MTN SME Support Program

Key Dates and Information

Application Opens
  1st July, 2024
Application Deadline
  21st July, 2024
Shortlisting Notice
  TBA
1st Pitch
  TBA
Bootcamp
  TBA
Finalists Announced
  TBA
Challenge Finals
  TBA
About The MTN SME Support Programme

MTN Ghana, in partnership with Innohub Foundation, is implementing the MTN Foundation Economic Empowerment Program.

As a legacy project marking MTN Ghana's 25th Anniversary, this initiative is designed to catalyze transformation by unlocking growth opportunities and expediting youth entrepreneurship.

Over a 5-year span, the program aims to support over 500 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Ghana. Participants will benefit from tailored business development services and gain access to credit facilities, with each business eligible for at least GHS 10,000.

Who Qualifies?

Check these categories to see where you best fit

Youth-Led Businesses...

Young adults (below 35 years) with early-stage startups. Startups to be selected must demonstrate the following:

  • Access to low interest loans

  • Follow-on capital raised support

  • Opportunity to start and grow your own agribusiness

  • Receive expert technical support tailored to your needs

  • Gain access to cutting-edge business development training

  • Make a tangible impact by contributing to job creation and economic development

Women-Led Businesses...

There is no age limit for this category

  • Access to low interest loans

  • Follow-on capital raised support

  • Opportunity to start and grow your own agribusiness

Women-Led Businesses...

There is no age limit for this category

  • Business leaders with all form of disabilities

Eligibility Criteria

Young adults (below 35 years) with early-stage startups. Startups to be selected must demonstrate the following:

Clear impact area

High Potential to Scale

A proven and growing market size

Ability to generate revenue and service a debt facility.

Gone beyond proof of concept with early customers and revenue

There is no age limit for this category.

Female entrepreneurs in urban and rural areas engaged in activities along the agribusiness value chain, commerce, and many more.

Women in fish processing, gari processing, beekeeping, etc.

There is no age limit for this category.

Business leaders with all forms of disabilities

Programme Benefits?

There is no age limit for this category

  • World-class training and business development support
  • Access to experienced business coaches and mentors
  • Working Capital Funding (up to Ghs 20,000.00 per business)
  • Access to market (Exhibitions and tradeshows)