Ditch the 9-5 or juggle the day job alongside the side hustle?
These are some of the questions explored in our conversations with three British-Ghanaian entrepreneurs who showcased their brands at the British High Commission’s UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer in January 2025.
Listen to Yaa Ofori-Ansah, award-winning ceo and founder of Talking Drums Travel and Marketplace, Sydney Scott Sam, co-founder of Workspace Global, and EATO co-founder Margaret Debrah.
Find out more about how Yaa turned her love of travelling across Africa into a business.
The podcast explores how Sydney used AI technology to connect UK businesses looking for marketing support with African design creatives.
The interview also features Margaret who shows how she harnessed the power of social media to grow a followers keen to source recipes and ingredients to make African food.
Up to 600 guests, including notable UK and Ghanaian personalities, attended the networking event at the British High Commissioner’s Residence in Accra which was held under the theme 'London to Accra: Connecting Capitals for Economic Growth'.
The UK and Ghana already enjoy strong economic ties. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and Ghana stood at £1.4 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2024, according to UK government data.
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