ASLEM/AMCI MEMBER
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Family name:
First names:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Civil status:
AMEGBE
ELI KWEKU
29TH APRIL, 1987
GHANAIAN
MARRIED
6. Education:
Institution (Date from - Date to)
Ecole National de Commerce Et de
Gestion – Université Ibn Zohr, Morocco
(National School of Commerce and
Management, Ibn Zohr UniversityMorocco)-
Faculty of Education, Mohammed V
University, Soussi- Rabat, Morocco-
Swedru Senior High School, Agona
Swedru-
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Master of Science(MSc), Auditing and
Management Control
Certificate in French Language
Senior School Certificate Examination
(Business)
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
English
French
Twi
Reading
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Speaking
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8. Other skills:
1. Advocacy strategy and action plans
2. Agribusiness
3. Baseline surveys
4. Business diagnostics and reviews
5. Business plan evaluation
6. Business Planning
7. Communication plans
8. Conducting key informant interviews
9. Data collection
10. Endline surveys
11. Entrepreneurship Development and training
12. Entrepreneurship Development Programmes & Training
13. Feasibility study report
14. Grant proposals
15. Identification of training needs
16. Marketing plan
17. Organising Focus Group Discussions (FGD)
18. Preparation of Strategic Plan
19. Problem-solving and analytical skills
20. Project Needs Assessment
21. Report writing and presentation skills
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22. Responding to expression of interest
23. Training and capacity building
24. Wide range of Internet search skills, good working knowledge in Microsoft office and
Sphinx.
25. Writing of proposals
9. Present position: CEO/Consultant –Elbiz Consult
10. Years of working: 10 years
11. Key qualifications:
1. Training in Training Needs Assessment for BDS WASH coaches/Training in WASH
by SNV
2. Training in Training Needs Assessment for BDS WASH coaches/Training in WASH
by SNV
3. Training on wash and coaching for P2P programme by SNV
4. Master trainers’ trainer qualification program for master crafts person (MCP) level 1
(Module: In-Company Training Programme/Conduct Training) by GSDI. Has been
authorised to train and certify MCPs on in Company Training.
5. Master trainers’ trainer qualification program for master crafts person (MCP) level 2
(Module: Entrepreneurship) by GSDI. Has been authorised to train MCPs in
entrepreneurship.
6. Master trainers’ trainer qualification program for master crafts person (MCP) level 3
(Module: Competency Based Training CBT) by GSDI. Has been authorised to train
MCPs in CBT.
7. Developing Sustainable Business Models for Business Support Organizations (BSOs)
issued ITC SME Trade Academy
8. Introduction to E-commerce issued ITC SME Trade Academy
9. Reading Financial Statements issued by Corporate Finance Institute(CFI)
10. Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health, offered by the University of Washington’s
Department of Global Health, E-Learning Program
11. Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Bootcamp 2022 course offered by the
Thunderbird School of Global Management at the Arizona State University.
12. Training in Project Management Certification program offered and certified by the
Project Management Institute (PMI®) ongoing
13. German Africa Start up Consultancy Training
12. Specific experience in the region:
Ghana
Country
Date from - Date to
2014 till date
13. Professional Experience:
Date
2019-present
Location
Ghana
Reference
Elbiz Consult
Position
CEO/Business
Consult
Description
Business Development Services
Agribusiness
Training and capacity building of MSMEs
Business support services and setting up business systems and
operations.
Research and data collection
Achievements
Developed training manuals (trainees and facilitators) in word & Power
Point formats covering Organizational Development, Leadership &
Governance, Risk assessment & management, Budgeting, Financial
Management & Reporting, Record Keeping and Project Management.
Trained 80 Cocoa Farm hands from selected Cocoa communities in Awutu
Senya West District
Trained 116 A2E beneficiaries of GEA/MASTERCARD Foundation Young
Africa Works Project in Starting your business in the Awutu Senya District,
Central Region
Trained 40 producers from Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire in producer led
advocacy
Writing of proposals and execution of project deliverables.
Trained 30 Compassion International beneficiaries selected from different
Compassion projects
Trained 160 women led business owners from different trade areas in
improving your business models and financial literacy under the NBSSI
MasterCard Foundation Young Africa Works project.
Supported 60 women business owners to formalize their business
operations.
Contributed significantly to the execution of all consultancy assignments
from proposal development, engagement with clients, implementation and
report writing
Date
2019-Present
Location
Ghana
Reference
Association of Small
Scale Scale Industries
Position
Technical Advisor
Description
Provides technical support to SMEs in the informal sector to grow and
develop their businesses.
Business advisory services to help members seek advice on best practices
in their respective trade areas that will enable them develop and grow their
businesses.
Advocacy role in influencing government policies that affect micro and
small scale industries.
