The Industrial Support Fund
The Industrial Support Fund Ghana (ISF Ghana) is a closed-end venture capital fund targeting agro-processing and light (small scale) manufacturing SMEs in Ghana to impact the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and mitigation of COVID-19 effects in Ghana.
Selection Criteria
Owner Managed SMEs
SMEs that are still run by the founder or owner of the company
Impact on COVID Effects
Manufacturing/agro processing SMEs mitigating COVID-19 effects
Commercial Viability
Businesses with great growth potential and financial return
Job Creation
Manufacturing SMEs createing and/or sustaining upstream/ downstream value chain jobs.
Manufacturing /AgroProcessing
Manufacturing/agro processing SMEs with a focus on export and/or import substitution
Social & Development Impact
Preference will be granted to these categories
Women & Youth
Female promoters or entrepreneurs as well as young entrepreneurs and promoters making significant impact in their field of work.
Measurable Impact
Companies that generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Rural Enterprises
Viable companies sited in areas or districts in Ghana that have significantly. high poverty and unemployment rates.
Impacts COVID Actions
Businesses who provide a solution that advertently or inadvertently mitigates any of the effects of COVID-19 in Ghana.
Looking for funding?
Are you an agro-processing and light (small scale) manufacturing SME in Ghana that impacts the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and mitigation of COVID-19 effects in Ghana?