In this special episode conducted in Accra, Ghana, I sat down with Tonyi, founder of Horseman, where they create high quality shoes. This episode includes: - How Tonyi got into shoemaking and scaled the business - Tips for relocating and starting a business in Ghana - Addressing poverty in Ghana and much more! Follow Tonyi here Follow Horseman here Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science & more with Coursera. Ato has personally used Coursera to obtain an AI certificate. This is an affiliate link so if you purchase a course or sign up to the monthly or annual subscription, we will receive a small commission from Coursera, however there will be no additional charge to you. Learn on Coursera here: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Follow me on: Instagram , Tiktok, Twitter Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Preview 00:55 - Take Off Intro 01:30 - Meet Tonyi Senayah 02:52 - Growing up In Kumasi, Ghan 04:47 - How Tonyi got into Shoemaking 08:46 - Opening up my shoe shop with $200..! 11:10 - If your products are good, you’ll grow! 12:44 - Doing business in Ghana: The Good & The Bad 15:03 - We grew through recommendations 19:27 - Logistics in Africa is a challenge 21:27 - We’ve defined all odds! 24:43 - Building a business that survives without me! 27:23 - Advice for moving back & starting a business in Ghana 30:42 - Addressing poverty in Ghana 31:49 - Vision for Horseman 33:00 - Final words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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