Africa Centre for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment

Name

Africa Centre for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment

Legal name

Africa Centre for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment

Website

https://aceye.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research / Think Tank Services

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

SME & Entrepreneurship Development (Trade-Linked) (BPADAMAE)

Keywords

• Policy research services
• Economic freedom advocacy
• Entrepreneurship think tank
• Free market research
• Youth empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: ACEYE operates as a nonprofit policy think tank funded primarily through donations and grants from partners and supporters who share its mission of promoting free markets and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACEYE is a non-partisan policy think tank that produces proprietary indices (REF Index, IGIPTEP) measuring entrepreneurship freedom and government institutional performance in Ghana, publishes research articles and policy briefs on African economic development, runs youth entrepreneurship and scholar programs (ACEYE CLUB 100, ACEYE Scholars Club), and convenes events such as the George Ayittey Memorial Lectures to advance free-market policies and accountability across Africa.

Product overview

ACEYE operates as a single integrated platform providing research-based policy advocacy and youth entrepreneurship support across Africa. The organization offers a portfolio of research indices (REF Index, IGIPTEP), membership programs (ACEYE CLUB 100), educational initiatives (ACEYE Scholars Club), and publication platforms (E-Library, George Ayittey Memorial Lectures). Rather than a traditional product company with modules, ACEYE functions as a policy think tank whose offerings center on data-driven research, citizen empowerment advocacy, and pan-African economic policy analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REF Index: Index of Government Institutions Performance Towards Economic Prosperity
• ACEYE CLUB 100
• IGIPTEP
• ACEYE Scholars Club
• George Ayittey Memorial Lectures

Products and services

• The REF Index (Regional Entrepreneurship Freedom Index) An in-country research index measuring entrepreneurship freedom across Ghana's sixteen regions using indicators including trade freedom, freedom from government, monetary freedom, labour freedom, and investment freedom. It targets policymakers, researchers, and advocacy audiences.
• IGIPTEP (Index of Government Institutions Performance Towards Economic Prosperity) An index using 5 indicators to assess the performance of government institutions in Ghana, detailing strengths and weaknesses and providing actionable policy recommendations to enhance economic prosperity. Targeted at government institutions, policymakers, and researchers.
• ACEYE CLUB 100 A membership program for entrepreneurs that provides networking, resources, and support for youth entrepreneurship development in Africa. Targeted at young African entrepreneurs.
• ACEYE Scholars Club An academic educational program designed to empower and develop young scholars interested in entrepreneurship and economic policy research. Targeted at university-age and early-career scholars.
• George Ayittey Memorial Lectures An annual memorial lecture series honoring economist George Ayittey, focusing on free-market economics and African prosperity. Targeted at academics, policymakers, students, and the policy community.
• Publications Platform A content publication platform offering News, Press Releases, Commentary, Articles, Research reports, and Policy Briefs on entrepreneurship, economic development, and governance in Africa. Targeted at policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and the general public.
• E-Library A digital repository of ACEYE's research materials, reports, and publications available for free public access. Targeted at researchers, journalists, students, and the policy community.

Quantifiable outcome

• REF Index assessed entrepreneurial freedom across all 16 Ghanaian regions, with only 4 regions scoring above 5.0 out of 10

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlas NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlas Network is a global alliance of free-market think tanks. ACEYE partners with Atlas Network, having presented at their Smart Bets competition and received recognition as a top performer in their network of liberty-focused organizations across the world.
• IlapiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization on ACEYE's website, representing a collaborative relationship in advancing entrepreneurial and economic policy objectives.
• Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization, representing collaboration with another economic policy research institution.
• Charter Cities InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization, representing collaboration on urban development and economic policy research.
• Fundacion para el Avance de la LibertadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization, representing a Latin American liberty-focused organization in ACEYE's network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Africa Policy Research Institute: Pan-African policy research institute. Comparable in producing research to inform African economic policy and in its emerging-player scale relative to incumbents.
• Ilapi: Africa-focused liberal policy think tank. Listed as a partner of ACEYE and directly comparable in mission and target audience, though operating at a smaller geographic scope.
• Charter Cities Institute: Think tank focused on charter cities and economic governance reform in developing economies. Listed as a partner of ACEYE and operates in an adjacent free-market policy space.

Broad incumbents

• Atlas Network: Global umbrella organization connecting over 500 free-market think tanks. Functions as both an upstream partner and a broader incumbent in the same policy advocacy space that ACEYE operates in, providing ACEYE with funding and visibility.
• Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: German foundation funding liberal economic policy and entrepreneurship programs across Africa. Comparable as a larger established player with overlapping mission and similar youth entrepreneurship programming.
• African Economic Research Consortium (AERC): Pan-African premier economic policy research network. Comparable to ACEYE in producing research to inform African economic policy, but with significantly larger scale and academic orientation.
• Brookings Africa: Africa-focused arm of the Brookings Institution producing economic and governance policy research. Comparable as a larger incumbent in the African policy research space.

Direct peers

• IMANI Center for Policy & Education: Ghanaian think tank producing policy research across economic governance and entrepreneurship. Comparable to ACEYE in Ghana-centric policy advocacy orientation, although ideologically broader than ACEYE's free-market focus.
• Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Ghana: Ghana's oldest free-market think tank. Directly comparable to ACEYE in geography (Ghana), mission (free-market economic policy), and target audience (policymakers and entrepreneurs). Listed as a partner of ACEYE on its website.

Regional players

• Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad: Latin American free-market think tank. Listed as a partner of ACEYE and comparable in ideological mission and policy advocacy, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBcRXOcQ5Qh95iLENHXnexw
• Facebookfacebook.com/AceyeOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aceye
• Instagraminstagram.com/aceye_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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