Ghanaian brains converge at the maiden edition

sQuashie

November 24, 2015 4:53 PM

8 Ghanaian start-up and growth stage companies participated in the Pitch Competition vying for the 10,000GHS valued business services

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Ringier Digital Marketing (RDM), a 360 digital marketing agency and CREATE Ghana a business consulting firm partnered to present, Elevate Ghana an evening of networking, cocktails and live business pitch competition.

The ‘Shark Tank’ style business pitch competition launched during Global Entrepreneurship Week at the Best Western Premiere Hotel was judged by a distinguished panel including: Francis J. Amegayibor: General Manager Sales, Silver Star Auto, Mercedez Benz, Matthew Boadu Adjei: Founder of Oasis Capital Limited and Hannah Acquah - Founder/CEO TKC Africa.

8 Ghanaian start-up and growth stage companies participated in the Pitch Competition vying for the 10,000GHS valued business services including Digital Marketing and Advertising, Public Relations, Business Consulting, and Radio Air Time from event partners RDM, CREATE Ghana, Pulse.com.gh, Ford Communications, and STARR FM.

Nana Prempeh, Co-Founder/CEO of Asoriba, a web and mobile church management application closed out the presentations and emerged as the winner of the pitch competition.

“It was very exciting to watch emerging entrepreneurs boldly take the stage and pitch their ideas to a panel of experienced investors and advisors as they follow their passion and make their entrepreneurial dreams come true,” says Taiwo Ajayi, Founder of CREATE Ghana which weave the ties between the resources, insights, and initiatives to support African entrepreneurs in building sustainable businesses.

Pitch Competition Participants:

“At RDM, we provide the services necessary to build and grow businesses in the digital age. We work with small scale and large organizations to develop strategies to build a strong enhance their online and offline presence to impact brand awareness and increase revenues,” says Muhammida El Muhajir, Product Manager at RDM, Ghana’s online marketing partner flanked by sister companies; online news platform Pulse.com.gh, AllSports.com.gh and online discount platform Tisu.com.gh.

Elevate Ghana will be held quarterly and the organizers believe “the future of any economy especially a developing one such as Ghana will be the success of its entrepreneurs so providing a platform to support them is integral to the future of the country.”

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