Business is one of the most risky decisions one needs to take and every successful business person has to face some challenges either short or long term.
The list below shows 5 great business mogul and their business
1. Osei Kwame Despite
Osei Kwame Despite (born 2 February 1962) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and a philanthropist with a foundation in music creation and knowledge of the broadcasting sector. Osei-Kwame is the CEO of the Despite Firm Ltd, a trade company with subsidiaries in the media industry, including UTV, PEACE FM, OKAY FM, NEAT FM and HELLO FM in Kumasi. He was named Africa Entrepreneur of the Year at the African Achievers Awards in the United Kingdom in 2021. He was also honored with GH CAPTAIN’s Award in 2019 for his contributions to the socio-economic development of the country.
He is the co-founder and Vice Chairman of Best Point Savings and Loans Ltd, a very renowned financial institution in the country.
Dr. Osei-Kwame, a business connoisseur of no mean repute, his insight into creating job avenues for the jobless and relentless promotion of the Ghanaian Culture, has received numerous prestigious awards in the past which include a Honorary Doctorate Degree in Human Resource from Canterbury University, Honorary Ambassador of Business Entrepreneur in West Africa (Ambassador) and Honorary man of the moment, Ghana, West Africa.
2. Dr. Daniel Mckorley
Dr. Daniel Mckorley is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies with presence in over 2000 major air and seaports worldwide due to its partnership with Cross Trades and World Cargo Alliance (WCA).
Dr Daniel Mckorley has become a household name in the country largely because of the success of his fleet of businesses, and philanthropy.
McKorley was born on June 16, in La, Accra. After high school he gained admission to the University of Ghana but dropped out because he could not pay his school fees.
Fifteen years after dropping out of the University of Ghana, McKorley achieved an Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) and a Certificate degree in Entrepreneurship, both from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). He also holds diplomas in Leadership and Transport & Logistics. Was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Commonwealth University, London Business School, UK.
3. Charles Kwame Ohene Frimpong
Ohene Kwame Frimpong, the Chief Executive Officer of Salt Media, was recognized for the support he rendered to many underprivileged persons in Ghana. With businesses in media, entertainment, transport, real estate, food, and beverages among others in Ghana and abroad, Ohene Kwame Frimpong has won several awards including Forty Under 40 Best Entrepreneur in Food & Beverage, and the People’s Most Favorite Entrepreneur Award in the 2021 edition. He was also an awardee of the National Communications Awards Emerging Media CEO of the Year 2021.
Ohene Kwame Frimpong is also a great philanthropist who takes care of hundreds of students, orphans, aged, and widows each year through the Smart Frimpong Foundation. The young Ghanaian investor owns and runs the SALT Media Group — owners of SALT 95.9 FM in Agogo in the Ashanti Region, May Day Entertainment, and Saltfmonline.com. He also runs a real estate business, owns KLF Forex Bureau at Spintex in Accra, and an African Restaurant in Chicago, USA.
He also owns the Smart Group of Companies, which has the Smart Hygiene Sanitizer as one of its flagship products. Ohene Kwame Frimpong is the Executive Chairman of Wealthbridge Limited, the owner of the famous Kub’s Original Bofrot Puff Puff where he is the majority shareholder.
4. Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong
Ernest is an astute businessman of many years’ experience. Born some 53years ago and a proud product of Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (Presec) , has an amazing business career in the small and medium scale industry and an up and coming industrialist.
In the 1990s he formed the SARPONG VENTURES LTD, an import and trading business, worked very hard and in no time became very renown in the Central District of Accra.
He set up the SPECIAL INVESTMENTS LTD which is a real estate and construction business and can boast of a significant number of estate houses and apartments in very strategic area of the city and numerous office complexes and shops.
Ernest, in conjunction with a very close friend of his, Dr Osei-Kwame (a.k.a Despite) formed the United 2 Co. Ltd which is a holding company for the U2 SALT LTD – a 600 acre salt mining company and a refinery at Winneba in the Central Region and co-partnered in setting up a television station by name UNITED TELEVISION (UTV Ltd) which is currently one of the leading TV stations in the country.
Ernest Ofori-Sarpong, who has had the dream of becoming a big time industrialist, solely proceeded to form a mineral water company, SPECIAL ICE LTD which can currently boast of two factories in Accra and Kumasi.
Special Ice has introduced carbonated soft drinks on the market which is fast becoming a reckoned product.
In the very short life of Special Ice Ltd, the product won an unprecedented award as the best mineral water for 2013 and 2014, and is not resting in achieving greater laurels.
Once again, in collaboration with his good partner, Ernest and his co-partner have recently set up a savings and loans company called BEST POINT SAVINGS AND LOANS CO. LTD for which he is the Board Chairman, with this savings and loans company which has already become a highly recognized financial institution.
5. Togbe Afede
Togbe Afede XIV (born James Akpo on 23 April 1957) is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, President of Asogli Traditional Area, and former President of the National House of Chiefs.
Togbe Afede XIV was born as James Akpo in Ho on 23 April 1957 to Corporal Patrick Akpo and Madam Rose Anyawoe. His twin brother, Philip, passed away at a young age.
He began his education at Ho Bankoe Roman Catholic Boys School in 1961 and then entered Kpedze Secondary School in 1969, successfully completing his GCE “O” Level in 1974. He then proceeded to Labone Secondary School in Accra where he excelled in the GCE “A” Level examination in 1976.
Togbe Afede XIV is an alumnus of University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration qualification in Accounting in 1979. He also holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1989.
Togbe is the executive chairman of World Trade Centre Accra and was voted member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centre in 2015. Togbe founded SAS Finance Group Ltd, constituting Strategic African Securities Ltd, a stock brokerage and corporate finance advisory firm, and SAS Investment Management Ltd, an asset management firm. He also founded Strategic Initiatives Ltd (SIL) a portfolio and private equity investment firm, and co-founded Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd, Databank Financial Services and Africa World Airlines Ltd.
He is also a co-pilot of the Embraer 145 aircraft of Africa World Airlines which he piloted for the first landing at Ho Airport in April 2021.
Awards and recognitions
Personality of the Year, 2005 Millennium Excellence Awards, Ghana.
Order of the Volta (2008).
Chieftaincy Leadership, 2010 Millennium Excellence Awards, Ghana.
Golden Image Awards 2011, for Peace Development Initiatives.
Ultimate Man of the Year, 2018 Exclusive Men of the Year Awards.
Entrepreneur of the Decade, 2020 Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executive Awards.
