Embarking on a business venture in Ghana, much like anywhere else in the world, involves a complex journey filled with both challenges and opportunities. Yet, within the Ghanaian context, the significance of leadership and ethics emerges as pivotal elements that wield substantial influence over a business’s success and reputation. On May 29, 2023, Zelda Barnes, a Consultant at Ashesi University, led a masterclass for cohort 3 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology programme on “Leadership and Ethics in Starting and Doing Business in Ghana.”  Ms. Barnes, during her session, undersco ..read more

The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator, is Africa’s leading incubator programme for female-led and founded businesses. The program offers a combination of business management training, mentorship, and seed funding, aligning with the imperative for enhanced diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide women with opportunities to excel in entrepreneurial and leadership roles ..read more

On the 4th October 2022, Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator programme (SC-WIT) Cohort 2 has awarded GHC 90,500 each in seed funding to five women-owned businesses to scale up their business operations. The programme is a business incubator specifically designed to provide business support for women-owned businesses that leverage technology as part of the ..read more

Accra, 23rd May 2023 – Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has today welcomed 20 female owned businesses into Cohort 3 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) Incubator programme. The women entrepreneurs will participate in a comprehensive nine-month incubator aimed to empower women-led start-ups and provide them with the necessary resources and support to ..read more

The Standard Chartered Women in Technology incubator hosted its first-ever graduation ceremony, celebrating the passing out of 14 women-led start-up businesses from the incubation programme. The hybrid event which was held at the head office of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC represents a historic milestone for the graduates as well as the incubator programme which is the first of its kind running in Ghana under the bank’s Futuremakers initiative. The programme which was strictly by invitation due to COVID-19 protocols was an intimate gathering of an in-person and virtual audience that comp ..read more

Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator programme (SC-WITI) has awarded GHC 57,000 each in seed funding to five women-led businesses to scale up their business operations. The incubator programme is run in Ghana by Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre The event held digitally due to covid restrictions rewarded the five start-ups who had emerged as the winners of a pitch event. The five were selected out of a shortlist of 14 start-ups that went through a four-month entrepreneurship skills training in the first phase of the pr ..read more

The organising partners of the Standard Chartered Women in Tech business incubator, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Plc and the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre at Ashesi University hosted an induction ceremony on Wednesday 10th February 2021 to formally welcome the inaugural cohort of the pioneering business incubator for women entrepreneurs in the technology sector. The fully virtual event was convened to officially welcome the selected 15 women entrepreneurs from across several regions in Ghana into the business incubator, whilst also serving to inform them about the detail and content o ..read more

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana & the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre at Ashesi University have partnered to support women-led or women-owned businesses in the technology sector with business incubation support and grants of over USD 150,000. Through the SC Women in Tech Business Incubator programme, Standard Chartered Bank and the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre are promoting diversity and inclusion in the technology sector by offering opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial excellence and drive economic growth. Commenting on the initiative, Judge Professor (Mrs) Akua Kuenyehia ..read more

The Standard Chartered Women in Technology incubator hosted its first-ever graduation ceremony, celebrating the passing out of 14 women-led start-up businesses from the incubation programme. The hybrid event which was held at the head office of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC represents a historic milestone for the graduates as well as the incubator programme which is the first of its kind running in Ghana under the bank’s Futuremakers initiative. The programme which was strictly by invitation due to COVID-19 protocols was an intimate gathering of an in-person and virtual audience that comp ..read more