Tailored Hands For centuries, western clothing has dominated the world of fashion. From the renowned runways in Paris, Milan and New York, to the second-hand clothing kiosk in Makola Market,Ghana, one can find all sorts of clothing from different cultures, but hardly any...
Obsessive Innovations. Obsessive Innovations is a venture that can best be described as “a great relief for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). The story of its inception begins in 2019, when Kelvin Degbotse, a recent graduate of Ashesi University, decided to pursue his...
The Bowney Initiative Now more than ever, the world-wide push for Equality has taken center-stage on the institutional level, both nationally and internationally. Gender Equality in particular, has become a global priority, so much so that it has been captured as the fifth United...
Kevin, the brain behind Swoove. Kevin Blankson graduated from Ashesi University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Kevin’s choice of a major was informed by his personal and deep appreciation of businesses and their pivotal influence on social and political spheres....
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some businesses to retool - some to repurpose their assets and others to explore new markets. The Ashesi Venture Incubator (AVI) has responded by supporting its fellows’ ventures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on their businesses. Oneresponse taken...
David Boanuh, Ashesi alumni and AVI fellow is the co-founder and Film Director at Beautiful Stories Studios. His journey into filmmaking was birthed from an interest in travel and lifestyle filmmaking but slowly grew into documentaries and narrative films (movie making). He strongly believes that...
The Olympic Torch Relay celebrates the passing of the sacred flame from one torch to the next, from Olympia, in Greece to the site of an Olympic games. The passing of the flame symbolizes the transfer of this symbolic fire from one generation to another....
For enterprising students graduating from the university, there are very little opportunities for exploring the business concepts they develop while in the university. Faced with the requirement to do their national service, most of them put their ideas on pause and often never come...
The tremendous influence and impact of women entrepreneurs in transforming economies of both developed and developing countries cannot be overemphasized. Women have always been exceptional and often juggle multiple roles. As society continues to achieve equality and making strides in ensuring female voices are heard, we...
Nexti2i Organizes Fifth Lean Research Workshop. On the 10th and 11th of December 2019, The New Entrepreneurs Xchange for Transformation: Idea to Impact project (NEXTi2i) organized Lean Research workshop at Ashesi University. Led by co-Founder of Lean Research, Kendra Leith, with support from Dr. Gordon Adomdza,...