Invest in Africa wins the Not-for-Profit Organisation of the Year Award at CIMG Awards.

Invest in Africa wins the Not-for-Profit Organisation of the Year Award at CIMG Awards. hashtag#vision2022 hashtag#CIMG

SME Spotlight: Passion meets opportunity

Thelma Adiyiah Kusi (CEO of Colour Zone Limited) shares her experience of how she followed her passion and with the help of IIA, she has improved her entrepreneurial and technical capacity as a print business.

IIA partners CIPS to enhance procurement skills of SME’s in Ghana

IIA partners CIPS to enhance procurement skills of SME’s in Ghana

Anglogold Ashanti (AGA) have signed a contract allowing us to deliver our Enterprise Development and Capacity Building programme in Obuasi, Ghana.

Anglogold Ashanti (AGA) have signed a contract allowing us to deliver our Enterprise Development and Capacity Building programme in Obuasi, Ghana.

This partnership is an opportunity to empower SMEs and people to create a region with skills and jobs beyond mining, such as telecoms and catering.

100 #SMEs will receive:
✅ Entrepreneurship training
✅ Business diagnostics
✅ Management training
✅ Access to finance training
✅ Business linkage to reduce reliance on AGA.

SME Spotlight: How an on demand courier services company is proving that gaps and challenges can indeed be translated into good fortunes.

Quality Courier Services (QCS) provides on demand courier services to individuals and organizations in Ghana. In this write up, Steven Osei – Yaw (CEO of Quality Courier) shares his experience trying to fill a gap in a growing sector and how he has been able to overcome most of the challenges he faces in the business through IIA’s interventions.

Quality Courier is a participant of the African Development Bank (AfDB) sponsored Business Linkage Programme (BLP) and also a supplier registered on the African Partner Pool (APP).

Invest in Africa: Milestone Tracker

When Invest in Africa (IIA) was created in 2012, our goal was to coordinate the private sector’s desire to source locally, build capacity and create jobs, so we are proud to announce we passed the milestone of connecting small local businesses in Ghana and Kenya with over 100 tenders from large businesses as of April 2018.

Ghana Commercial Bank joins Invest in Africa to support local businesses development

GCB Bank and Invest In Africa (IIA) are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement that formally makes GCB Bank the newest partner of the initiative.

Societe Generale Ghana Joins The African Partner Pool

Societe Generale Ghana and Invest In Africa (IIA) are pleased to announce the formal signing of an Agreement that makes the Bank a Buyer member of the African Partner Pool (APP).

APP Kenya Launched

On 6th April, Invest in Africa unveiled the African Partner Pool in Kenya, the first interactive platform to bridge the gap between big and small business, at an exclusive event in Nairobi. Click here to access the platform