Tamale, Aug 18, – The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is organising a business marketing clinic for entrepreneurs in the Northern Region to enable them to identify potential markets for their produce. The three-week clinic, being organised by the Business Growth Centre of the AGI in Tamale, is to find lasting solutions to the lack of market for locally manufactured goods and services which is stifling the growth of the private sector. Mrs Elizabeth Dwomo-Anokye, programme officer of the Association for the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions told the GNA in Tamale at the weekend that the clinic would enable the participants to develop a qualitative and sustainable approach to production capacities. She said the entrepreneurs are being exposed to good cash flow management through sound marketing practices which would eventually lead to self financing of their businesses. They are also learning basic book-keeping and how to create healthy collaboration with other business establishments to enhance their services. Mrs Dwomo-Anokye said the clinic aims at promoting the wide use of local raw materials for production. She said the clinic would be followed by a workshop on the development of business action plans and business linkage programmes to help the category of entrepreneurs who can supply inputs to large scale industries. Mrs Dwomo-Anokye praised the keen interest the business community has shown in the clinic, adding that so far over 50 entrepreneurs mainly in bee-keeping, shea-butter extraction, metal and leather works have benefited.
