Mr Ralph Nyadu-Addo, a lecturer and Business Development Officer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been appointed the President of the newly
established African Small Enterprise Promotion Network (ASEPnet).
This was at the 12th conference of the Germany's Leipzig-based International Small Enterprise Promotion Network (SEPnet), held at the Adama University, Ethiopia.
ASEPnet is the first regional body to be formed out of the SEPnet with the goal of assisting African universities to do more to support the development of entrepreneurial skills on the continent.
This would be done through the establishment of business incubators and an African network of universities for small and medium enterprises.
"Promoting entrepreneurship development centers at African universities - Potentials and perspectives of cooperation" was the theme and
the participants came from Africa and Europe.
Mr Nyadu-Addo told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that he saw his appointment as an opportunity to provide leadership in the transfer of best business practices and to promote SME start-ups.
He said science and technology needed to be used to aid business growth through effective linkage between institutions of higher education
and the private sector.
He vowed to work hard to achieve the goals of the ASEPnet.