Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) - formerly NBSSI 

GEA is the government office for small businesses. They are under the District Assembly but report to head office.

Their main work is:

1. Business Support & Training
- Train youth, women, farmers on how to start and manage business
- Training on bookkeeping, marketing, packaging
- Entrepreneurship training for apprentices (tailors, hairdressers, welders)

2. Business Registration & Formalization
- Help you to register your business with Registrar General
- Help you get Ghana Card, TIN, FDA certification

3. Access to Finance / Grants
- They are the ones who give out government loans and grants like:
- YouStart, Ghana Jobs and Skills Project, COVID-19 SME support (CAP BuSS)
- They take your application at district and forward to region
- They help groups to access MASLOC through GEA

4. Monitoring of SMEs
- They keep a database of all small businesses in the district.

In short: If you are in Kumbungu District, and you have a small business or you want to start one, GEA District Office is where you go for training, financial support, and registration.