Ghana Successes: TechnoServe Helps Small Cocoa Farmers “Cash In”
Long a mainstay of Ghana’s economy, cocoa generates much-needed foreign exchange for the country, as well as income for millions of poor farmers such as Yaw Dankwa and Susana Nsiah. But most of these farmers haven’t viewed their farms as businesses. As a result, they...
Ghana Successes: Backyard Neem Tree Inspires New Pharmaceuticals
Since graduating from university in 1984, Isaac Bohulu had been a pharmacist in Accra, Ghana including six years spent at Hoffmann-La Roche, the Swiss-based international pharmaceutical company. But he always was an entrepreneur at heart, especially after gaining his...
Ghana Successes: Speedwash Laundromat at University “Cleans Up”
After he graduated from university, Daniel Oduro worked for Nestle in Ghana in the sales force and then as a training manager for a total of 6 years. He then moved to Merchant Bank of Ghana as a product manager. He had an idea for a self-service laundromat for...
Ghana Successes: Community Business, Learning, IT & Library Center
Ethel Emma Asomani was a $10,000 winner in the 2007 business plan competition. She wanted to upgrade her already-establisheda multi-faceted business and IT-oriented community center which included: library and online reference resources; clinics and weekly classes...Read Our Book for FREE
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