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| Mr. Gbolahan Akinola, Head of KPCC (right), with Ps. Confidence Agblobi Tetteh, CEO of GH Media & Media Consult (left), responding to questions from participant |
Many young and aspiring entrepreneurs
congregated at La, as Kingdom Purpose Christian Centre (KPCC) held a business
start-up summit to raise and inspire young entrepreneurs through pragmatic business
– oriented teachings and discussions at the church premises, La, Accra.
The
summit themed “Starting, Developing & Growing” seeks to empower
entrepreneurs, business starters, churches, social services and all forms of
profit oriented projects for a successful business launch and sustainability.
The summit hosted great speakers such as Ps. Gbolahan Akinola, founding Pastor
of KPCC, Ps. Confidence Agblobi Tetteh, CEO of Best Media Consult and
entrepreneur lecturer, and Mr. Wilson Senya, entrepreneur who imparted participants
with their priceless industrial experiences in entrepreneurship.
According
to Ps. Gbolahan Akinola, speaker and founding Pastor of KPCC, church is not
only for praying and receiving spiritual blesses but also to impact, transform
and influence the family, community and market place for God’s kingdom which
stands to be the purpose of KPCC. He noted that, the church operates in seven
spheres which are education, entertainment, science and technology, social and
spiritual, governance and politics, media and business and economics to raise
leaders for God’s kingdom.
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| Cross section of participants in an engrossed attention during the seminar |
He
revealed that, many people lack idea generating skills which is the
prerequisite for every business start-up. As part of the solution for idea
generating problems, he explained that, business ideas can be generated from
problems in the environment and personal encounters as no one can start a
business without identifying a specific problem to be solved. Ps. Akinola
further exposed that, the church will be organizing other programs such as
marketplace dominance and idea revolution which will be chronicled in the
subsequent months of the year for entrepreneurs in God’s kingdom. Finally he
urged all churches to have clear convictions but not just spiritual gifts and
operates beyond boundaries in order to solve the needs of the society as
churches are lights to the world not only for Christians.
Addressing
some of the partnership problems in entrepreneurship, Ps. Confidence Agblobi
Tetteh, CEO of Best Media Consult and entrepreneur lecturer, explained that,
there should be proper documentations of agreement in every business to bind
parties involved, as these documents can serve as evidence when
misunderstandings arises. According to him, every entrepreneur should always
start from sole proprietorship in order to gain firm foot in the business
before converting it into a limited liability as this will help minimize the legal
and taxations demands of the business. He maintained that, there should be
proper balance of work and family as family members are always the people who
cushions entrepreneurs in times of sicknesses but not the money. He finally
advised all aspiring entrepreneurs to always speak to the right people about
their business ideas and always treat their team members as precious assets.
Speaking
with Akubo Samson, participant and CEO of SAMROC Entertainment, he posited
that, the summit has transformed and imparted new business knowledge into his
life. As part of the knowledge he acquired during the summit, he explained
that, developing business personally for more time before bringing people in it
is one of the lessons he is not going to part away with. “All aspiring
entrepreneurs should take advantage of such summits as it broadens the mind for
bigger opportunities”, he advised.
Finally,
Ms. Doris Akorfa Akabuah, participant and CEO of Zeallers Tastybites Ltd,
revealed that one of the challenges start-up faces is financial challenge, as
going for loans from the financial institutions is fatal for start-up business
due to the uncertainty of the business. She advised all aspiring entrepreneurs
to take the chance outside their comfort zone to give their life a chance to
test their will power to succeed.
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