MEST Scale

• Commercially viable: A business at its growth stage that has achieved product-market fit
• Sales and traction: Has annual sales ranging from $150,000 – $5 million USD
• Personnel and talent: A full-time management team with more than 5 members
• Scalability: Has a clear ambition for growth and potential to scale
• Revenue and profit: Sales/revenue for at least 3 years, clear financial breakeven path if not already profitable
• Market: Business must be based in Ghana and headquartered in the Greater Accra region

MEST Scale Curriculum 

PHASE 1 – Scale Diagnosis and Strategy 

Duration – 4 Months

Company leaders engage with MEST Scale team to create or enhance their strategic plans for scaling. The company will also identify the types of technology enhancement that would be helpful for their scaling objectives.

Objectives – Ensure SMEs have;

• A better understanding of what it takes to scale
• A completed scale-readiness diagnosis identifying their venture’s main gaps
• An articulated Scale Strategy
• An articulated technology plan for scale

PHASE 2 – Bespoke Scale Preparation

Duration – 8 Months

Specialists will hold sessions with leaders at their companies to help address key challenges identified during the diagnosis phase. This phase will include technology consulting as well as bespoke consultative services to resolve business management inefficiencies and technology gaps.

Objectives: Help SMEs to improve on their scale readiness by addressing the key technology gap and significant operational gaps.

PHASE 3 – Implementation 

Duration – 6 to 36 Months

The company implements its scaling plan. Continued support from MEST may take the form of financial linkages, advisory support, and other partnering roles.

Objectives: Establishing the scale project operation and financial plan, Implementing a scale pilot, and embarking on their scale project.

Application Process