Provides technical assistance to SMEs, BMOs, TAs with grant application
and implementation process.
Date-
Location
Ghana,Accra
Reference
Dibest Consult Limited
Position
Consultant –
Business
Advisory ,Training
and Research
Description
Build effective and efficient internal control systems for FBOs on financial
management.
Building the Capacity of Business Membership Organizations/Trade
Associations
Business Development Services
Entrepreneurship Development Programme & Training
Financial Services for MSMEs & Financial Literacy
Market research, Feasibility Studies, Business Planning
Research & Analysis Techniques
Strengthening Agricultural systems/Association Management Practices.
Achievements
Trained more than 400 business owners from 10 business associations
under the BUSAC Fund grant Facility in business management skills and
other skills related trainings.
Helped 10 producer groups and business membership organizations and
associations obtain grant of GH₵ 50,000.00 from donor partners to run
training programs to improve upon their work efficiencies.
Contributed significantly to the execution of all consultancy assignments
Coordinated most of the consultancy assignment by liaising with external
consultants to ensure consultancy assignments are carried out to meet
clients’ expectations
Provided business development services for Producer Organizations and
Business Membership Organisations to ensure growth and development.
Provided technical assistance for the following business associations to
obtain grant from the Busac Fund sponsored by DANIDA, USAID and EU.
The Fund is a private sector challenge Fund to support business
development services and advocacy issues of SMESs, Business
associations and groups in Ghana.
Provided technical assistance to the Ghana National Association of
Garment Makers (GNAGM) and the GNTDA Dansoman Zone to apply for
the SDF Fund.
Supported the following associations to secure a grant of GHC50,000 each
to undertake training and business development services for their members
Date-
Location
Ghana,Accra
Reference
Trans Africa
University College
Position
Assistant Lecturer
Description
Lecturing in Accounting, Economics and other business
related courses.
Coordinating the ICM programme at the Tudu Campus
Drafting of teaching and exams time tables
Continuous assessment and student progress
Served also as the principal administrative assistant at the
Tudu campus
Performing other administrative task assigned to.
14. Other relevant information:
Research Consultancy Related Assignments Undertaking to Date
End – Term Evaluation of Fairtrade Africa’s Dignity for All (D4A) Banana Project in Ghana.
The end-term evaluation was undertaken to determine whether the D4A Programme Banana project achieved its intended goal of,
“Improved income and living conditions of workers”. The evaluation also assessed relevance, coherence, effectiveness efficiency,
impact and sustainability of the programme to achieve these outcomes & outputs, provide evidence of results to meet accountability
requirements, and (promote operational improvement, learning and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned thereof
for sustainability and replication) (2021,2022)
Data collection on fruit, wood, and rice sector for SENSE South Africa- World Bank /IFC Investment Promotion Initiative. Interview
local businesses in the sector to enrich our understanding of the sector, gather critical data required to understand the size, maturity
and number of firms in the sector and Collect data that is needed to develop mini business models- a critical tool needed to have
discussions with prospective investors. (2019)
Supervisor, Nationwide Client satisfaction survey & impact study in eleven (11) branches within three (3) groupings of branches
namely Big and Urban (Accra, Suame, Circle, Madina, and Kejetia including Ashaiman), Peri-Urban (Offinso, Berekum and
Mankessim) and Rural (Bogoso and Ada Kasseh) for Opportunity International Savings & loans Ghana Ltd. A financial institution.
(2017)
Supervisor, baseline survey for Farmer Lane with support from the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) programme through
TECHNOSERVE for it project in the Assin North of the central region in the following districts; Assin South, Assin North, Asikuma,
Odoben and Brakwa. (2016)
Supervisor, Nationwide client satisfaction survey for Opportunity International Savings & Loans in 10 branches across Ghana to
measure the current satisfaction levels of current levels of clients and recommend ways of improvement. (2016).
Team member/Supervisor, Soy Value Chain Research in the three northern regions of Ghana for Catholic Relief Services/University
of Illinois, USA in connection with Soy bean Innovation Laboratory (SIL) to provide a thorough analysis of the current state of the
soybean value chain in Ghana, and provide specific recommendations on gaps in resource allocation and of these gaps,
recommend actionable next steps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of research in tropical soybean development in Ghana
with focus on northern Ghana.(2015).
Consultancy Related Assignments Undertaking to Date-other consultancy assignments
Technical Trainer/ Global Shea Alliance- SBEP training programme. SBEP will provide technical training and business coaching to
300 SMEs over 3 years, 50% of them being women-owned. The program is implemented in partnership with Advans Ghana, Women
for Change, the SOFTtribe, AgroCenta, and GSA Sustainability Partners.
