Heard at a function I was at a professional accounting function recently. When the discussion turned to the youth, some comments were: As for the youth these days, they are something else. It’s like they know nothing. You must teach them basic things. They want to be a CFO at 25. They are unreliable. That […]
Category Archives: Inspiration
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Mar
Mar
In the next 10 years, I and most of my partners will retire from SCG Chartered Accountants. To prepare for that, we’ve started working on succession. A lot of the work revolves around improving our HR process, identifying and placing people on the path to leadership. A part of that process also involves sharing our […]
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Apr
Apr
This is part two of an article about what I have learned from 10 years of building SCG Chartered Accountants in Ghana. Read part one here. In this article, I discuss a few more lessons I’ve learned over the years. 1. Learn to say ‘no’ and focus A startup is often cash strapped and struggling […]
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Apr
Apr
SCG Chartered Accountants (SCG) is not my first venture into self-employment. That was SCG Consulting, which focused on implementing and supporting Pastel accounting and payroll as its primary business. We made a bet back then that technology was the future! We were accountants, and setting up an accounting firm would have been natural. That’s what […]
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Jul
Jul
My name is Teni Agana, a final year student of Ashesi University, majoring in business administration. I was an intern in the Client Advisory Service (CAS). I choose to work at SCG because I am aspiring to join the Accounting industry in the future and this opportunity was a good stepping stone for my long-term goals. […]
