News & Events

August

TAN Empowerment Workshop: TAN-Busy-GMA Entrepreneurship Workshop Ghana 2008

Theme

From Ideas and Implementation… to Growth and Success!

Brief description

The Africa Network (TAN) in cooperation with BusyInternet and Good Morning Africa (GMA) will host its inaugural TAN Empowerment Program in Accra, Ghana. This program will seek to train and mentor start-up entrepreneurs on writing advanced business proposals/plans and discuss effective ways to seek needed funds for their businesses. Entrepreneurs who attend will leave better prepared to compete in the global business community for funding and market penetration.

This inaugural program will be executed between 2:00 - 5:00 pm on Sunday, 17th August, 2008 and the details are as follows:

Registration
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Sign-in and Networking Fee: GHc3
Introduction
2:00pm – 2:10pm	Welcome & Purpose Estelle Akofio-Sowah - Busy Internet
2:10pm – 2:20pm	Entrepreneur Injection Platform Will Guyster - Good Morning Africa
2:20pm – 2:30pm	Engaging Africa with the World Paschal Iwuh - The African Network (TAN)
Panel Speakers
2:30pm – 2:50pm	Mohammed A. Hersi ACI Solutions/Access Point Africa
2:50pm – 3:10pm	Tricia Chirumbole Investors Without Borders
3:10pm – 3:30pm	Yaw Owusu Gateway Innovations
Mentoring (Breakout) Session
3:40pm – 4:40pm	Group Themes Coordinator – Paschal Iwuh, The African Network (TAN), Inc. Building Social Impact Will Guyster - Good Morning Africa Business Plan Strengthening Mohamed A. Hersi - ACI Solutions/Access Point Africa Loan Applications Tricia Chirumbole - Investors Without Borders Inspiration & Innovation Yaw Owusu - Gateway Innovations Ideas to Reality and Execution Conrad Coynada-Parkzes Forming Creative Partnerships Eric Osiakwan - Internet Research Encouraging Microfinance for Entrepreneurs Partnerships Seth A. Aryee
Closing & Refreshments
4:45pm – 5:00pm	Where do we go from here? Paschal Iwuh & Estelle Akofio-Sowah

Time:	2:00 - 5:00 pm
Date:	Sunday, 17th August, 2008

Location:	BusyInternet Kpeehe Conference Room, Accra, Ghana 42 Ring Road, Accra, Ghana