Training of 30 Compassion International Vocational Graduates in Entrepreneurship, Business planning, marketing, records keeping,
cashflow statement, business pitching
Training of 80 Cocoa Farm hands from selected Cocoa communities in Awutu Senya West District in Concept of Entrepreneurship,
Business Idea Generation, Starting Your Business, Business Plan, Forms of Business.
Standardization of staff & producer organization training materials for Fairtrade Africa producer organisations in Africa. Developed
training manuals in word & Power Point formats covering Organizational Development, Leadership & Governance, Risk assessment
& management, Budgeting, Financial Management & Reporting, Record Keeping and Project Management. Manuals were developed
using the SDF approach (2021 -2022)
Training of 116 A2E beneficiaries of GEA/MASTERCARD FOUNDATION YOUNG AFRICA WORKS PROJECT in Starting your
business in the Awutu Senya District, Central Region. (2021)
Advocacy Training to country/product networks in West Africa Network on producer led advocacy for Fairtrade Africa in Kenya. The
consultancy service will aim to train 40 participants from the Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana country or product networks on producer-led
advocacy. (2020,2021)
Business service provider for MSME Business Acceleration (MBA) under the NBSSI MasterCard Foundation Young Africa Works
project. Trained 160 women led business owners from different trade areas in improving your business models and financial literacy.
(2020)
Sustainability strategic plan for the Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) to make them sustainable to deliver effectively on its
mandate. This activity includes workshops and stakeholder engagement meetings. This action is supported by the BUSAC Funds
(2020)
Short-Term Experts for Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) of PSED programme. Train 71 Workplace Trainers in Koforidua,
Eastern Region in In-company and Entrepreneurship Trainings, so that they can become Certified Workplace Trainers in ATVET.
(2019)
Short-Term Experts for Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) of PSED programme. Train 38 Workplace Trainers in Kumasi,
Ashanti Region in In-company and Entrepreneurship Trainings, so that they can become Certified Workplace Trainers in ATVET.
Associate trainer (2019)
Short-Term Experts for Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) of PSED programme. Train 30 Workplace Trainers in Ho, Volta
Region in In-company and Entrepreneurship Trainings, so that they can become Certified Workplace Trainers in ATVET. Associate
trainer (2019)
ToT sessions and PSO trainings in Business development modules (negotiation and contract management, new product
development, market access, marketing, costing etc. and Good Agricultural practices (farm management, farm records keeping,
safety and hazards and pest and disease control) for BUSAC Fund for Ghana National Garments Association (GNAGM), Suhum
Cocoa Farmers’ Cooperative Union, Ayensuano-Suhum Cocoa Farmers’ Cooperative Union, Solid Rock Association and Assin Citrus
and Marketing Union. -)
Training of trainers’ programme and PSO training for Four Trade Associations namely; Ghana National Garments Association
(GNAGM), Artisans Association of Ghana (AAG), Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA)-Dansoman Zone
and Fairtrade Ghana Network (FTGN to facilitate business development services for their members under Window 5 of BUSAC III.
(2018)
Trainer and Coordinator, Training of Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) under the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme in quality
determination, business & financial management warehousing and post-harvest storage in the Northern Sector for USAID/Ghana FtF
Agriculture Policy Support Project (APSP), USAID/Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project(FinGAP). (2018)
Team member, Training needs assessment for smallholder farmers in Kumbungu: Savelugu and Tolon Districts, Walewale,
Gambaga, Mamprugu-Moaduri, Nasia, Mankarigu, and Yabum Districts, Binaba: Bawku, Binduri, Garu, and Tempani Districts and
Fumbisi: Builsa and Chiana/Paga Districts for TechnoServe/ John Deere :Training needs assessment for mobile training unit and
mechanization information communication technology program to develop a training programme that best responds to the needs for
of the target group with the effect of improving upon their farm activities to increase output and improve upon their livelihood. (2017)
Team member, developed strategic Plan for the firm, Talent hunt, training, coaching of crew and management. Business advisory for
Zoe fisheries International. (2017)
Member of the facilitation team, Development of agric training manual & training workshop for Agric Relationship Officers of
Opportunity International Savings and Loans. (2016)
Team member CIDE Inc., Canada/COTVET/AfDB Training Needs Assessment for the development of course content and training of
institutional managers of TVET Polytechnics and Technical Institutes. (2016)
Member of the Facilitation team, Training programme for Marketing & customer Care staff of Futurepip Ghana Ltd, on how to market
their products and position themselves in the market. (2016)
Team member, Consultancy service to identify the challenges that the selected ENGINE entrepreneurs/businesses are facing and the
necessary recommendations required for implementation at the aftercare stage of the programme for Technoserve/ UK Government
through the Department for International Development (DfID) program dubbed “ENGINE” (Enhancing Growth in New Enterprises) in
the northern part of Ghana. (2015)
Sustainability strategic plan for the Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) to make them sustainable to deliver effectively on its
