The official launch of Ghana SMEs and Startup Week (GSSW) 2024 marked a momentous
occasion dedicated to driving entrepreneurial success and enhancing meaningful connections
among businesses in Ghana. This year’s event promises to be a transformative platform offering
unparalleled investment opportunities, cutting-edge business insights, and a collaborative
environment addressing critical issues related to jobs, skills, and entrepreneurship.
Under the theme "Fueling Startup Success, Lighting the Path to Greatness," GSSW positions
itself as the spark that ignites SME and startup success and illuminates their path to greatness,
creating a dynamic ecosystem where innovation thrives, insights ignite action, and connections
fuel growth. At Ghana SMEs and Startup Week, every idea has the potential to change the world,
every connection opens doors, and every moment is an opportunity to realize dreams.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and
Innovations Program (NEIP), expressed his delight and highlighted the need for such a week
dedicated to celebrating SMEs and startups and discussing various ecosystem-related issues,
including effective policy frameworks needed to support SME and startup growth. Representing
the CEO of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Aryeh, was Madam Philomena
Dsane, the Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, who stressed the role of
data-driven decision-making in shaping the SME and startup ecosystem and declared her outfit’s
support for the SMEs and Startup Week.
Mr. Nashiru Salifu, the Deputy Director of Innovation at the Ministry of Environment, Science,
Technology, and Innovation, emphasized the importance of innovation in driving economic
growth and stated his Ministry’s commitment to supporting Ghanaian SMEs and startups to
leverage technology, research development, and commercialization to scale beyond borders. Mr.
Solomon Adjei, President of the Association of Ghana Startups, stated that the SME and startup
ecosystem in Ghana is poised for exponential growth, and GSSW 2024 is the perfect catalyst to
ignite this growth, calling on all ecosystem players to unite to fuel SME and startup success and
light their path to greatness.
Key highlights of GSSW 2024 include exclusive investment opportunities, where SMEs and
startups can connect with investors seeking to support innovative businesses, providing the
financial boost needed for growth. Participants will gain cutting-edge business insights and
valuable knowledge from industry experts and thought leaders through workshops, panel
discussions, and keynote sessions, as well as meaningful connections and networking with like-
minded entrepreneurs and development practitioners to deepen collaborations and partnerships.
GSSW 2024 will feature key activities such as the Ghana SMEs and Startups Summit, Fintech
Startups Forum, Agritech Startups Forum, AI/IoT Startups Forum, Pitch Sessions, Ghana SMEs
and Startups Trade Expo, and will culminate with the Ghana Innovations and Startup Awards,
where deserving innovators and entrepreneurs will be recognized and celebrated. Following the
success of sponsoring top winners of GSSW 2023 to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in
South Africa, Solomon announced that GSSW 2024’s top winners will have the opportunity to
attend the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, as well as the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in
the USA.
Solomon called on corporate Ghana to join as partners and invited all SMEs, startups, and other
corporations to visit www.ghanastartupweek.org to register, attend, and exhibit at the event.
Contact:
+233 24 315 8017
Mr. Solomon Adjei
President, Association of Ghana Startups
