30/11/2025
The Zongo Business Incubator has officially ended the training phase of its implementation of the Adwumawura training programme by the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme under the Ministry of Youth and Empowerment.
At the closing session, exhibition, and networking, participants got the opportunity to connect, network, and showcase their products and services to government officials, investors, development practitioners, and other key stakeholders. Some guests include directors of NEIP, MD of U-TON Engineering (Mr. Abdulai Afugu), Executive Director of People's Dialogue (Mr. Farouk Braimah), CEO of Skysuits Ghana (Mr. Mohammed Fatal), CEO of Bankyekrom (Mr. Sarpei Kwadey), popular pharmaceutical businesswoman mogul (Miss Audrey Bonsu), known development consultants like the Founder of Cambridge Center of Excellence and Executive Director of Project Enclaves (Mr. Kwame Ahinkorah), and Baba Adongo.
In a speech delivered by the CEO of Zongo Business Incubator, Mr. Mohammed Abdul Hamid, this programme is a little of what ZOBI Ghana can do and how it has contributed to the socioeconomic development of young people across the country. As part of ZOBI's implementation of this programme, there have been some innovations, including the Adwumawura marketplace and the Thursday business connect. He went further to state that the Zongo Business Incubator, though established to focus on the Zongo communities, does serve all young people across the country.
The chairman of the event and board chairman of the Zongo Development Fund, Alhaji Sarki Salisu Maude, expressed his admiration of the hard work and foresight of the team at the Zongo Business Incubator. He encouraged the participants to stay focused on the business, take advantage of the training, and connect well with all invited guests. He called for more support for the Zongo Business Incubator to expand their implementation approach to more communities across the country.
The programme ended with participants sharing their appreciation with gifts and citations to the CEO of ZOBI and the rest of the team.
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