Guides and checklists

Practical fill-in guides by Eric Mensah, MBA, MCIPS, for suppliers, investors and buyers working in Ghana and with overseas suppliers.

For investors and companies entering Ghana

Ghana-Ready

The Market Entry Guide for Foreign Companies and Diaspora Entrepreneurs

A 12-part fill-in workbook for setting up, operating and protecting a business or investment in Ghana: company registration, GIPC, tax, banking, permits, hiring, property, repatriation of profits, customs, avoiding scams, and diaspora citizenship and land.

Published by TownLink Global

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For foreign suppliers to Ghana's mines

Partner-Ready

The Foreign Supplier's Guide to Ghana Mining Local Content Partnerships

A 15-page fill-in guide on reserved services, what fronting is and why it is costly, how regulators look at Ghanaian ownership and control, how to vet a local partner, and how to structure a joint venture, subcontract or distributor arrangement.

Published by TownLink Mining & Industrial Solutions

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For Ghanaian vendors seeking mine contracts

Mine-Ready

The Ghana Vendor Compliance Checklist

A 15-page, 12-part checklist system covering company registration, tax, Minerals Commission local content registration, HSE compliance, technical files, references, pricing readiness and why supplier applications get rejected.

Published by TownLink Mining & Industrial Solutions

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For anyone buying from Chinese suppliers

Pay-Safe

The China Supplier Payment Safeguard Guide

A 15-page fill-in guide with 12 cheat sheets: verify the supplier, bind the deposit to a sealed golden sample and BOM, pay in milestones, hold the balance behind independent inspection, spot the red flags, and track every deal.

Published by NextStar Procurement

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Each guide is a PDF that you keep and work through at your own pace. The guides are sold through Selar, an online marketplace for digital products. They are practical starting points, not legal advice, so have a qualified lawyer or accountant review anything that matters before you sign or pay.

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