Unlock Opportunities in Ghana: He Started A Business With 600 Cedis After University & Now Has 2 Bakeries

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From 600 cedis & an MTN loan to running TWO bakeries - Samuel’s story will change how you think about opportunity. Samuel Agyapong (Banana Bread GH) joins Derrick on Konnected Minds to break down why Ghana's youth are losing to social media, how he built an entire business off Instagram without traveling abroad, and the hard truth about hiring staff that most business owners ignore. 🍌 He started selling lunch in primary school. Got banned. Kept going. 💡 Turned diabetic customers into his biggest market - through education, not ads. 📲 Grew a TikTok page to 50K in 6 months by spotting a gap nobody else saw. Key topics covered: Financial management & the social media trap Why discipline over motivation (every time) How to attract & keep the right staff Starting a business with little to nothing Why Ghana's broken system is full of opportunity "Solve a problem and the problem attracts wealth." 🎟️ Konnected MInds Live Kumasi, Sept 9th. https://www.konnectedmindslive.com/ Guest: Samuel Web: https://bananabreadgh.com/ Host: Derrick Abaitey IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DerrickAbaitey Join Konnected Academy: https://www.triibe.io/konnected-academy 🎟️ Konnected MInds Live Kumasi, Sept 9th. https://www.konnectedmindslive.com/ Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcast - http://tinyurl.com/4ttwbdxe Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/3he8hjfp Join this channel: /@konnectedminds FOLLOW ► https://linktr.ee/konnectedminds #Podcast #businesspodcast #AfricanPodcast #Ghanapodcast #NigerianPodcast

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