Thirty students from Burkina Institute of Technology have undergone a three-day Zongo Business Incubator's Accelerator Programme aimed
at providing relevant business knowledge base, skills and information for advancing innovative business solution in Africa.
Guided by the Chief Executive Officer and lead trainer of the Zongo Business Incubator, Mr
Mohammed Abdul Hamid Babangida, and guest trainer, Mr Bengal Sylla, the training model, which ended last Thursday in Accra, included business ideation process, business model for the future of work and business expansion exercises.
The participants received certificates in recognition of their dedication, as they begin their entrepreneurial journey with 6-week internship in Accra to provide them with real-world experience to complement their training.
The Co-Founder and Lead Consultant of Zongo Business Incubator (ZOBI), Mr Abdulsalam Mohammed Daaru, expressed appreciation during the closing session for the hands-on involvement of startup mentors, including Mr Hassan Shaban, Rev.Nathaniel, and Miss Pamela, who graced the event and shared their decades of experiences with participants.
He said the programme was a cross- border extension of the Campus-Based Business Summit; one of the flagship programmes of the ZOBI, aimed at providing practical business and entrepreneurship supports to students while in school.
The ZOBI, as part of the closing session, received an official citation from the Oxygen Health Portal; one of the successful businesses being incubated by the Zongo Business Incubator.
The citation was to honour the years of technical support and funding ZOBI has provided for Oxygen Health. The citation was received by Ms Aiysha Abdallah, the project lead for the maiden Zongo Apprenticeship Support Programme, which will be launched in September 2023.
She expressed her profound gratitude to Oxygen Health, and communicated the commitment of ZOBI to supporting startups and small businesses in Zongo communities across Ghana.
The ZOBI is partnered by organisations such as the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), Youth Internship Bootcamp, Young African Leaders' Initiative, and the Zongo and Inner-Cities Development Secretariat.
