The Director of Programmes and Partnerships at the British Council, Solomon Domayen Antumwini, is asking entrepreneurs to be more innovative in their quest to expand their businesses.

According to him, his outfit will devise various strategies to support entrepreneurs with skills to bridge the unemployment gap in the country.

Speaking to Joy Business at the Innovation for African Universities Programme at the Accra Technical University, he said innovative entrepreneurs can promote growth, facilitate the competitiveness of an organization and help generate profit.

According to him, implementing innovative ideas can help a business become successful.

“We are doing this project to support these young ones to understand the importance of being innovative as an entrepreneur. This is key to their growth and expansion”, he said

The project is designed to support the development of Africa – UK University Partnerships that build institutional capacity for engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in selected African countries.

The overarching programme objective is to strengthen the capacity of universities and increase their capability to participate and provide meaningful contributions as key players within the entrepreneurship ecosystem.