NBPC 2026 - Press Release

Accra, Ghana – Junior Achievement Ghana (JA Ghana) will host the 2026 National Business Pitch Competition (NBPC) on Saturday, September 26, 2026, bringing together ten outstanding student companies from across various Senior High Schools in Ghana to showcase innovative business ideas, compete for a cash prize and represent Ghana at the Africa Regional level.

The competition will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at GNAT Hall, Accra, under the theme“Augmenting Innovation,” which challenges young entrepreneurs to harness the power of emerging technologies to enhance and strengthen existing ideas, products, and processes.

The NBPC is the culmination of JA Ghana’s Company Program, an experiential entrepreneurship program that takes students beyond the classroom and gives them practical experience in developing, managing and pitching a business. Over the course of the program, students work through the entrepreneurial journey from identifying a problem and developing an idea to creating prototypes, building their business models and preparing to pitch their solutions.

At the competition, the ten student companies will present their businesses before a distinguished panel of judges. Teams will be assessed on innovation, business viability, market potential, financial understanding, presentation, and the potential impact of their solutions.

Beyond the competition, NBPC provides a platform for young people to demonstrate their creativity, entrepreneurial potential and readiness to contribute to Ghana’s economic development. It also creates an opportunity for educators, businesses, development partners and other stakeholders to engage with emerging young innovators and discover solutions developed by students themselves.

The winning student company will receive Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 10,000) and will earn the opportunity to represent Ghana at the JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition, where it will compete alongside student entrepreneurs from other African countries in December.

The 2026 National Business Pitch Competition reinforces JA Ghana’s commitment to preparing young people with the skills, confidence, and entrepreneurial mindset needed to navigate an evolving world of work and contribute meaningfully to society.