Championing the growth of SMEs through Digitisation

The Omanhene of the Domeabra Traditional Area, Nana Baffour Owusu Bediako has asked government to work hard to improve Internet connectivity nationwide, especially in the rural areas in order to achieve it’s digitalization agenda.

He described reliable internet connectivity as a critical development tool to aid in the quest for digitalization.

“It is important for the people, especially those in the rural areas to access reliable internet and at affordable rates.” Nana Bediako who represented the President of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, said at the second Graphic Business/ Access Bank SME clinic held in Kumasi yesterday. The seminar attracted about 250 owners and operators of small and medium scale businesses in the Ashanti Region.

He advised the participants to leverage the internet to promote products and services to increase their market share and also become visible.

“The internet is an important tool that businesses should use in their operations. Businesses are taking advantage of the internet to digitize their operational and you cannot be left out.” he said.

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