mandate. This activity includes workshops and stakeholder engagement meetings. This action is supported by the BUSAC Funds (On
going)
Investment brief and substantiality plan for Sanko-Art solutions (A Ghanaian American based Non-Governmental Organisation) (2020)
Investment proposals for Tours and Arts Solutions (2020)
Provided business support services for the Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) to help its members apply for the
Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme. (2020)
Developed strategy of community development, payslips, and employee contracts for Arts Solutions as required of them as
supporting documents to register with Fair Trade Tourism in South Africa (2020)
Provided Business Development Services for the Arts Solutions, a community based tourism and handicrafts firm. Activities
performed include company profile write up and accounting services. (2020)
Develop grant proposal for the Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) to secure a grant facility from the BUSAC Funds to
develop a Sustainability Strategic Plan to guide the Operations of ASSI in the future.(2020)
Revised the Corporate profile of WOMEN IN THE LORDS VINEYARD (WITLOV). Women in the Lords Vineyard (WITLOV) exist to
champion advocacy issues on human right, health, education, environment, social, economic and other developmental issues. (2019)
Developed Final project report for Solid Rock Association under the Equity project dubbed reducing poverty among especially
marginalized handicraft producers & protecting biodiversity. The report captures in detail all activities carried out under the Equity
project.(2019)
Developed grant proposals to secure grants from Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund to support Four Trade
Associations namely; Ghana National Garments Association (GNAGM), Artisans Association of Ghana (AAG), Ghana National
Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA)-Dansoman Zone and Fairtrade Ghana Network (FTGN to facilitate business
development services for their members under Window 5 of BUSAC III. The BUSAC fund is a programme set up to strengthen the
advocacy capacity of private sector business groups and associations in Ghana. The fund is accessible through competitive demanddriven mechanism and is supported by DANIDA, EU and USAID. (2018)
Assisted the Contract Farming Consultant (Joachim Weber), during the CF Stocktaking Assignment in Ghana. Assisted in the
facilitation of the contract stocktaking workshop, interviews with value chain actors’/CF stakeholders, reporting and the drafting of the
CF fact sheet using Fysso Ghana as a case study (2017)
Team member, Diagnostic and development of strategic plan for Fair Trade Ghana Network. Facilitated the diagnosis and strategic
plan development exercise. The exercise focused on the institutional diagnosis, a strategic plan and action plan for the development
of the FTGN. Fair Trade Ghana Network a non-profit organization committed to providing a platform for all Fair Trade certified
producer organizations in Ghana. (2017)
Developed a capability statement for the International Association of Enterprise Management Development Advisers (IAEMDA). An
association made up eleven seasoned and experienced Ghanaian consultants with diverse experiences. (2017)
Team member, developed feasibility study and a business plan for Egyatraco Int of Egypt & OEL of Ghana; advised on strategic
options for the two firms in a joint venture arrangement to set up factory in Ghana. (2017)
Team member, developed strategic Plan for the firm, Talent hunt, training, coaching of crew and management. Business advisory for
Zoe fisheries International. (2017)
Consultant /Evaluator at the recent business plan pitch presentation at the Upper East entrepreneurs Clinic at Bolgatanga organized
by MBC Africa. Evaluated the business proposals together with other judges to make recommendations to help investors make
informed decisions. MBC-Africa is a partnership between Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada, Lundin Foundation and African
Management Initiative, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). A capacity building platform that provides
practical management training and coaching to agribusiness to enable them operate efficiently and supporting them with investors
and business networks.
(2017)
Team member, developed a strategic plan for Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) to give them a strategic direction as part
of their restructuring activities. (2017)
Team member, Review of the draft constitution of ASSI at several work sessions with the Executives and membership of the
Association to adopt the final constitution as a working document of the Association to guide it operations and strengthen the internal
governance processes and reposition the Association. (2016)
Team member, Feasibility Study Report on Production & Sale of Maize, & Soya Beans for the consideration of Export Development &
Agric Investment Fund (EDAIF) loan for Charles Agyapong Ventures. (2016)
Team member, Diagnostic review, Re-organization, recruitment, training etc. for all the companies under Hodidi Holdings for
increased growth and profit and two strategic Planning workshops in Ada for the staff. (2016)
Team member, Final and midterm evaluation of the review of the APRM process in Ghana, under the project “strengthening the
APRM process in the five West African countries. (2016)
Team member, Consultancy service to review of the Federation of Professional Trade Associations (FEPTAG) constitution and
validation of the FEPTAG Strategy to adequately guide the (informal) TVET sector in Ghana to be demand driven and competency
based training sponsored by GIZ/GSDI. (2016)
