In this video, we are talking about one of your pressing questions – business ideas in Ghana or what entrepreneurial opportunities there are here in West Africa. PLUS we have 5 tips you need to know if you are going to start your own business as an expat living in Ghana.
We always talk about having a plan for income when you come to Ghana. We get a lot of people asking us about the best business opportunities in Ghana, especially business ideas for expats. So, we have 7 business opportunities for you here in Ghana. AND we have to share 5 essential things you need to know before starting your own business here.
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What We’re Wearing:
Ayo: 🛒 Head Wrap and Adinkra Earrings @ Alpha Afrique https://www.instagram.com/alphaafrique/
Tony: 🛒 African Shirt @ Alpha Afrique 💕 Order via WhatsApp 0244610785, email alphaafriquegh@gmail.com or visit store at #10 Magnolia Street, East Legon, Accra GHANA (https://goo.gl/maps/QBzuWPgFHLZgzJTP8)
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📍 RESOURCE LIST 📍
🥚 EMPOWER https://tidd.ly/2G2TqYm
– If you are still SAVING UP for your move, then the EMPOWER app is a MUST! It will help you keep track of expenses and start building a nest egg. They also have a ton of services too!
🧬️ LIVING DNA https://tidd.ly/32Hm2P9
As far as DNA, Living DNA is super affordable (and they have regular sales) plus they offer the most detailed information for African heritage, including a breakdown of 72 distinct regions! We hope you are from West Africa!
💰 WORLD REMIT https://tidd.ly/34A8DdH
– Be sure to download and sign up with WORLD REMIT so you can transfer money to yourself when you get to GHANA (also works for mobile money)!
🦈 SURF SHARK VPN https://surfshark.club/friend/83qtmy89
– We use Surf Shark to get American TV and access websites that we need for work but are blocked because of the African ISP address. If you need internet access to certain sites or just like your Netflix, believe me, this is worth every penny. Use our link and get 30 days FREE!
👕 NOOKED STREETWEAR https://nooked.net/collections/africa-swag
– Love Tony’s Shirts? We love Nooked Streetwear. Ghana shirts for Ghana Lovers!
📞 GOOGLE FI https://g.co/fi/r/F6RN91
– We use Google phone services when we travel internationally. It keeps our US phone number working and lets us stay in touch with friends, work and family.
MOVING ESSENTIALS
Plug Adaptor: https://amzn.to/3lqAWRS
Pocket Charger: https://amzn.to/2YIn6jP
Microfiber Towels: https://amzn.to/38Ss7KR
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26 Comments
I heard shipping is very expensive from Ghana. What are the best shipping options to the US in your opinion.
how about shipping cars to ghana?
i salute
Much easier in Rwanda
Wow. Even if you consolidated the farming with better practices you could increase yield as well. More women farm but the produce only 75% of what the men yield. These are just facts.
Do yall have or are yall planning to get dual citizenship?
Digital businesses. Western money, African lifestyle.
Very informative and helpful for people who want to start business.
Great work.
Thanks for taking the time to inform us. You guys are great together. Baking is my forte… so excited.
My fiancé is opening up the pharmacy in Accra’ My fiancé worked at an aunt Pharmacy that did very well so we think opening up one will do just as good
Im an Electrical Engineer and because of my field i have a pretty good understanding or Solar power,inverters and energy storage. Im definitely going to look further into this.
What type of training medical coding for outsourcing
I have to push back about the cakes. There are many caterers in Ghana who trained in the UK and Ghana. My late dad who was extremely well traveled attended a wedding in the US and Hated the wedding cake because it was too “fluffy”. My mother was known for her cakes which she learned from her mother and in the UK. So American style cakes are just that, American style. Dundee cakes and other cakes are known to be dense. It just seems that you generalize a lot. We are not all from one socioeconomic class in Ghana.
Please share the type of camera and mic you are using. Thank you.
I know the perfect person to hook you up with for Ghana politics. I will reach out to Tony to make contact. Thank you friends.
Thank you for the glorious ideas.
Please see the person Vanessa Kobi interviewed regarding solar.
You guys should host an annual event of expats. Also set-up a Patreon account to collect funds for each video you put out.
Please talk about the internet and Ghana. Is it like Verizon?
Always been my dream to come over do like a simple basic nursing class 🙏🏾💕 one day.
Customer service is a thing that lacks in most of Africa. The workers do not seem to easily grasp that their next pay check is dependent on the customer experience and them wanting to come back. This is something that businesses should stress and definitely a competitive advantage for those exposed to the Western world. On the thing about processing of tomatoes and such, I watched a documentary and it is complicated than it seems.
All these young guys crossing the medittereanean end up working in big farms across Europe especially Italy if i recall where there is mass production of tomatoes with workers being maid measly wages , living in shack like conditions – yes in Europe and so these companies have low production costs for tomato paste etc such that local production cannot match the imported prices without some kind of protection.
The problem is our governments throughout Africa have signed a whole range of trade agreements, or get donor aid which gives them little wiggle room to actually protect and grow domestic industries. It is sad that any African country should be importing things like tomato paste, rice etc given our land is the most productive in the world. Also our people need to be comfortable with the idea of paying a small premium to support local producers but this is a tough ask for people with little discretionary income.
It's funny you talk about agriculture at scale in Ghana when in the US there's this grassroots movement to create more small farmers that practice sustainably. I think permaculture could end up being vital for Africa as it reduces the amount of resources needed, reduces the amount of chemicals needed, protects the topsoil, and many parts of Africa are predicted to have water problems, which permaculture can help. More farmers utilizing permaculture techniques selling to African processers could very much be the way forward.
THOMAS JEFFERSON once said "TO get what you never had before you have to do what you never did before"
hello sir
haw i contact you…?
I live in the uk but I have two houses in Ghana in Accra I would like to get some information on how I could get my Residential visa. I would like to get some guidance on who I Can trust.
Hi the two of you, I hope you’re good! I am an Expatriate from Germany in Accra and I have a few questions where I know you are the right ones to answer them. Can we meet up somewhere or come by or what do you suggest? Thank you so much in advance, Martin Schoper