FAQs

The Entrepreneurship Training Program seeks to provide support to entrepreneurs who have developed innovative solutions and businesses that contribute to the mitigation and or adaptation of climate change. 

The school achieves this through the following:

• Mini – MBA Program (Online Coursera)

These courses are focused on sustainability, leadership, business and sector-based courses

• Commercial Acumen Masterclasses

Masterclasses include courses in investment readiness, pitching & fund raising, digital innovation & marketing, Investment readiness and tax & insurance

• Climate Smart Technology & Product Development Services

Our TPD workstream also provides environmental & social safeguards assessment support, technical audit and access to technical facilities and access to TPD grants

• Portfolio Management Support

Under this support, the various enterprises are assigned business consultants / coaches who offer general mentorship, business model development / fine tuning and fund raising support.

• Market Growth and Access

Assistance is link enterprises to potential buyers

Development of sectorial level intelligence briefs

If you are a business already greening or hoping to green your operations and service delivery through the adoption of innovative solutions to address climate change impacts, then this programme is for you!

We prioritize enterprises from the following five key economic sectors - energy efficiency & renewable energy; solar power; climate smart agriculture; domestic waste management; water management and purification.

However, businesses that are looking towards transitioning their operational processes into much greener alternatives are also eligible.

The first step is to express interest by visiting https://gcic-ee70b9.ingress-erytho.ewp.live/expression-of-interest at any time and apply.

The online form will request for answers to the following questions

• Details of business owner
• Records on co-founders if any
• Copy of business registration certificate
• Description of business idea and its impact on the environment

To facilitate building a climate movement that is reflective of gender, women are encouraged to apply.

Female entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply.

Does the application process end with the expression of interest?

To be successfully admitted into the incubator, the following are the stages an applicant must go through.

• An Expression of interest
• A Detailed application
• A Forum
• A Presentation
• Due diligence

To be successfully admitted into the incubator, the following are the stages an applicant must go through.

• An Expression of interest
• A Detailed application
• A Forum
• A Presentation
• Due diligence

While women are starting more businesses than men, they find it harder from the outset to grow due to several impacts and challenges. Our Women Entrepreneurship Transformational Program (WETP) has been designed to respond to the need for gender-sensitive business advisory services, and to amplify the voice and agency of women in the business sector.

The objectives of WETP are to:

• Provide a supportive ecosystem for women in leadership positions.
• Shift limiting mindsets and consciousness of female entrepreneurs.
• Help women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges they face in running their businesses and in their daily lives.
• Empower women to lead.

WETP supports female entrepreneurs address challenges such as:

• Work / life balance
• Family restriction
• Role conflict
• Access to finance
• Lack of persistence
• Mental strength
• Self-awareness and acknowledgement of skills
• Mentorship and role models

• Attend all mandatory workshops, seminars, and masterclasses.
• Make time for meetings with your portfolio manager
• Avail yourself for any GCIC field exercises you are invited to attend
• Submit reports when requested
• Be available for documentation for storytelling your journey

Our incubation supports entrepreneurs who run businesses, that have factored the adaptation to climate change into their practices, with a blend of in-person master classes and on-line remote courses, that will enhance entrepreneurship and professionalism by not only cultivating and strengthening their focus on sustainable commercial success, but also their contribution to long-term implications of their activity on Ghana, Africa, and the world. This is achieved through.

• High-Value Mini MBA” programs
• Portfolio management
• Market growth and Access
• Climate smart technology and product development
• Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) assessment support
• Opportunities for networking
• Marketing support

PAGE is one of the three pillars of the GCIC and stands for Policy Alternatives for a Green Economy.  Through PAGE, the GCIC carries out policy advocacy so as to speed up and  influence government policies and regulation, that will give room for a climate resilient society driven by innovation, low carbon solutions, and policy plans to meet carbon budgets.

This is done through:

Green Policy and fiscal Research
Government advocacy on climate policy issues
Policy Dialogues, Roundtables and Events.
International Peer Exchange & Knowledge Brokerage

• Entrepreneurs/Businesses working on innovations aimed at climate mitigation and adaptation
• Entrepreneurs/Businesses exploring the adaptation of more sustainable models and operations
• The Government of Ghana
• The donor community
• International development agencies
• Key players and stakeholders focused on building the green economy of Ghana
• The public