The GCIC national green business roadshows will interact with around 80 businesses in each region and will take place at the following locations:
- Western Region, 8th April 2022 at Akroma Plaza
- Ashanti Region, 13th April 2022 at Golden Bean
GCIC is a pioneering national business incubator with a unique focus on developing SME ventures and entrepreneurs in Ghana’s ‘Green Economy’. Our mission is to develop and support an exceptional set of transformational ventures and entrepreneurs who are pioneering adaptive and mitigating solutions for climate change issues in Ghana. We do this with a focus on five key economic sectors (energy efficiency & renewable energy; solar power; climate-smart agriculture; domestic waste management; water management and purification), the provision of premium business advisory and business mentoring services, technical support in the development, prototyping and testing of their innovation, as well as financial Proof of Concept grants to qualifying SMEs within our incubator.
GCIC has so far incubated over 101 green businesses making great social, economic, and environmental strides today. These businesses have together worked to avoid about 14,526 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, raised over $US2 million in early and growth-stage financing, and generated more than US$2.28 million in revenue.
GCIC is an institute of Ashesi University and is currently funded by a grant from Global Affairs Canada. The Centre, with partners EY Ghana, offers a unique combination of of experience and excellence in private sector development, climate change, entrepreneurship, education and training, and research and development know-how.