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Join for free, tell us what you're working on, and Business Labo shapes your dashboard around it.
Ask
Post a question in the right category and get answers from experts and founders.
Build
Start a Build My Business journey and work through it stage by stage.
Get help
Find an expert, compare services priced in GH₵ and send a request.
Act
Save grants, programmes and contracts — we remind you before they close.
Show up
Create an expert profile with your areas, experience and availability.
List services
Add services with a price, duration and delivery mode.
Help
Answer questions — your answers carry an Expert badge — and accept requests.
Earn trust
Collect reviews from completed requests and apply for verification.
Set up
Create an organization profile for your incubator, accelerator, NGO or association.
Publish
Post grants, funding calls, programmes, jobs and contracts.
Convene
Host workshops, webinars, meetups and pitch sessions.
Get verified
Earn a Verified Organization or Verified Opportunity Provider badge.
Turn a rough idea into a clear statement of the problem you solve and for whom.
Write the problem in one sentence · Name who has the problem · List how people solve it today · Get feedback from the community
Talk to real people so you know who buys, why they buy and what they will pay.
Talk to 10 potential customers · Write your customer profile · Test willingness to pay
Understand competitors, pricing and demand before you invest heavily.
Map 5 competitors or alternatives · Estimate the customers within reach · Define why customers will choose you
Verified badges are checked by people, reports are reviewed by moderators, and private things — messages, documents, notes — stay private.
Decide how you create value, deliver it and get paid for it.
Decide what you sell and how customers pay · Calculate the cost to deliver one unit · Set your price and margin · Choose your legal structure
Give your business a name, identity and message people remember and trust.
Choose and check your business name · Write your one-line message · Create a simple visual identity · Secure your domain and social handles
Know your start-up costs, your break-even point and how you will fund the business.
List start-up and monthly costs · Work out your break-even point · Build a 12-month cash-flow forecast · Decide how you will fund the business · Open a separate business account
Register, get compliant and set up the systems, suppliers and people you need.
Register your business · Register for tax and know your deadlines · Line up reliable suppliers · Document how you deliver · Set up bookkeeping and payments
Open for business with a simple offer and a clear way for customers to buy.
Prepare your first offer · Set up how customers find and pay you · Announce your launch · Collect feedback from first customers
Build a repeatable way to reach new customers and turn interest into sales.
Pick one or two acquisition channels · Create a simple sales process · Ask for referrals and testimonials · Track where customers come from
Track the numbers that matter and improve your product, service and systems.
Choose the 3–5 numbers you track weekly · Review your books monthly · Run a regular feedback loop · Fix your biggest time-waster
Scale what works: new customers, new markets, partners, people and funding.
Double down on what works · Explore a new market or product · Hire or outsource your bottleneck · Find funding, contracts or programmes · Help someone earlier in their journey