Business Incubation: a tool for enabling innovation and entrepreneurship. — BusyInternet launched its Busy incubator program early 2005, with support from the infoDev Program. The first of its kind in West Africa, this small business incubation program is designed to increase the chances of survival of young companies by providing them with a good opportunity to grow in a supportive and nurturing environment. To date, 25 companies have been successfully hosted at BusyInternet. Currently, there are 10 companies located at the BusyInternet facilities, which provides connectivity solutions, software development, management consulting, entrepreneurship development, business process outsourcing, computer based test preparation, and administration and web-based applications development.
On a broader level, program objectives are to promote economic growth by fostering private sector development through helping existing incubators in developing countries to improve performance in order to achieve higher ’survival rates’ of incubated companies, growth and sustainability, creating synergy between incubators in developing countries, based on improved knowledge, networking and capacity building, as well as capacity building within enterprises to enhance their competitiveness, including trade competitiveness in the global business environment.
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I do not like the first speakers characterization of Ghana’s past 10 year history. She says,”They sat and did nothing.”. I am sure in a place like Ghana, the people didn’t just sit and do nothing not under a military regime. She makes it as if the whole country was on welfare. And as a result, the people became lazy. If I did not know and better, I would thing she is using the same argument a lot racist used to describe Black Americans. I can’t believe this clip made into the film.
Kalydosos, you are partially right…industrial revolution…but there is a little dynamic twist, thats abit out of context to discuss…in general…you right
Kalydosos, you are partially right…industrial revolution…but there is a little dynamic twist, thats abit out of context to discuss…in general…you right
Ghana did not miss the Industrial Revolution it was successfully stopped by the colonialists. One the many wars between the British and the Ashanti was precisely over this reason.
big ups to ghana =]
im half fanti =]
Nice Doc. The most significant thing is this line: “We missed in Africa, the Industrial Revolution”. i have never thought of it that way.
Bye the way, my name is Zulfau and i came to the US from Ghana in 1999. It is so nice to see Ghana getting along. As a child in Suyani, i don’t remember ever using the computer.
This is what can be achieved if we can only work on our dreams. 10 years ago, there was nothing like busyInternet.
keep up the good work in Ghana
Nice Documentary