The New Patriotic Party has said its administration has changed the lives of Youth and Persons with Disabilities through National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP), a flagship policy initiative.
NEIP was created to channel resources and support young entrepreneurs.
This has yielded significant results, including:
• A National Entrepreneurship Policy, which has been developed to deepen Ghana’s entrepreneurship ecosystem
• 19,000 young entrepreneurs and start-ups, who have been trained in modern business practices compared to 1,060 under the Mahama-led NDC Government
• 4,350 young entrepreneurs and start-ups, who have been given funding of between GH¢10,000 and GH¢100,000 each to scale-up their business compared to 166 under the Mahama-led NDC Government
• 40 innovative young entrepreneurs, of between 18 and 25 years, who have been supported with funds to implement their business ideas under the Presidential Pitch
• 850 women entrepreneurs with disability, who have been given funding of GH¢ 2 million to scale up their businesses and
• 1,000 male entrepreneurs with disabilities, who are being given funding of GH¢2 million to scale up their businesses.
The National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP) is a flagship policy initiative of the Government of Ghana.
Its primary objective is to provide integrated national support for start-ups and small businesses.
NEIP primarily focuses on providing business development services; startup incubators and funding for young businesses to enable them to grow and become successful.
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) is therefore set within the context of Ghana’s long-term strategic vision of consolidating its middle-income status, building an industry-driven economy capable of providing decent jobs that are suitable and sustainable for development.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
