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The Richard Quaye foundation honors its promise of free seed capital to 10 lucky entrepreneurs
It was all joy as 10 entrepreneurs boldly and with all smiles walked away with GH₵25,000 cedis each from the Richard Quaye foundation free seed capital challenge.
After weeks of going through over 1200 entries, 40 candidates were selected and screened to 17 finalists of which 10 winners emerged. The 10 winners were from diverse industries from food processing to software development, farms, eater on wheels to fashion, plastic waste recycling, to technology among others.
Winners on the 21st gathered at the Quick Angels premises and had a round table discussion with the founder and CEO of Quick Angels Limited and the man behind the Richard Quaye Foundation Initiative Mr. Richard Nii Armah Quaye.
He interacted with the 10 winners on the essence of the seed capital and advised them on financial management and discipline as some of the major keys in winning the entrepreneurship journey.
The winners were full praise for this gesture.
They asked for periodic mentorship which was granted to them as per an open-door policy for all.
The winners took turns taking their cash cheques. There was a lot to eat and drink and network. Richard Quaye Foundation is an established Social Responsibility foundation incorporated on 7th February 2020.
A Ghanaian wholly owns the Foundation to support deprived Communities in Ghana and beyond.
The foundation seeks to identify needy young Ghanaians in society and assist them through education,
training, and finance and equip them with entrepreneurial skills.
Innovation, creativity, community outreach, continuous training, and engagements will play a key role in
this regard
The vision of the foundation is to become a brand positioned to be changing lives in the “Ghanaian community by supporting deprived people in communities whiles our
the mission is to propel communities in Ghana into promising life-changing ones while positioning the Quick Brand through Richard Quaye Foundation as a caring one.
The foundation seeks to be the Centre of reference and reliance for the needy in Ghana and beyond.
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Craze for x’mas shopping: Crowded markets, low patronage
Vendors of food and other wares associated with the Christmas celebration have expressed surprise at the low patronage despite the increased number of visitors to some of the major markets across the capital.
Four days to the celebration(Christmas), the markets are filled with various products ranging from food, clothing, livestock and many other stuff, but according to the vendors, patrons are doing more ‘window’ shopping.
The Spectator on visits to some of the markets in the capital, notably the Odawna, Makola, Accra Central Business District, New Town and others made similar observations as shoppers crowd them but did little in terms of purchases.
The paper also observed that majority of vendors, originally selling other wares have switched to product related to the festive season.
What it means is that there are a lot more clothes, food and vegetables, livestock and poultry, toys, firecrackers, drinks of different types and many others on display.
The markets have also stretched to the pedestrian pavement, leaving very narrow spaces for commuters to move about freely.
That, in addition to a few of the female vendors dressed in coloured attires to reflect the occasion, has heightened the euphoria, leaving the low sales as the only headache for the vendors.
Speaking with this paper, they sounded very optimistic, believing that sales would improve in the last few days to the yuletide.
According to them, there was the opportunity to sell beyond Christmas as the New Year celebration offers similar opportunity to trade the same wares.
They urged patrons to throng the markets to shop since prices were quite moderate and products affordable for all.
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Retirement service for Elder John Ackom-Asante,3 others
Retired Deputy Editor of The Spectator, Elder John Ackom-Asante, was last Sunday honoured by the Church of Pentecost Windy Hills District in Kasoa in the Central Region, with a retirement thanksgiving service, after serving for 26 year as an Elder of the church.
He was honoured with a citation and certificate of service along with three other elders who served in the capacity for various years.
Elder Ackom-Asante was baptised at the Darkuman Central Assembly in 1979 and ordained as an Elder in 1997.
The citation read “Your selfless service, zeal, willingness to relate wholeheartedly and your desire to effect change has gone a long way to shape the lives of many people in the church and the nation over the 26 years of your dedication to the service of the Lord.”
Elder Ackom- Asante held many positions at the Darkuman Central Assembly, Obuasi in the Ashanti Region and Tema, serving in various capacities as youth and evangelism ministry leader and marriage counsellor.
He was the founding member of the Darkuman Christian Fellowship, a member of the Greater Accra Christian Fellowship; member of Bible Society of Ghana; founding member Obuasi Chapter Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International and founding member of New Times Corporation Christian Fellowship and Chaplain, Methodist University Tema Campus 2009- 2010.
As a professional journalist, Elder Ackom-Asante combined effectively and efficiently his duty as a member and elder of the church and the demands of his profession, with admiration from the church, kith and kin, till his retirement on December
From Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman, Kasoa
