Are you a young entrepreneur with a big idea but few connections and support? There is an opportunity for you.
Ghanaian business mogul and Chairman of the McDan Group, Dr. Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, is opening its doors for people like you to be mentored, supported, and motivated.
As part of his personal commitment to youth development and young entrepreneurs, McDan has announced plans to meet five young entrepreneurs every month through virtual meetings, giving them an opportunity to tell him their stories, explain their businesses, and discuss the challenges standing between their ideas and growth.
This new opportunity is aside the already existing initiatives such as the McDan Youth Connect, McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge, and the McDan Foundation.
The chairman of the McDan Group says that for every month, five young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to interact with him for 20 minutes.
This is just 20 minutes for the young entrepreneur with an experienced businessman willing to listen.
For many young entrepreneurs, sometimes the biggest problem is getting someone to listen. For these people, one of the hardest parts of building a business is not necessarily having an idea.
It is getting the right person to hear it. They may have technical skills but lack commercial experience. They may understand their product but struggle with financing, strategy, branding, market access or scaling.
McDan says his planned conversations will be an opportunity to understand the young entrepreneurs’ dreams, assess their skills, learn about their start-ups and identify gaps where his experience could offer guidance.
That could make the conversations particularly valuable because the offer is not simply to “motivate” them. It is to listen, understand, and help identify practical ways forward.
Five entrepreneurs a month translates into 60 entrepreneurs over a year if the programme runs consistently. Each conversation creates an opportunity for a young founder to receive direct exposure to someone with decades of business experience.
It is believed that one useful conversation can change the trajectory of a business.
For the businessman passionate about youth development, instead of waiting for young people to attend a programme, he is creating a direct channel through which a small number can bring their businesses and ambitions to him.
If you are a young entrepreneur looking for someone in the space to listen, this is an opportunity for you; just prepare.
