GhISP publications
To address identified knowledge and resource gaps, GhISP develops toolkits and guidance documents designed with the Ghanaian SME landscape in mind, and commission and publish research. GhISP publications are geared towards aligning advisory services with fund manager requirements and international standards and best practices, to ultimately:
Empower transaction advisors to better support and engage SMEs
Support fund managers to more effectively invest in SMEs to enhance development impact
Help improve SME investment readiness
Toolkit: SME Investment Readiness Toolkit and Scorecard
The GhISP SME toolkit and investment ready scorecard was developed to help SMEs assess their level of investment readiness to best determine their next steps. It outlines the investment process, key sources of investments, Ghana’s investment landscape, different investor types and key requirements, as well as brief investor profiles to facilitate informed discussions between SMEs and investors.
Designed for SMEs looking for investors in Ghana, and for transaction advisors and fund managers to share with potential investees, the toolkit is sector agnostic and can be applied to a wide range of businesses and industries.
Toolkit: Legal & Compliance
The Private Equity and Venture Capital Legal & Compliance Toolkit for SMEs and Transaction Advisers provides guidance on PE/VC structures, legal and compliance requirements, and access to key templates (shareholder agreements, term sheets).
Directory: Transaction advisors
GhISP works to improve the availabilty and affordability of high-quality transaction advisory services for Ghana’s SMEs. This directory lists GhISP-affiliated transaction advisors, including:
Legal & company secretaries
SME advisors
ESG consultants
Accounting firms
The directory details advisors’ sectors of expertise, types of advisory and contact details, and isupdated regularly.
Research report: Climate Finance Investment Opportunities in Ghana
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the climate finance landscape in Ghana, focusing on three key aspects:
Build a list of climate finance sectors and activities in Ghana
Identify current climate finance investments in Ghana
Examine the diverse climate-impact investment opportunities offered by SMEs
Market landscape report: SME Investment Opportunities in Gender and Diversity Finance in Ghana
This landscape report presents the macroeconomic environment and SME landscape in Ghana, with a focus on gender (2X) and diversity (BOLD) eligible SMEs, outlines challenges faced by these businesses and proposes potential interventions. The purpose is to inform the design of interventions aimed at supporting gender and diversity and thereby enabling investments into underserved SMEs in Ghana.