Maiden client’s exhibition and trade show underway in Obuasi

Anglogold Ashanti, Ghana has partnered the Obuasi Municipal and
Obuasi East District Assemblies to roll out a Client Exhibition and Trade
Show, the first of its kind in the two districts.

Explaining the purpose of the programme, the Municipal Director,
National Board for Small Scale Industries (N.B.S.S.I), the agency
operationalizing the exhibition show, Mr. Kelvin Ofori Atta said the show
seeks to bring micro and small scale enterprise players into a one stop
shop to interact with one another and to showcase their products.

He said as part of rendering business development and referral services
to their clients, there is the need to promote their activities and
showcase them to the whole world.

Praising Anglogold Ashanti for sponsoring the trade show, Mr. Ofori Atta
said “to foster a stronger working relationship among players in the
Micro and Small Scale Industry, there is the need to bring them under
one umbrella since somebody’s finished product could be the other
person’s raw materials”.

Nana Ampofo Bekoe, the Senior Manager, sustainability, Anglogold
Ashanti, the main sponsors of the trade show said the Mining giant
wants to redefine its relationship with communities they operate in and
rather be a catalyst for development and create a vibrant trading
environment to boost their economies.

Going forward, he said AGA would introduce an ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME which would build the capacities of
small and Medium Enterprise every year.

He emphasized on the importance of the reopening of Anglogold
Ashanti to the economy of Obuasi in terms of revenue generation to the
Assemblies, direct and indirect jobs.

Madam Kosi Yankey, The Executive Director of National Board for
Small Scale Industries also praised the sponsors for the programme
and added that the NBSSI is committed to train and help Small and Micro enterprises to access funding for their businesses.

She disclosed that Obuasi has been selected among few districts to
house a Business Resource Center.

The facility when completed will train individual and private business owners.

Elijah Adansi-Bonah, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi posited that the client’s exhibition and trade show represents the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo’s vision of Ghana beyond
Aid.

He said to actualize the President’s vision, there is the need to support
Small and Medium Enterprises and also patronize made in Ghana
goods.

Adansi-Bonah revealed that currently, the Obuasi Municipal Assembly
is in talks with Anglogold Ashanti to assist the youth of Obuasi who want
to venture into Agriculture.

More than a Hundred exhibitors made up of Hairdressers, Fashion
designers, Agro-proceesing dealers, beads-makers, Honey maker,
photographers, etc have displayed their products eagerly awaiting
patronage.

The trade show ends on Sunday, 24th February, 2019.

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