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$4.3M Accelerator Launched in Ghana to Support Small Businesses

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), today announced the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, a program aimed at scaling digital commerce companies in Ghana to support the digitization of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the country. The two-year program will improve the livelihoods and financial resilience of MSEs in Ghana, that have been impacted by COVID-19, by enabling access to digital commerce platforms and access to market. Read more

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The Catalyst Fund accelerator, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), will select and scale six digital commerce and innovative companies that can enable informal MSEs to reap the benefits of digital commerce, leveraging Catalyst Fund's existing proven model

In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator is a two-year program that will improve the livelihoods and financial resilience of MSEs in Ghana, that have been impacted by COVID-19, by enabling access to digital commerce platforms and access to market.

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