Vodafone Ghana to provide over 50 SMEs with free websites

Vodafone Ghana is supporting over 50 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with free premium-grade websites in the month of September.

In addition, enterprises will be provided with digital channels to make their services more accessible to a wider audience, ultimately accelerating customers and revenue.

In a release issued by the company on Tuesday, it said the move was to provide holistic support to SMEs nationwide and empower businesses to leverage on technology to deliver modern offerings to boost their businesses during the SME month celebration.

The Director of Vodafone Business, Tawa Bolarin said explained that every year, her outfit dedicates a month to recognise, appreciate, reward and engage with our esteemed business customers who are uniquely positioned to be the backbone of the Ghanaian economy.

In the spirit of partnering together, we have designed propositions, which will enable growth for the businesses of our customers through a series of initiatives,” she added.

She said some local companies will be assisted with free registration to enable smaller businesses improve their professional image and qualify for even bigger opportunities adding that some businesses will enjoy 50 per cent savings on their Vodafone bill, making them more profitable this month.

Vodafone Business will offer sponsored training programmes for some selected business owners. Simply tell us the skills you want to develop, which will accelerate your growth and profitability, and we will arrange this for you.

Also, we plan to embark on a paid advertising plan for selected businesses to promote their products and services, which will further expand their reach and customer base," Bolarin said.

She added that throughout the month of September, Vodafone Business will reward customers who use any of its services, including mobile, voice, data, fixed and dedicated broadband, as well as Your Business on Line, a website solution; Red Trader, an inventory manager; and Red Cloud, Vodafone's cloud services.

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