Ghmade is a business platform that has been designed to help business owners and individuals increase revenue through sales, collaborations, partnerships, investments, quick jobs and relevant information. PLATFORM COMPONENTS AND THEIR BENEFITS
MARKETPLACE
The marketplace is a space where businesses can build a profile, post products or services, and get notified of orders made through the platfo
rm. Customers would also be able to search for and order products by categories (location, business sector, product name, etc.). Benefits:
• The platform provides an extra source of revenue for businesses
• Businesses can advertise their brands
• Businesses get to build a larger customer base
• Customers get to order products or services from the comfort of their homes or any location
JOB PORTAL
The Job Portal is a space where businesses in search of employees (skilled or unskilled, as well as low skilled labour) can post jobs and have interested applicants apply. Businesses can then view all applicants on their dashboard, getting the opportunity to select qualified applicants; off the platform. Benefits:
• The job portal offers recruiters the opportunity to easily access employees (apprentices, low-cost labor, etc.) within their locality quickly and conveniently.
• It also provides job seekers the opportunity to get informed about jobs available within the community and apply for jobs within their vicinity. PARTNERSHIP
The partnership component of the Community Platform offers businesses the opportunity to leverage partnerships to expand their operations. Businesses can therefore make business requests, as needing a collaborator, a partner, or an investor for their business, and await the response of interested business(es). Benefits:
• Individuals and businesses have the opportunity to invest in other businesses.
• The partnership component of the platform encourages and supports entrepreneurship.
• Businesses without available stock would be able to meet demand through collaborations, partnerships, or investment. BLOG
The blog component offers businesses the opportunity to promote their events, to post grants and loan information, or scholarship information for the perusal of the available market. The admin is the sole regulator of the blogs page and therefore, all businesses who wish to post any such information can do so through the admin. Benefits:
• Existing businesses and startups, as well as individuals, who have the need, get access to important and up-to-date information pertaining to grants, loans, scholarships, etc.
• Businesses get an available market to apply for loans, scholarships, or grants, or to attend events. FORUM
The forum component is a space where businesses and individuals can interact, share ideas, make enquiries, or create sensitisation campaigns. Benefits:
• Businesses and individuals can connect with each other through educational or informative discussions.
• Individuals who are not familiar with the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis can post and receive responses to enquiries on a particular topic.
• Individuals or businesses can create sensitisation campaigns to create awareness on important issues.
