PROLIFERATION OF MICRO-SCALE COMPANIES IN GHANA There is a growing recognition of the vital role micro-scale companies otherwise known as small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) play in economic development. They are often described as job creators‚ the seeds which grow into big businesses and the fuel of national economic engines. Even in the developed industrial economies‚ micro-scale companies are very common and numerous and are the largest source of employment. It is therefore of no surprise
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economic importance to the Ghanaian economy as well as its problems and suggested solutions. Total Petroleum Ghana Limited ‚(TPGL)‚an oil marketing company ‚came into existence in November ‚2006 following the merger between Mobil Oil Ghana Limited and Total Ghana Limited .The strong historical heritage of the company dates as far back as 1964 when the subsidiary was inherited from BP Ghana ‚which was followed by a series of transitions from Elf Oil to TotalfinaElf. This‚ coupled with a great respect
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(Ghana) Ashanti cultural – The Golden Stool Most people think Africa is a country and I occasionally hear people saying it‚ Africa is not a country but indeed a continent divided in many countries. Ghana is located in the western part of Africa sharing boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ and Cote d’Ivoire (or Ivory Coast) to the west and the south to the gulf of guinea‚ it’s a country full of culture and moral believes. The Ashanti Empire is one of the biggest in the history
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DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GHANA: THE WAY FORWARD Entrepreneurship is the most powerful economic force known to mankind. The Entrepreneurial Revolution that captured our imagination during the 1990s has now permeated every aspect of business thinking and planning. As exemplified by industry players and era definers like Sam Walton of Wal-Mart‚ Fred Smith of FedEx‚ Bill Gates of Microsoft‚ Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook‚ Alhaji Asuma Banda of Antrak Group of Companies‚ Mike Adenuga Jnr of Globacom
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Growing up in Ghana in the mid-nineties was a very challenging moment of my life. The West African country was recovering from an economic recession mainly attributed to series coup d’états that destabilized the economy and crippled most state institutions. These coup d’états‚ to an extent‚ left the country that once championed the emancipation of Africa in a deplorable state; a state of despair‚ hopelessness and economic hardship. The then government –National Democratic Congress – implemented
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UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE A PRESENTATION ON INDUSTRAL ATTACHMENT AT FIRST CHOICE COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE KUMASI PRESENTED BY OWUSU ANSAH ASARE FAS/3532/09 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT FORMS PART OF THE COURSE CONTENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AND FALLS UNDER THE THIRD TRIMESTER FIELD PRACTICAL PROGRAM(T.T.F.P.P) DURING THIS PERIOD STUDENT ARE EXPECTED TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TO COMPLEMENT THEIR
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everyone to do something wonderful. Traveling always introduces new cultures to people. If an American travel to a country like Ghana‚ they will experience the cultural difference between America and Ghana. Perhaps the most significant differences they will notice are the languages‚ hospitality and lifestyle of Ghanaians. They will realize that Ghana like other African
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GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (GIMPA) MBA (PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPTION) GMBA 799 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STUDENT NAME: EMMANUEL SESSOU STUDENT ID NUMBER: MBAE 10040217 Question: Write a short note on the Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard Basics The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry‚ government‚ and nonprofit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and
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com/finance.htm Issues in SME Development in Ghana and South Africa Joshua Abor Department of Finance University of Ghana Business School‚ Legon Peter Quartey Institute of Statistical‚ Social and Economic Research University of Ghana‚ Legon Abstract This paper discusses the characteristics‚ contributions of SMEs to economic development‚ and the constraints to SME development in developing countries with particular reference to Ghana and South Africa. SMEs in Ghana have been noted to provide about 85% of
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The rationale for the single spine salary structure is to remove inequities and distortions in public service pay administration in order to achieve ‘‘equal pay for work of equal worth’’ as enshrined in Article 24(1) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana‚ section 10(b) of the labor Act‚ 2003(Act 651). Incremental implementation of the new pay policy started in July 1st‚ 2010 as stated above and by September 2011‚ about 69%(44 institutions) of the 520‚000 public sector employees have been migrated
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