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BUSINESS IN A BOX (BIZBOX) PROJECT

EMPOWERING THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE
The Business In A Box (BizBox) Project is a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and Ghana
Enterprises Agency (GEA). The goal of the 4-year Project is to create dignified and fulfilling jobs for 250,000 young people in Ghana, with 70% being women and 10% Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) by 2027. 
The synergy of this partnership lies within the Agency’s mandate as the apex body to promote and develop Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) in Ghana and the Foundation's vision for Ghana; to enable 3 million young women and men access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.

The Five Broad Intervention Pillars

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PILLAR 1: Youth Skills Development

This pillar focuses on providing participants with training to shift their mindset to become entrepreneurs and be empowered enough to lead in their communities and businesses. 
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PILLAR 2: Access to Market

The pillar provides linkages to market opportunities across the country. A lack of or inadequate access to markets is a huge challenge and a major barrier to sales revenues and profitability for most MSMEs, especially those in poor communities or areas with limited markets who cannot afford to register their products with regulatory agencies.
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PILLAR 3: Access to Start-up Kits

The pillar provides the needed tools to qualified participants to propel them to start new businesses once they complete their training or apprenticeship. 
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PILLAR 4: Youth Social Networks

This pillar builds the capacity of women and persons with disabilities through technical and entrepreneurship training and the provision of start-up kits, impacting their economic well-being and empowering them to participate fully in the decision-making of their communities.
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PILLAR 5: Institutional Strengthening, Policy, and Regulatory Support

A robust implementation strategy for the recently developed National MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy, as well as enforcement of the Local Economic Development Policy, aims to bring economic empowerment and support to disadvantaged communities, individuals, and the local economy, including PWDs.
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Scope, Reach and Target for Impact

The Project is aimed at all 16 regions and 261 districts of Ghana, through GEA’s 210 Business Advisory Centres (BACs) and 37 Business Resource Centres (BRCs), which are the decentralized implementing arms of the agency. The targets of the intervention are youth (persons between the ages of 15 and 35 years), persons with disabilities, primarily women and vulnerable female heads of households, girls (including single nursing mothers), and youth-led businesses or businesses with the capacity to employ youth.

PROJECT SECTORS

It will also focus on supporting the following sectors in partnership with relevant industry players:
1. Agriculture and Agribusiness
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50%
2. Tourism and Creative Industry
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30%
3. Building and Construction
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10%
4. Other Sectors
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10%
The Agric and Agribusinesses will focus on the last mile of the value chain adding value to products in value chains such as:

RICE

POULTRY

SHEA BUTTER

SOYA BEANS

AQUACULTURE

PIGGERY AND RUMINANTS ETC.

Other sectors

Other sectors will focus on trade areas such as:
Baking and confessionary
Welding and fabrication
Leather works
Auto Mechanics
Dress Making
Hairdressing
Wash and sanitation etc.

Find answers to the most pressing questions about the Project here

Transforming MSMEs, Empowering People
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