Chris Adusei
Telecommunication giant, Vodafone Ghana, has created an opportunity for musicians, industry players and entrepreneurs to own a personal website by using ‘Your Business Online’.
‘Your Business Online’ is a platform designed by Vodafone Business that provides all the elements required to build a special brand and grow one’s business online.
This was made known at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) National Music Summit held in Accra on Monday.
The maiden edition of the VGMA National Music Summit is part of activities lined up for the VGMA22, Ghana’s biggest music awards scheme slated for June 25-26, 2021. The event also marked ‘World Music Day’.
Speaking at the summit, the Sales Manager for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Small office/Home office (SoHo) at Vodafone Ghana, Chris Adusei, said the platform would create a digital space for artistes and industry players to promote their works online.
“The impact of online presence is crucial for the success of every business. We at Vodafone Ghana have a proposition for businesses and entrepreneurs in Ghana. With just GH¢99, our website experts will design, build and maintain your online presence – tailoring it exactly how you want it and helping you reach a much wider customer base.
“We are actually asking you to sit at home, write your songs, go to the studio and record while our website experts work on your behalf to design, build and maintain your website – it couldn’t be easier. The package gives you a website which comes with an integration and website optimisation on google, all you have to do is to visit Vodafonebusinessgh on myVodafone.com, fill a form, own a website, build and grow your business,” he added.
On his part, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku Mantey, highlighted that government is putting up a creative school in Kumasi to build the capacity of young men and women who desire to pursue a career in the creative arts industry, as well as equip them with the requisite artistic skills.
This, according to him, is part of the interventions adopted by the government to support the industry.