Don't blame government for failing local businesses

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• Kojo T 12 years ago

  Too much of traditionalism

  Too much of traditionalism

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• Cool_It 12 years ago

  You are telling the truth - but hey, the average Ghanaian does not want to hear the truth, they want the easier route out. Blame the politicians. Employ the services of a carpenter, a mason, a seamstress or tailor etc etc and ...
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  You are telling the truth - but hey, the average Ghanaian does not want to hear the truth, they want the easier route out. Blame the politicians. Employ the services of a carpenter, a mason, a seamstress or tailor etc etc and you will understand what Mr Kwetey is talking about.

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• akwasi 12 years ago

  YOU CAN'T EXONERATE THE GOVT. COMPLETLY, COS, THE GOVT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING LAWS THAT HELP OR COLLAPSE BUSINESS. THE ATTUDE OR LACK THEREOF HAS HARMED A LOT OF BUSINESS.INERMITENT ELETRICITY, WATER SHORTAGES, HIGER GAS P ...
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  YOU CAN'T EXONERATE THE GOVT. COMPLETLY, COS, THE GOVT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING LAWS THAT HELP OR COLLAPSE BUSINESS. THE ATTUDE OR LACK THEREOF HAS HARMED A LOT OF BUSINESS.INERMITENT ELETRICITY, WATER SHORTAGES, HIGER GAS PRICES ALL CUMULATIVELY HARM SMALL BUSINESS,

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• Agyeman. 12 years ago

  Lets get off this fallacy of govt to blame for even the slightest failures of business people bcos the foremost ingredient in any successful venture is passion for what you do.What has a failed businessman in USA to blame for ...
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  Lets get off this fallacy of govt to blame for even the slightest failures of business people bcos the foremost ingredient in any successful venture is passion for what you do.What has a failed businessman in USA to blame for yet he gets uninterrupted water & electricity?
  And remember the interruption of water & power in Ghana is less about govt and more to do with workers who don't care about their job.A work ethic is lacking in Ghana.

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• DAN 12 years ago

  If you fail in usa, then you charge too much, Walmart sells it cheaper, You pay your employees too much. Your selling something nobody wants, Your rent is too high> Get the message! But your not suffering from No electric,No ...
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  If you fail in usa, then you charge too much, Walmart sells it cheaper, You pay your employees too much. Your selling something nobody wants, Your rent is too high> Get the message! But your not suffering from No electric,No water or No Propane or Natural gas unless you lack Money!

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• Simple truth 12 years ago

  IF you people SHARE among yourselves the capital that SHOULD CIRCULATE with EVERYONE,you EXPECT that we blame OURSELVES.ok.

  IF you people SHARE among yourselves the capital that SHOULD CIRCULATE with EVERYONE,you EXPECT that we blame OURSELVES.ok.

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• messa 12 years ago

  and for busniss failing due to his failed policys

  and for busniss failing due to his failed policys

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• James Y 12 years ago

  Fiifi Kwetey, in a tiny way, is right but, he is wrong in more aspect. The "small fried yam seller or that small waakye seller..." has no capital to acquire the necessary machinery to make their products mass-produced let alo ...
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  Fiifi Kwetey, in a tiny way, is right but, he is wrong in more aspect. The "small fried yam seller or that small waakye seller..." has no capital to acquire the necessary machinery to make their products mass-produced let alone, expanding the business with the creation of more retail outlets. The same problem faces "that small carpenter". In the case of the carpenter, the import of cheap machine-made, do-it-yourself, packed products discourage efforts to improve. Because of the nature of both jobs, it is not difficult to get capital from the banks in the country and because of the free importation of cheap products from abroad, they cannot expand - tin and/or packed food products are plentiful in Ghana. Consumers, usually, prefer to buy cheaper products, especially as people are in dire economic situation.

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• AKWERTEY 12 years ago

  TO QUOTE YOU:
  
  "there are deep socio-cultural attitudes “that are holding us down and until those change; just holding and waiting for government to come and change will not resolve anything".
  
  TELL THAT TO YOUR GA PEO ...
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  TO QUOTE YOU:
  
  "there are deep socio-cultural attitudes “that are holding us down and until those change; just holding and waiting for government to come and change will not resolve anything".
  
  TELL THAT TO YOUR GA PEOPLE, THEY ARE THE ONES BEHIND ALL THAT.

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• DAN 12 years ago

  high import duties, High electric bills(when their is electric power) all that prevents business from making money

  high import duties, High electric bills(when their is electric power) all that prevents business from making money

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