The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), one of the sponsors of the maiden Northern Business Fair, has expressed excitement about the event, announcing that it will bring 30 women entrepreneurs from the northern sector to participate.
The Northern Business Fair 2025, a two-day event powered by Channel One TV and Citi FM, will take place at the Tamale Sports Stadium on Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Abdul Latif Mohammed, Deputy National Project Coordinator at GEPA, said the Authority, through its BizBox project, is sponsoring more than 30 women who have been trained and coached in the production of food, cosmetics, and northern fabrics.
“Understanding the impact of creating visibility for the young people in the area, especially from the northern sector, where most often market activities like this are hosted down south — this particular one gives us the opportunity to also showcase what we have been doing with these young people.
“As partners, we would send in a minimum of 30 young women we have trained, and they are coming with products ranging from food and beverages, cosmetics, and northern fabrics, to tell what they can do,” he said.
He added that the fair will provide the women with opportunities to network, secure business orders, and build sustainable income streams to grow their enterprises.
“They have been coached to create networks, build a pipeline of prosperity and also create orders for future business so they can create another line of income to support the growth of their business. They are cut across the northern region,” he noted.
The Northern Business Fair 2025 aims to transform the Northern Region into a hub of commerce, creativity, and collaboration. It will serve as a one-stop marketplace for Made-in-Ghana products, showcasing the innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, research institutions, and indigenous brands from across the Savannah, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West Regions.
The event is proudly sponsored by Ecobank, Syde Hassle, the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA).
