Deadline: 01 October, 2021
Access Bank has announced a call for participation in its 2021 Business Startup Challenge.
Major challenges of startups in Ghana are generally funding, mismanagement of resources and lack of business expertise and strategies.
Many startups and businesses shutdown due to lack of training, experience, and strategies to properly manage funds and other resources.
The startup challenge therefore aims to help young entrepreneurs successfully set up and run businesses.
Benefits
- Winner of the contest will receive GH₵15,000
- Runner-up will receive GH₵10,000
- Third-place finisher will receive GH₵5,000
- The top-three finishers will also receive insurance cover worth GH₵20,000 from Access Bank, and consulting package worth GH₵30,000 from Platinum Africa Solutions and ICS Africa
- Free website from Ayiyi Labs Limited
- Cover feature on OASIS Magazine
- Six months of Ozé Premium App subscription
Eligibility
- Entrant must have business ideas or startup businesses capable of solving problems in Ghana
- Entrant must be between the ages of 18 and 35
- Entrant must be registered and operating in Ghana
- Entrant must have a new business idea or a prototype of an already existing one that is sustainable and has the potential to grow and expand
- Entrant must be willing to undergo training and be present during all phases of the project
- Entrant should have only one other member
- For those entering as a team, only a two-member team is allowed
To enter and for more information, click here.
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