{"id":253,"date":"2021-02-16T00:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2021-03-01T10:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:44:01","slug":"trade-industry-and-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/trade-industry-and-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade, Industry and Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>THE BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTRE<\/h1>\n<p>The Business Advisory Centre (BAC) is the Office of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in the district.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>NBSSI VISION:<\/h2>\n<p>The vision of NBSSI is to create a vibrant entrepreneurial economy by fostering the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>NBSSI MISSION STATEMENT:<\/h3>\n<p>NBSSI&#8217;s mission is to improve the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by facilitating the provision of business development programs and integrated support services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>FUNCTIONS<\/h4>\n<h5>The BAC exists to enhance and provide client-focused quality programs, supported by superior customers service and strongly built relationships with stakeholders in carrying out the following functions:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribute to the creation of an enabling environment for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprise development.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to the development of an enterprise culture in Ghana.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate access to credit for MSMEs.<\/li>\n<li>Provide Business Development Services for sustainable MSMEs\u2019 Development.<\/li>\n<li>Promote group formation and strengthen MSME sector association.<\/li>\n<li>Provide Advisory and Counselling services to potential entrepreneurs towards motivating them to become self-employed.<\/li>\n<li>Deliver\/facilitate business access to development services required to start and Improve businesses at the district level.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate access to financial services from Internal and external sources for MSMEs and monitor to ensure recovery.<\/li>\n<li>Collect and collate data on MSMEs and Business Development Service Providers of MSMEs.<\/li>\n<li>Support Institutions at the Metropolitan\/Municipal\/District (MMDA).<\/li>\n<li>Provide follow-up and extension services to clients who have either started or are Improving business performance.<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement programs that promote access to market for MSMEs.<\/li>\n<li>Support MSMEs to meet regulatory obligations.<\/li>\n<li>Create a platform for stakeholder engagements and partnership with a view of pooling together resources to develop the local economy of the district.<\/li>\n<li>Implement activities in support of Government Initiatives and Programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTRE The Business Advisory Centre (BAC) is the Office of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in the district. &nbsp; NBSSI VISION: The vision of NBSSI is to create a vibrant entrepreneurial economy by fostering the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). &nbsp; NBSSI MISSION STATEMENT: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aakda.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}