Experience

Enablis Entrepreneurial Network

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ghana Country Director

  • Mar 2009 - Present

  Award-winning Development Specialist with varied rich experience in management, entrepreneurship/SME development, in Ghana and internationally. Launched Enablis' operations in Ghana; identifying and recruiting a strong Board of Directors; built relationships with Government, the private sector, and other stakeholders. Grew beneficiaries to a remarkable 600 SMEs in 5 years with 30% women. Delivering Business Development services to the network of SME owners through business skills training, coaching, mentoring and networking and linkages to business angels and financial service providers. Built partnerships with the private sector to design and implement development projects, led teams to implement programs to support hundreds of Ghanaians to start and/or grow profitable and sustainable businesses. Serves on panels of judges for the annual Enactus National completion in Ghana and World competitions. Years of experience in working in development cooperation, including work for GiZ and World Bank projects. Active and committed member of Rotary International: - Benefactor to the Rotary Foundation; Paul Harris Fellow; Faculty member of the Rotary Leadership Institute; Trained Rotary Peace Fellowship Endorser; Assistant Governor for three consecutive years (2019-2022) District Committee Chair for Vocational and Community Services; Past President of Rotary Club of Accra South; and many more leadership roles. Show less



TechnoServe

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager - Entreprenuership Development

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

  At TenchoServe, was a key team member with major role in the successful design and implementation of various capacity building programs for the economic benefit of the food insecure regions in Ghana including a multi country national business plan competition, Taught aspects of entrepreneurship to rural Tanzanian and Ghanaian youth. Served as a resource person for several entrepreneurship development program including African Business Leaders’ Forum, World Bank’s Ghana Development Marketplace competition, etc. An accredited entrepreneurship trainer from the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), New York. Show less



TechnoServe (international development nonprofit)

• Project Advisor

  • 1997 - 2007