<p><strong>Can you tell us a bit about yourself ? Family, educational back-</strong><br />
<strong>ground</strong></p>
<p>My family consists of seven people (including me). I am a secondary<br />
school graduate.</p>
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<p><strong>Can you share some of your experiences while growing up? Would</strong><br />
<strong>you say it influenced your choice of a career path?</strong></p>
<p>My early years were filled with difficult times and challenges due to my background. Things were very difficult for us. I wouldnt say any of my experiences influenced my work as a barber. In Ghana, barbers are seen as people who don’t have a good educational background.</p>
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<p><strong>Can you share your story with us? Tell us where you started your</strong><br />
<strong>career and how you finally ventured into the barbering industry?</strong></p>
<p>At first, I lived in Cape Coast. That is where I schooled and began life.<br />
My mother used to go to the beach to purchase fresh fish which she<br />
preserved (smoked) after which I sold. We did this for a while till she<br />
ventured into farming after acquiring a land from the elders of the com-<br />
munity. She focused on mixed cropping. I sold the crops once we harvested. On other occasions too, I sold maize and groundnut popularly<br />
known as ‘’nchiwrie’’. The business was going well until we heard of<br />
some film production in Accra. So, we abandoned the business and came<br />
to live in Accra.<br />
I continued to sell maize and groundnut to support the family and cater for location expenses. Initially all seemed to be going well until things began to fall apart. I started selling ‘‘pure water’’ to make ends meet. After a while, I started fan yoghurt business because it was more profitable.</p>
<p>The decision to become a barber was just an idea I thought of at a certain point. That is when I started<br />
it. Funny enough, I didnt have any idea about the art of barbering but I secured a shop for that. I gave my<br />
first customer a very horrible haircut. Out of anger, the boys in the area decided to beat me so I had to<br />
run away. I spent three days in town before I returned.<br />
During this period, I slept in front of shops. Later, I decided to sleep in the shop instead.<br />
From then, I started to learn from my mistakes. I started doing well so people visited my shop often.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the shop got burnt while I was sleeping there but thankfully, I didn’t get hurt. After a while, I got a new shop and started working again.</p>
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<p><strong>What are some of your greatest fears?</strong></p>
<p>Due to the hard times I faced, I dont think of fear.</p>
<p><strong>What are some of your greatest regrets? If given</strong><br />
<strong>the chance, how would you do things differently?</strong></p>
<p>I will say that my greatest regret was spending money in the film industry.</p>
<p><strong>What have been some of your greatest moments?</strong></p>
<p>Through my work as a barber, I have met people from all walks of life. Having to work with these people including celebrities has been a privilege.</p>
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<p><strong>There has been an increase in entrepreneurship in Ghana and Africa. What are your thoughts on</strong><br />
<strong>it? Do you think it can help solve our problems?</strong></p>
<p>I believe it is the way forward. It is my dream to help as many youths to venture into this trade. I believe<br />
other entrepreneurs can also help train people to boost entrepreneurship and the economy.</p>
<p><strong>What will be your advice to others especially the youth about the importance of entrepreneurship?</strong></p>
<p>In Ghana, it is difficult to gain employment in several companies. So, I think it is best people use their talents or what they are good at to set<br />
up businesses. Don’t wait for anyone to help you while you can help yourself. From my opinion, it<br />
is better to set up your own business than waiting for employment from the big companies.</p>
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“I gave my first customer a very horrible haircut”- Frank Godwin ( Celebrity Barber)
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