
SERVICES - Hotel Management:
Know-how: Strategy planning
Lankesha Ponnamperuma - Coconut Beach
Resort
Ghana
Lankesha Ponnamperuma is manager at the
Coconut Beach
Resort, one of the leading hotel resorts near the Elmina
Castle, a tourist attraction and World Heritage Monument in Cape
Coast. His main clientele comes from local conferences and
Afro-American tourism. He is seeking support to jump from micro
to macro management.

AGRICULTURE - Orange Farming
Know-how: business planning
James Kwame Amoasi
Ghana
James Kwame Amoasi is a small farmer in Simiw town, near Cape
Coast, the tourist region of Ghana. For the last three seasons,
James and other farmers in the region have lost their 40,000
orange harvest because they could not put them in the market.
James and colleagues are looking for advice. A market study in
the field should be developed.

SERVICES - Retail
Know-how: Financialy strategy advice
Mr. Baah - Shaaba Ent
Ghana
Mr. Baah is a born entrepreneur. After succeeding in importing,
retail, hospitality business and food and & drink manufacturing,
Mr. Baah started the first chain store in Ghana. He has built
one department store and is now in process of building the
second one. He wishes to continue expanding and he is seeking
for financial strategy advice.

Construction, Building & Heavy Equipment
- Corrugated aluminum roofing sheets
Know-how: Strategy planning
Mr. Kojo Adwini-Poku
- Ashanti Nails
Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Ghana
Ashanti Nails Manufacturing Co. Ltd started manufacturing
corrugated aluminum roofing sheets in 2006 in Ghana. CEO
educated in the USA wishes to expand operations and start
exporting. In order to do that, he first needs to solve for the
financial difficulties they are experiencing due to the lack of
local raw material and rising energy costs.
SERVICES - Travel agent
Know-how: Strategy planning
Mr. Prince A. A. Sanni
- Scorpion Ghana Ltd
GHANA
Scorpion Ghana Limited is a leading travel agent in Ghana and
the official government agency. They have ambitious plans to
develop unexploited sites of the country and improve
communication by establishing a much needed bus network that
links the various regions of the country.

AGRO-INDUSTRY
- Organic
dried lemon peels
Contacts/Network & Commercial Support
Mr. George Baidoo - Gakrosu Enterprise
Ghana
Mr.
Baidoo started in 2000 sellin dried orange and lemon peels
and lemon grass in bulk. The
products are solar dried and organic. Dried lemon's oil used in
pharmaceutical industry and cosmetics. Lemon grass is used to flavour tea. Agro-industry
is a sector with strong potential in Ghana, because of climate,
land and water availability, and lack of contamination. Mr.
Baidoo is looking for partners and assistance to expand his
clientele portfolio.
APPAREL
& TEXTILES - Sock Manufacturing
Contacts/Network & Commercial Support
Mr. Prosper Adabla
- TextilePro Ltd.
Ghana
TextilePro is a textile
company that was set up to manufacture socks that would be
exported to the US and the EU - these regions don't tax or
restrict (no quotas) textile imports from sub-Saharan African
countries-. The business is going fine as Mr. Adabla is now
providing to German and Californian companies. However, the
factory is still not working at its full capacity. Mr. Adabla
wishes to contact people that can help him expand his clientele.
More about TextilePro at
www.textilepro.net.

Construction, Building & Heavy Equipment
-
Electrical Cables &
Accessories
Contacts/Network & Commercial Support
Mrs. Kate Quartey-Papafio -
Reroy Ent.
Ghana
Mrs. Quartey-Papafio
started her business importing cables. At one point she decided
to start producing them herself and her company is nowadays one
of the largest in Ghana.
Mrs. Quartey-Papafio wants
to export to Europe but in order to do so she needs to know the
tastes of the potential clients there. She contacted CWB to see
if some expert in the field could advise her in this issue. More at:
http://www.reroycables.com
Construction, Building & Heavy Equipment
- Fibre Glass
Know How: Strategy planning
Mr. Benedict Lamptey
- Lanic Fibre Glass
Ghana
Lanic Fibre Glass is one of the largest producers of fibre glass.
They
create molds which they use to produce dummys, washing
basins and sinks, water tanks, etc. Business' turnover is around
$180,000 but Mr. Lamptey wishes to expand to be able to take
bigger orders and take advantage of business opportunities:
sitting places for the stadiums that are being constructed for
the African cup, fibre glass boats - there is a new legislation that limits tree
cutting in Ghana, wood being the most widely used material for
the construction of little boats -. Mr. Lamptey is looking for
technical know-how and tips on administrative organization.

CONSUMER GOODS - Hair
braids
Know How: Financial strategy planning
Paulina Williams
- Ninash Enterprises
GHANA
Paulina Williams is a professional hairdresser. She used to
import plastic hair braids from Asia. In 1994 she decided that
she would start producing braids by herself. Nowadays, she
exports to UK, France, Canada, where she is one of the leading
brand names. A few years ago, chinese products entered into the
market under the brand name of Ninash, Auntie Lizzy. She is now
working to reposition her enterprise as high quality
manufacturer (she is now producing high and low quality wigs)
and is considering the possibility of hiring a chinese manager
to increase productivity. She wants to exchange thoughts with
business people in her sector, to jointly explore possible
collaboration avenues.

CONSUMER GOODS - Fruit
Juices
Know-how and financial support
Leticia Osafo-Ado
- Sambolec
GHANA
In 1992, Sambaolec was the first company
to commercialize shito – a traditional pepper sauce in Ghana-.
Mrs. Osafo-Ado entered a joint–venture agreement with an
Austrian food processing company. It has now added on new
products: ground nut paste, jams and marmalade, and a variety of
fruit juices. She wishes to start large scale production in
juice manufactruing. She is looking for counseling. Mrs. Osafo-Ado
was proclaimed Business Woman of the Year by 2006 Africa
Investor.

CONSUMER GOODS - Vegetable Oil
Know-how and investment partnership
Thomas Wabi Bello
- Golden Web Ltd
GHANA
Thomas Wabi Bello has
been producing a variety of vegetable oils for more than a
decade, mainly from palm kernel and sunflower. He has more than
70 workers and his company is listed in the Ghana Stock Exchange
since 2004. He wishes to improve the processing of the oil and
concentrate in the production of soyabean. He is looking for
advice.

CONSUMER GOODS - Herbal Cosmetics
Know-how & financial strategy planning
Mr. John Djaba - Jenam Ent.
GHANA
Mr. Djaba produces herbal based products: shampoo, conditioner,
hair nourishing treatments, herbal medicated soap, cocoa butter
soap and other products. Mr. Djava's production fails to meet
the demand for his products, but his traditional production
techniques prevent him from increasing output. Therefore, he
seeks technical advice and training on how to be able to meet
his goals and not be beaten by multinational companies that use
more advanced technologies.

SERVICES - Travel agent
Network: Seeking business partner
Kwame Ansong
- Sunseekers Ltd.
GHANA
Sunseekers
offers a variety of tours around Ghana, including new
"eco-tours" around the region. The clientele of
Sunseekers is mainly from the US and UK. Kwame Ansong, its
director,
wishes to grow and develop contacts with travel agencies in
Europe.
Also, Sunseekers are looking for
investment parnters for the construction of a Novotel in Kumasi,
on of the regional capitals in Ghana with a big underinvestment
in hospitality services.
Learn more about Sunseekers at
www.sunseekerstours.com.