Alexander Afenyo-Markin
MEMBER OF Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for innovative partnerships among businesses to fast track the growth of enterprises in Ghana.
According to him, one of the biggest problems serving as a barrier to the country’s development is “the culture of one-person businesses,” intimating that developing the partnership pays off in spades over time.
Addressing participants of entrepreneurship seminar at Winneba in the Central Region on Sunday, Mr. Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Deputy Majority Leader, argued that partnership captures multiple prospects rather than sole proprietorship, which is expressed through the analogy of hunting with a spear – going after individual prospects.
He stated that the innovative partnership could help businesses scale their lead generation efforts, noting that “many enterprises are so centred on those who created them that the entrepreneurs are unwilling to let outsiders invest in their businesses.”
“I believe that the time has come for this country to emphasize creative or innovative partnerships to fast track the growth of enterprises by pushing them to reach markets and customers that were hitherto underserved or unserved,” the MP asserted.
He continued that “this will help boost incomes for the partners and create more incredible wealth for our economy.”
“Ladies and Gentlemen, let me say that it has been such a huge honour seeing so many citizens of Effutu gathered here to discuss entrepreneurship, which, to me, is the lifeblood of any functional economy,” he added.
BY Ernest Kofi Adu