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Eric Nsarkoh joins MEST Africa as a Portfolio Advisor
MEST Africa, a pan-African training program, incubator, and seed fund for African entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of Eric Nsarkoh as a Portfolio Advisor, focused on technology product development. Eric […]
How Shopa is taking over Ghana’s informal retail market with empathy & a customer-centric approach
Informal retail is one of the biggest economic sectors representing 50% of official GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, but it is largely under-served. In Ghana, the informal retail sector accounts for 80% of […]
3 Skills I Acquired at MEST and What they Mean to me Today – Ammishaddai Ofori, MEST Alum (Class of 2015)
I’m Ammishaddai Ofori, an Innovation Strategist and Business Development Consultant currently based in Accra, Ghana. I graduated from the MEST Training Program in 2015. The program was the first of […]
Making a Move from Media to Tech: My MEST Story – By Yaw Antwi Owusu (MEST Alumnus, Class of 2022)
Taking a Leap of Faith It’s been said that life begins at the end of our comfort zone, and that’s precisely where I found myself in December 2021 when I […]
Meet Three Female MEST Alumni Transforming how Businesses Operate with AI, Blockchain, and Omnichannel E-Commerce
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and omnichannel platforms are three cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the way businesses around the world operate. While these technologies are still relatively new, trailblazers are already […]
MEST will now Review all Class of 2024 Applications on a Rolling Basis
See new timelines for the 12-month Training Program Application All applicants of the ongoing recruitment for the 12-month Training Program are informed that their applications will now be reviewed on […]
MEST AFRICA COMMENCES RECRUITMENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2024
Accra-Ghana – Monday 12th December 2022: Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST Training Program; a twelve-month program hosted physically in Accra and designed to give young […]
