Groupe Ideal President Named Overall Best Entrepreneur…At 2017 GECE

The President of Groupe Ideal, Hon. Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, has been named the overall Best Entrepreneur for his excellent contributions towards the country’s socio economic development at this year's Ghana Entrepreneurship & Corporate Executive Awards (GECE), which came off last Saturday at the Banquet Hall of the State House, in Accra.

He was also touted as one successful entrepreneur who demonstrates vision, business excellence and innovation which deserved to be honoured.

In a remark on this achievement, Hon. Dr.Nii Kotei Dzani had this to share:

“Success indeed comes with hard work. It has not been an easy journey in my career as an entrepreneur. A lot were required of me. The story is endless and surely will be told one day to inspire many. It was never a smooth experience however with hard work, determination, perseverance and by the grace of God I am where I am today. Success is never achieved on a silver platter."

He further used the occasion to advise the youth to build themselves well in order to be able to fit into the entrepreneur world.

The GECE awards, is a premiere competition designed for emerging entrepreneurs, corporate executives established business owners, innovative and creative entrepreneurs and seeks to reward excellence among the most committed and dedicated entrepreneurs and corporate executives in Ghana.

It is also meant to recognize entrepreneurs who have displayed massive performance that helped them emerge out of poverty, create jobs and add value to the society.

The award is an initiative of the Entrepreneur Foundation of Ghana in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Association of Ghana, the Ministry of Trade & industry and the Ministry of Finance.

The theme for this year’s event, ‘Promoting Economic Growth' through Private Sector Development and Corporate Governance was chosen to enhance business relationship between entrepreneurs and business executives as well as promote government private sector development initiatives.

Dr. Dzani is an Entrepreneur and Businessman par excellence, with extensive business experience as an Economist and Business Owner with a proven record of successful entrepreneurship. He brings on board considerable years of experience in managing Micro & SME financing operations in Ghana.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and an Honorary Doctorate from Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, USA. He also holds an MBA in Corporate Governance & Finance from University of Hull, United Kingdom. He is currently undertaking a professional law degree.

The companies that form this spectrum include Ideal Finance, First Trust Savings and Loans, Ideal Capital partners, Ideal Asset solutions, Ideal Trade, tv Africa, Ideal pension Trust, Ideal Insurance brokers, Tsaste Foundation, a CSR wing of the Groupe Ideal financial holdings Force 64 Security, and Westfield offshore consult.

Groupe Ideal currently operates in the areas of Investment Banking, Business Finance, Trade, Asset Management, Mining and Offshore Consultancy Services, Media, and Security Services

Through its broad spectrum of operations, Groupe Ideal has created jobs for several youths in Ghana, thereby helping to improve standards of living and accelerating the general development of the country. With a vision to be the standard of excellence in every sector we operate in, Groupe Ideal hopes to replicate such impacts beyond the shores of Ghana by extending its operations into other African countries, Europe and America.

Also in attendance were ministers of state, former first lady nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, Deputy minister of communications among other dignitaries.

Other award winners on the night of the event were Mr Gobind Wadhwani, MD KANEM/EM Industries Limited, who won the Llife Time Entrepreneur Achievement; Mr Richard Dugan, Groupe President Mcottley Holdings, Energy for Young Entrepreneur; Mr Godwin Gyamfi, Entrepreneur of the Year, Real Estate Development; and Mrs. Abigail Asolange Harlley, Chief Executive Officer of, AI Energy Group, who was adjudged the Best Woman Entrepreneur among a host of others.