Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is a pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa. AVCA also produces independent research into the African private equity and venture capital industry. Read more here
Bplans offers a variety of free planning and marketing resources to help entrepreneurs start and run better businesses. Read more here
Crunchbase is the leading platform for professionals to discover innovative companies, connect with the people behind them, and pursue new opportunities. Crunchbase provides data to find prospects, investments, investors and market research. Read more here
The European Union is one of the most outward-oriented economies in the world. It is also the world’s largest single market area. The EU supports foreign companies with practical information on how to access the EU market. Read more here
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. globalEDGE™ provides comprehensive international information by country, trade block, markets, and industry sector. It also provides detailed international business and trade information for 50 states in the USA. Read more here
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is a government agency, responsible for encouraging promoting and facilitating investments into and within Ghana. GIPC provides investors with information about investing and investment opportunities in Ghana. It is also the registry for all foreign investment in Ghana. Read more here
Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is the national export trade support institution of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) responsible for the facilitation, development, and promotion of Ghanaian exports. GEPA provides access to a range of export related information and services to support export internationally. Read more here
International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. It provides access to trade and market intelligence to support international business. ITC’s Market Analysis Tools provides export and import statistics of more than 220 countries and territories as well as supply and demand trends for about 5,300 internationally traded products. Read more here
Preqin is the Home of Alternatives, foremost provider of data, analytics and insights to the alternative assets industry, spanning private equity and venture capital, hedge funds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure and natural resources. Read more here
Private Equity International is the only global publication with a primary focus on the relationship between fund managers in private equity. It provides news, analysis and data to support the world’s private equity markets. It covers the people, the funds, the capital providers and the financial trends shaping the industry. Its offering includes a propriety database of funds, fund managers and their investors. Read more here
SmallBusinessPro offers you practical help, guides, resources, tips and ideas for starting and growing a small business. Whether you’re thinking of going self-employed as a sole trader or want to start-up a new partnership or limited company, SmallBusinessPro have all the information you need to make your venture a long-term success. Read more here
Trading Economics provides information for 196 countries for more than 20 million economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. Trading Economics has received more than 646 million page views from more than 200 countries. Read more here
Established in 1964, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD provides a range of resources to help countries attract foreign direct investment into areas where needs are greatest, to ensure prosperity for all. Its resources include Investment Policy Reviews, Investment Trends and Statistics, International Investment Agreements, and Investment Facilitation and Promotion. Read more here
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) was created in 1995. It represents member investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to network and exchange best practices in investment promotion. WAIPA provides a range of research, resources and training on investment promotion. Read more here