Bridget Eshun, founding father of Delsoy Milk Drinks Restricted in central Ghana, emerged as the general winner of the Enterprise Highlight Problem, successful the grand prize of GH₵100,000.
Enterprise Highlight is a nationwide entrepreneurship initiative by Enterprise Group PLC and Springboard Highway Present Basis that goals to find, fund and develop the subsequent technology of Ghanaian enterprise leaders. The competition obtained 468 entries from varied fields throughout the nation.
Eshun’s enterprise gives a nutritious plant-based milk different constituted of soy for individuals with lactose intolerance and nursing moms. Delsoy Milk Drink Restricted promotes environmental sustainability via a zero-waste manufacturing mannequin that converts soy by-products into pig and poultry feed.
“We’re very grateful to Enterprise Group and Springboard Highway Present Basis for giving this highlight to Delsoy Milk Drinks Restricted. We promise to make you and Mom Ghana proud,” Mr. Eshun stated.
Mr. Ernest Sampon Darko, Chief Govt Officer of DuckPro Ghana within the Japanese Area, got here second, securing GH80,000. His enterprise develops plant-based protein dietary supplements for poultry, aquaculture and livestock farming, serving to small-scale farmers scale back feed prices.
Emmanuella Yayra Ameevor, founding father of ORAVE Juices in Higher Accra Area, got here third and gained GH₵50,000. Her enterprise produces pure probiotic juice whereas changing natural waste into fertilizer to help the farming group.
The entire prize pool for this problem was 500,000 GH₵. Along with the money prize, winners can even profit from a one-year structured mentoring and counseling program, in addition to nationwide publicity to help enterprise development and scalability.
Springboard Highway Present Basis Technical Director Albert Okran expressed his pleasure in all of the winners and thanked the judges, Enterprise Group and all companions for his or her arduous work all through this problem.
In his congratulatory message, Enterprise Group Group Chief Govt Officer Daniel Larbi Tiek stated: “What you’re seeing as we speak is the results of arduous work, dedication and unwavering perception in your concepts. You’ve earned it.”
The Most Resilient Award consisted of a money prize of GH₵10,000 and was offered to an individual with a incapacity who demonstrated excellent resilience. The award went to Foli Elisha Kofi, founding father of Mycocostuff Ghana, who has constructed a enterprise that turns coconut waste into eco-friendly merchandise. His resilience was acknowledged on the Younger Innovators Awards and he was named one of many high 24 finalists within the Enterprise Highlight Problem.
“Successful the Most Resilient Award means extra to me than recognition. It’s a reminder that regardless of the challenges that folks with disabilities face on daily basis, we nonetheless have the energy to proceed to construct, create, and encourage others,” stated Coffey.
The highest three entrepreneurs usually are not solely constructing worthwhile ventures, but additionally creating job alternatives, empowering youth and smallholder farmers, and driving innovation in Ghana’s agribusiness sector.
