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In a bold move to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial ambition and institutional support, Enterprise Group PLC has officially launched Enterprise Spotlight, a high-stakes competition designed to propel Ghana’s brightest young business minds into the national limelight. Launched on March 16, 2026, at Advantage Place in Accra, the initiative is being delivered in partnership with Springboard Road Show Foundation (SRSF). It will air nationally on Springboard, Your Virtual University, broadcast on Joy FM 99.7 and Joy News TV, beginning Sunday May 10, 2026. The Enterprise Spotlight Challenge is open to entrepreneurs aged 18 to 40 across Ghana and from every sector of the economy, with women and persons with disabilities expressly encouraged to apply. The competition will select 24 entrepreneurs through a nationwide application process, placing them through a rigorous assessment journey before a national broadcast audience. Participants who advance through the various stages of the competition will receive direct financial support. The Overall Winner will receive GHS 100,000, the First Runner-Up GHS 80,000, and the Second Runner-Up GHS 50,000. Semi-finalists will receive GHS 10,000 each, while quarterfinalists will receive GHS 5,000 each to support the growth of their businesses. In addition, a Most Resilient Award of GHS 10,000 has been established to recognize and support an entrepreneur living with a disability. While the financial rewards are significant, Enterprise Spotlight distinguishes itself through a multi-layered support system designed to move entrepreneurs beyond funding into visibility, mentorship, and national market access. Every selected participant, regardless of how far they progress, walks away with formal enrolment in a structured Mentoring and Counselling Program, a dedicated business showcase on Springboard, Your Virtual University, and direct access to Springboard’s nationwide network of over one million young Ghanaians, enabling peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and potential B2B partnerships. Through the Springboard mentoring framework, participants also gain access to trained psychologists and counsellors, providing the psychosocial support that young innovators need to navigate the demanding realities of building and scaling businesses in Ghana. “Enterprise Group has always believed that business growth and national development are inseparable. With Enterprise Spotlight, we are putting that belief into practice, investing in entrepreneurs who are building real businesses, creating real jobs, and solving real problems in communities across Ghana. This is our commitment to the next generation of Ghanaian enterprise.” — Jacqueline Naadu Benyi, Managing Director, Enterprise Life For Springboard, the competition represents a natural extension of its core mandate and a channel through which its institutional infrastructure is being placed directly in the hands of entrepreneurs who need it most. “Ghana’s entrepreneurs have always been ready. They did not need to be discovered; they needed a door to be opened. Enterprise Spotlight is that door. Entrepreneurs are not simply receiving a prize; they are being onboarded onto a platform, a network, and a proven system of support Springboard has used to transform young Ghanaians for over twenty years. Every entrepreneur who walks through this process will leave stronger than they arrived.” — Comfort Ocran, Executive Director, Springboard Road Show Foundation Applications are open with immediate effect. Eligible candidates must operate a registered business within Ghana and be between the ages of 18 and 40. The application deadline is Monday April 6, 2026. To apply, kindly visit www.myenterprisegroup.io or www.springboard.com.gh. Once you are on the website, you will see a “Scan Me” QR code. Simply scan the code, or click on the link provided, and it will take you directly to the application form, where you can complete and submit your application. Applicants can also call 024999555 or 0308 255 775 for more information About Enterprise Group PLC Enterprise Group PLC is a leading financial services company comprising six operating companies: Enterprise Insurance Company, Enterprise Life Assurance Company, Enterprise Trustees, Enterprise Properties, Enterprise Funeral Services Ghana trading as ‘Transitions – The Funeral People’ and Acacia Health Insurance. The Company is headquartered in Accra and has operations in The Gambia and Nigeria.

Rev. Father Andrew Campbell Is An Irish-Ghanaian Catholic Missionary, Founder Of The Lepers Aid Committee And Parish Priest Of Christ The King Catholic Church In Accra. Known as the ‘Father of the lepers’, Father Campbell was ordained as a Catholic Priest in December 1970, after which he was posted to Ghana as a missionary priest under the Society of the Divine Word(SVD) a year after. He served in many Catholic parishes in Accra, including the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, the St Peter’s Parish, Osu and the Sacred Heart Parish Accra, where he established the Sacred Heart Vocational Institute. Taking his turn on the ‘Engine Room’ series on the Springboard, Your Virtual University, he said his life had always been to live for other people. He said he came from a beautiful family where his parents always taught him to give and make people happy. “My parents taught me to give, share and make other people happy and that is what my vocation is and that is what I have been doing for the past 50 years in Ghana,” he stated. Becoming a priest He said his dream to become a priest started when he was in the primary school. “We went to a Catholic primary school and we use to read magazines from various religious congregations and use to meet priests who have been out to the missions and that inspired me. I starting feeling that is what God wants me to do. He said he was always reading about priests coming to Africa and started having a feeling that God wanted him to come to Africa to preach His gospel. After finishing primary school at the age of 13, he said things were not easy at home which hampered his dream of going to the secondary school and later to the seminary. He said he had to work for two years as a labourer in a grocery shop to make some money to support the home. “I still wasn’t happy because this is not what I wanted to do so I came across a Divine Word Missionaries Magazine and it inspired me so I went to the Minor seminary in England at the age of 15 and each holiday I came home, I had to work to get some money to buy clothing. “When I was 18, I then made a decision to enter the major seminary so I applied and I got admission but I was given a long list of items to bring and I didn’t have the money to buy them. I was ,however, able to get all the things with the exception of my black cassocks which then cost 10 pounds,” he explained. He said with just two weeks left, he experienced the hand of God in his life when he received a letter from an anonymous donor, with 10 pounds in the envelope, asking him to be a good priest. “I still have that letter in my Bible to remind me that God will always take care of me. God took care of me and when I realised that, I said now I know that God will take care of me for the rest of my life and he has done exactly,” he stated. Journey to Ghana Touching on his journey to Ghana, he said he came with one other priest who advised they come by boat. “I came to Ghana with another priest and he advised that we should go by boat. There were about 15 of us ordained from our class and some were going to Brazil, some to India but two of us volunteered for Ghana and that was our first choice. “So we decided to take the boat. We got a boat from Dublin to Liverpool then we joined another boat to Ghana. It took us 13 days on the high seas,” he stated. He said the priest he came with, however, left after just three months because he could no longer stand the hardship. “And the day he was leaving Takoradi was the day I got a telegram from my father to say my eldest sister was killed in a motor bike accident and that devastated me. So I went home but I missed the funeral. “I came back and things were difficult and i really struggled but by the grace of God, I am still here and I thank God. At a point, I felt like going back home but with the help of God and the wonderful people of Osu who encouraged and supported me, I am still here,” he noted. Work with lepers Father Campbell said his first encounter with a healed leper was in 1974 as a young priest at the Holy Spirit Cathedral at Adabraka. He said he was one morning working out in the garden of the church when the healed leper showed up with a bag of mangoes as a gift for him. “I gave all of them out immediately because I thought I will get leprosy. But I later told myself this is not right so I went out to Weija and I was devastated when I saw the condition of the place so I told myself this is what God has called me to do and I decided to help them. “So I started the Leprosy Aid Committee and we started raising money, having sponsorships to support them,” he stated. He said the biggest problem with leprosy was the stigma, something he said enough education was needed to curb. “Even to this day, people are afraid of going near them. People need to be educated,” he said. Source: Graphic Online