Built for business growth
CEED creates a platform for groups of entrepreneurs at similar stages of growth to deliver practical solutions in a trusted environment. Peer interactions have shown to drive revenue growth, especially over time. The groups are meticulously moderated and managed to ensure that entrepreneurs are
- Open in sharing their challenges and
- Sharing solutions based on their own experiences.
- Practical solutions which lead to real change.
We ensure fastest management team -work
Entrepreneurs around the world face similar challenges at similar stages of growth. Diagnosing an entrepreneur’s stage of growth is paramount in our approach. CEED uses the Adizes Institute Corporate Lifecycle framework as a starting point in understanding if entrepreneurs’ challenges are ‘normal’ or symptoms of larger problems. Our teams take the time to diagnose entrepreneurs’ challenges to best connect them to other entrepreneurs who can provide the solutions and knowledge needed at particular stages of growth. We place entrepreneurs into peer-groups based on this diagnostic process where they learn from others and are given resources to overcome their challenges.
CEED leverages our relationship with Assadaqaat Community Finance (ACF) and Africa Angel Academy to bring best practices in investment readiness to our entrepreneurs. This helps to make them investment ready and gives them an opportunity to approach investors when the need arises. Partnerships with capital providers is another value-add CEED provides to its local networks.
Our Flagship Programs
CEED in partnership with YMCA Ghana delivered Gender Equality and leadership training to sharpen skills, strengthen voices to participate in active citizenship, inclusion and governance for amplified agency and impact of young women’s contribution from the various regional YMCAs offices across the country.
Conducted a baseline for Power to Youth Programme that connects Ghana to 6 other implementing countries with a strong focus on southern leadership and a principle of co-creation. CEED document evidence meant for raising awareness on the effects of harmful practices (child marriage, “kayayei” FGM, unintended pregnancy and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBVs) in the Northern part of Ghana and the country as whole. The data reflect the realities of youth and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in their development and transition into adulthood.
METAP was also a flagship program by CEED that focused on providing Technical Assistance services in Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Management to youth social justice and entrepreneurship programs to meaningfully address gender inequality and promote inclusion and intersectionality. The initiative developed framework for monitoring, evaluation, and learning of Youth Initiatives Small Grants (YISG), a Norsaac project powered by their Power to Youth programme. The initiative has equipped youth in the Northern, Savanna region, and North East regions, with tools and strategies to lead evidence-based advocacy for policy accountability
AYLAC is a Pan African Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Convening ( AYLEC) co-created by CEED and Inspirational Leadership Development Centre, Nigeria which mobilize youth across African countrie and equips them with relevant leadership skills and information for the social economic and advance of good governance in Africa, The initiative was first hosted in partnership with the Governments of Rwanda and Kenya and in Ghana in 2024 and coming up in Zambia in July 2025. AYLEC “The African We Want: Fostering Youth Leadership, Unity, and Sustainable Development Beyond Now” is committed to delivering greater impact by convening Young Africa Social Change Leaders, Social Entrepreneurs, Academicians, Researchers, Development Partners, International Organizations, Media, and all relevant stakeholders across Africa as ongoing convening to accelerate youth civic engagement and promotion of governance.
Assadaqaat Community Finance (ACF) in partnership with Centre for Entrepreneurship and Evaluation Development (CEED), has designed and jointly executeed the project “Bridging the Digital Divide for Inclusive Supply Chain Participation”: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana. The project addressed digital skills gaps to significantly contribute to increasing access to digital business tools, and e-commerce solutions to strengthen the operations and capabilities of women entrepreneurs in Ghana. The beneficiary women and youth entrepreneurs were equipped with the necessary digital literacy skills to enhance their capabilities and improve participation in local and international supply chains/ markets through training, mentoring, coaching, trade shows, and diaspora networking engagements to amplify urgency in the digital and AI space.
CEED has partnered with Stellar Development Foundation to establish a consortium of partners as thought leaders collaborative to engage and create equitable access to global financial system via blockchain technology and AI to accelerate financial literacy education and uptake of digital financial services and products by women and youth-led MSMEs. Key takeaways included:
1. Identified barriers limiting the effectiveness of organizations and service providers.
2. Brainstorm transformative opportunities to improve financial literacy and access for women-led MSMEs.
3. Strengthen institutional infrastructure for implementing solutions.
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