Business News of Friday, 24 January 2020Source: classfmonline.comOur 'environment' hostile to local entrepreneurs - Seidu AgongoFile photo: Local entrepreneurs conceiving ideasBusinessman Seidu Agongo has said the Ghanaian environment (a pot of soup comprising attitudes, laws, policies, politics and politicking; state agencies and their agents and the agenda of politicians and their assigns) is not at all conducive for local entrepreneurs to blossom. “Here, unlike elsewhere, consumers see products of local businesses as test-case products that must prove themselves before they enjoy patronage. This is where empowering local entrepreneurs comes in handy. The mere fact that local businesses are ‘one of our own’ and also start small, means that they deserve all the support that the country can garner for them. Here, unlike elsewhere, consumers see products of local businesses as test-case products that must prove themselves before they enjoy patronage.

Source: GhanaWeb January 24, 2020 16:07 UTC