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MTN, In Partnership With Ahaspora Young Professionals, organises the 4th edition of the MTN Pulse ’just be’ series to promote entrepreneurship amongst young people
The fourth edition of the MTN Pulse Ghana ‘Just Be Series’ will be hosted by MTN Pulse in partnership with Ahaspora Professionals Network under the theme – Profit Investment, Ramping up Profit & Looking for Business Financing.
The entrepreneurship masterclass which is targeted at budding and early-stage entrepreneurs will take place on September 10, 2022, at The Cleaver House- Accra. It will also be streamed live on myMTN App Pulse section, MTN Ghana and Ahaspora’s Facebook and YouTube Channels from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. The post event snippets will be available on the Pulse section on myMTN App.
The fourth “Just Be Series” will feature, Teni Agana, Managing Director, Loozeele Initiate; Chara Esinam Allotey, CEO of The Mobile Bar; and Bernard Kwadwo Amoafo popularly known as Kwadwo Sheldon, a Ghanaian Content Creator & Youtuber who will be sharing insights on the theme.
According to African Journals Online, four main themes emerge as challenges to entrepreneurs, and these are: funding availability and accessibility; lack of planning; finding skilled labour; proper management skills; and lack of competitiveness, technology and innovation. The most talked about is ‘funding’. All these are enveloped in the topic to be discussed in this year’s edition of the MTN PULSE ‘JUST BE SERIES’. The session builds on key learnings from the third edition themed, “The Chase – Building and Developing a Trusted Brand for Your Startup/ Nonprofit”. This fourth edition will emphasize on how entrepreneurs can secure and manage business capital to scale up, because well-managed working capital and profit investments are vital to every business’ growth.
Discussing MTN’s support for the Pulse ‘Just Be Series’, the Chief Commercial Officer for MTN Ghana, Mr. Noel Kojo -Ganson explained that MTN is working towards its Ambition2025 which is focused on ‘leading digital solutions for Africa’s Progress’. One of the key approaches to doing this is through the creation of platforms which business owners can plug into to reach a much wider market and grow their operations. He said, ‘We cannot achieve our objectives if the young entrepreneur is not well resourced with the requisite skills and the knowledge to grow their brands. We are therefore confident that the partnership with Ahaspora Professionals Network through the MTN Pulse ‘Just be Series’ will yield the expected results in preparing young entrepreneurs for the opportunities ahead. I urge all young entrepreneurs to join the conversation on September 10th.”
The MTN Pulse “Just Be” Series is a Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship series aimed at developing the entrepreneurial mindset and business skills of young Ghanaian entrepreneurs. It prepares young Professionals and Entrepreneurs to learn from the discussions and post-session incubator program. The first Pulse ‘Just Be Series’ focused on the ‘Side Hustle Wahala’ and the second and third on ‘Chasing the entrepreneurship dream’ with the themes, ‘Living your passion’ and building and developing a trusted brand for your Startup /NGO.
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Georgina Asare Fiagbenu
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Felicia Eduafowa Arthur
Senior Programs Coordinator, Ahaspora
Email: felicia@ahaspora.com
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MTN Ghana is the market leader in the mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay As You Go, Pay Monthly and Mobile Financial Services. The company is part of the MTN Group which is a leading emerging market leader with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life. Scancom PLC is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Our strategy is Ambition 2025: Leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress.
About Ahaspora
Ahaspora is an organization established ten (10) years ago to promote Brain Gain by providing a support system for Ghanaian professionals and like-minded individuals who are thinking about or have returned home and to provide a forum for this group to positively impact our society. Over the last nine (9) years, Ahaspora has supported both Ghanaian and international organizations to organize several mentoring and coaching programs to empower Ghana’s youth to be first-class, well-rounded professionals.