana needs an Innovation and Startup Act
By Brian Dzansi
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National legislation - startup-act is the emerging innovation strategy most countries are adapting to create an enabling environment that supports innovative start-ups and drives local economic growth. The disruptions to the global value chains by the COVID-19 pandemic is a wakeup call to all countries of the urgency to support local innovations and entrepreneurs towards recovery of local economies.
Tunisia led the way as the first African country to pass a startup act that supports the development of tech-enabled ventures in April 2018 [1] . By December 2019, Senegal became the second African country to enact a startup act that spells out tax policies and financing incentives targeted at tech-enabled ventures [2] .
Fifty entrepreneurs and startups honored at 2020 Young Entrepreneur Awards
Fifty young entreprenuers and startups were honored at the 2020 YEA Ceremony
Fifty Young Entrepreneurs and Startups from across the country have been honored at the 2020 edition of the annual Young Entrepreneur Awards; a prestigious scheme to recognize and celebrate exceptional job creators below age 40, in Ghana.
The Young Entrepreneur Awards is organized by the Youth Business Network Foundation in collaboration with Ghana Startup Network, Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, with support from Ministry of Business Development and National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Program (NEIP), the YE! Community, among other stakeholders.
This year’s edition, themed; “Celebrating job creators in the midst of the pandemic”, saw key industry players and institutions duly represented – Ministry of Business Development, National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Program (NEIP), National Board for Small Scale
50 young entrepreneurs honoured for being extraordinary job creators
Fifty young entrepreneurs and startups from across the country have been honoured at the 2020 edition of the annual Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA), a prestigious scheme that recognises and celebrate exceptional job creators below age 40 in Ghana.
The Young Entrepreneur Awards is organised by the Youth Business Network Foundation in collaboration with Ghana Startup Network, Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, with support from Ministry of Business Development and National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Program (NEIP), the YE! Community, among others.
This year’s edition, themed; “Celebrating job creators in the midst of the pandemic”, saw key industry players and institutions duly represented – Ministry of Business Development, National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Program (NEIP), National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Ghana Investment and Promotions Council (GIPC), Registrar Generals