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Meet the 10 shortlisted finalists for Ghana’s Total ‘StartUpper of the Year’ challenge
Total Petroleum Ghana Ltd. has shortlisted ten finalists from hundreds of applicants who applied to compete in the “StartUpper of the Year” challenge launched by the oil marketing giant late last year. Following a comprehensive review of all applications by a jury, the following applicants and their projects were selected to go through the next […]
– Salma ABDULAI, Project Unique Quality Product Enterprise
– Prince AMANIAMPONG, Project P’JERM Wastewater Treatment Company
– Ebenezer ANNOH, Project Freshwater Shrimp Project
– Joshua AYINBORA, Project JE&F Company Limited
– Prince BOADU, Project MapTech Logistics Limited
– Dominic KEPOMEY, Project CERTA GeoLocation
– EUNICE OWUSU-KARIKARI, Project E-Juice Company Ltd
– Nana Gyan QUAICOE, Project Arukah Vittles Enterprise
– Daniel QUAICOE JNR., Project HQ Industries
– Yakubu YUSUF, Project GrabACup
This list and the complete rules for the contest are accessible online at http://startupper.total.com/.
The 10 finalists must now confirm their willingness to remain in the competition after which they will receive a one-week intensive coaching to help them prepare for their oral presentations before the jury.
Following the final selection, three eventual winners of the 2016 “Startupper of the Year by Total” Challenge in Ghana will be announced. They will receive financial aid to develop their project, as well as customized support and coaching from Total Petroleum Ghana Ltd. The finalists will also be honored at an official awards ceremony.
The “Startupper of the Year by Total” Challenge, held in 34 African countries1, is part of Total’s overall policy of supporting the socio-economic development of all its host countries worldwide. It is a very concrete initiative to help strengthen the industrial base and employment opportunities in the participating countries by helping the boldest and most innovative entrepreneurs carry out their projects. The contest aims to foster new initiatives in Africa while upholding Total’s core values.
1 Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.