Action Through Enterprise Grants Programme for Entrepreneurs in Ghana

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About Action Through Enterprise Grants Programme for Entrepreneurs in Ghana

They are excited to be launching a new round of businesses in Lawra

This summer, they are excited to open applications for another round of committed, hardworking entrepreneurs to join their enterprise programme, BizATE.

Types of grant

Small business owner grant 

They will be supporting a number of skilled, committed business owners in the Lawra Municipality with small grants, monthly mentoring and regular commercial skills training. The successful candidates will have existing businesses which they are looking to grow and develop. Successfully graduated VocATE apprentices are also invited to apply for this fund.

Small business owner grant  – criteria they will consider:

• You have a skill which adds value to product (such as vocational qualification)
• Basic technical business skills
• Business plan which demonstrates potential profitability of business
• Future capacity to train apprentices or staff
• Committed to business and local area
• Committed to improving life for family and community

Entrepreneurial Acceleration Programme

This round, they are also introducing a new type of support – our Entrepreneurial Acceleration Programme.

The Entrepreneurial Acceleration Programme is a new scheme aimed at exciting businesses which offer employment, training, profits and create significant ripple effect. The programme will provide larger funding and targeted mentoring for entrepreneurs with a business plan demonstrating expected growth and wider impact on the community. The selection criteria for this programme is different to their usual BizATE grants 

Entrepreneur Acceleration Programme – criteria they will consider:

• Business that is already profitable
• Strong and demonstrable understanding of technical business skills
• Solid business plan showing growth phase of business
• Currently employing or training others, plans to employ more
• Significant ripple effect of business
• Innovation and environmental impacts (desirable but not compulsory)
• Ethical employer

• Sponsor Organisation: Action Through Enterprise

Benefits of Action Through Enterprise Grants Programme for Entrepreneurs in Ghana

• grants,
• monthly mentoring
• regular commercial skills training

Action Through Enterprise Grants Programme for Entrepreneurs in Ghana Requirements

• You must not be in employment where you take a salary from any private or government organisation
• You must work and live within Lawra District
• You must be ready to work hard and commit to training, mentoring and monitoring from ATE

Application Date and Process

To apply for either of these grants, please visit the ATE Office and Inclusion Centre (opposite Lawra Fire Service), to pick up an application form. Soft copies available on request from the Inclusion Centre.

Application Deadline

05 July, 2025

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