MTN Ghana honours entrepreneurs at SMEGA awards
MTN Ghana has celebrated outstanding entrepreneurs for their contribution to national growth at the MTN Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ghana Awards (SMEGA) 2026 in Accra. The awards recognised SMEs that have demonstrated innovation, resilience and excellence across various sectors of the economy. The SME of the Year Award was taken by Queen Gaf Enterprise, … The post MTN Ghana honours…
MTN Ghana celebrated exceptional entrepreneurs at the SMEGA 2026 awards in Accra, recognizing businesses that have shown innovation, resilience, and excellence in various sectors. The event concluded a year-long SME Accelerate Programme with activities such as SME clinics, business pitching sessions, capacity building workshops, and mini-MBE initiatives.
Queen Gaf Enterprise, specializing in agro-processing and cosmetics, won the SME of the Year Award. MTN's Senior Manager, Mohammed Abubakari-Sidick, emphasized the significance of the recognition, stating that it provides businesses a platform to showcase their achievements globally. The Chief Director of the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Noah Tumfo, pledged government's support to foster an enabling environment for entrepreneurs, highlighting the importance of digitalization for business growth.
Ghana Enterprises Agency's CEO, Margaret Ansei, underscored the crucial role of SMEs, which constitute about 90% of Ghanaian businesses, in the national economy. The 2026 SME of the Year, Queen Gaf Enterprise's founder Fuseini Gafaratu, expressed her ambition to grow her business into a large conglomerate. Ahodwo Farms' Shadrach Ansah highlighted the recognition as a significant boost for rural farmers, while Professor Sanatu Mustapha Alidu, CEO of Dinmbone Farm Gates Limited, encouraged women to persevere in agribusiness.
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