Entrepreneurs 2013-2014
As LEADERites travel around the world to educate and develop future entrepreneurs in developing communities, many members of the cohort remain in touch with the organization as they develop their businesses. LEADER strives to maintain an active relationship with entrepreneurs and provide assistance where needed. Below is a list of some featured entrepreneurs for the 2013-2014 year:
David Mensah
Location
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
Source best practices in technical and vocational education to enhance training in Ghana, build the capacities of facilitators, retool training workshops and promote effective workplace habits through mentorship in the industry.
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
Source best practices in technical and vocational education to enhance training in Ghana, build the capacities of facilitators, retool training workshops and promote effective workplace habits through mentorship in the industry.
Daniel Anim Amateye
Location
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
To produce high quality, refined, edible salt for the domestic, West African, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali markets, while generating income and employment for the youth of the Ada area. The goal is to help the Ghanian government become a major exporter of salt in the West African region.
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
To produce high quality, refined, edible salt for the domestic, West African, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali markets, while generating income and employment for the youth of the Ada area. The goal is to help the Ghanian government become a major exporter of salt in the West African region.
Tanya Kotevska
Location
Skopje, Macedonia
Business Idea
Greenagro is a producer of animal feed consisting mostly of premixes and concentrates. Tanya is currently focused on shifting her business from an outsourcing model to a new form of production without capital expenditures. Afterwards, she will need to develop an effective marketing plan that will help her customers understand how the composition of her animal feed is different from current offerings.
Skopje, Macedonia
Business Idea
Greenagro is a producer of animal feed consisting mostly of premixes and concentrates. Tanya is currently focused on shifting her business from an outsourcing model to a new form of production without capital expenditures. Afterwards, she will need to develop an effective marketing plan that will help her customers understand how the composition of her animal feed is different from current offerings.
Abaka Alex Jacobs
Location
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
Black Diamond Advertising is a graphic design and visual communications firm whose primary objective is to provide an extensive range of innovative, creative, high quality and competitive corporate identity to meet developmental needs and global standard at affordable prices. The goal of the business is to employ Ghanians and help clients succeed in their promotional efforts. The challenge is how best to market the business and capture clients.
Accra, Ghana
Business Idea
Black Diamond Advertising is a graphic design and visual communications firm whose primary objective is to provide an extensive range of innovative, creative, high quality and competitive corporate identity to meet developmental needs and global standard at affordable prices. The goal of the business is to employ Ghanians and help clients succeed in their promotional efforts. The challenge is how best to market the business and capture clients.
Tatiana Vahonia
Location
Nizhniy Tagil, Russia
Business Idea
An online shop selling children's clothes, toys, and accessors which are designed and made in-house. Quantity of items is limited to maintain the uniqueness of products and special attention is given to the quality, safety and comfort. With each item, some kind of unique, hand-made element, such as a knitting or embroidery, is added. The challenge is to acquire the resources necessary to turn a profit.
Nizhniy Tagil, Russia
Business Idea
An online shop selling children's clothes, toys, and accessors which are designed and made in-house. Quantity of items is limited to maintain the uniqueness of products and special attention is given to the quality, safety and comfort. With each item, some kind of unique, hand-made element, such as a knitting or embroidery, is added. The challenge is to acquire the resources necessary to turn a profit.
Anastasia Rudenko
Location
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Business Idea
A website where creative people with useful ideas meet investors. The goal is to have bright individuals share their thoughts, get inspired by fellow entrepreneurs and potentially gain the funding and resources necessary to pursue their projects. The challenge is to acquire the material resources and experience necessary to pursue the business.
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Business Idea
A website where creative people with useful ideas meet investors. The goal is to have bright individuals share their thoughts, get inspired by fellow entrepreneurs and potentially gain the funding and resources necessary to pursue their projects. The challenge is to acquire the material resources and experience necessary to pursue the business.
