The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED) was established on 1st September 2014 as part of efforts by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to fulfill its strategic mandate of positioning itself as an entrepreneurial University. The creation of CESED marked the consolidation of various initiatives by the UCC School of Business in its long-standing commitment to entrepreneurship teaching, research and practice. CESED has three main mandates namely, entrepreneurship education and training, business incubation and entrepreneurship research and publication.
Vision
To be a global leader in stimulating and championing entrepreneurial thinking and action
Mission
To develop and support entrepreneurial thinking and practice through entrepreneurship education and training, research and enterprise development
In line with its vision and mission, CESED runs academic programmes and courses aimed at equipping students and practitioners with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills critical to the success of today’s learning organisation. It also collaborates with relevant stakeholders in promoting the establishment of growth-oriented enterprises, particularly by students, while supporting the growth and survival of existing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Moreover, CESED commits to contribute to national and international research and discourse on entrepreneurship and small enterprise development as well as the formulation of entrepreneurship policies.
