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From banking to selling pie - The Adinkra story

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  • Paapidi 7 years ago

    Hard work really pays. I am impressed. But for the journalist to assert that working as a Personal Banker (Customer service in a US bank) being a dream job for many is grossly false. Customer service job in a US bank pays a l ...
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  • NICH 7 years ago

    Paapidi, don't be ignorant. Personal Banker is a professional service at BOA.Personal banker advise and help customers to understand banking services and set up new accounts. personal banker is next step to assistant manager ...
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  • Nerzyn 7 years ago

    The Asst Managers dont make $40k and personal bankers make way less. Just higher than the teller.
    If he really schooled, then paying student's loan from that salary was killing him and the only way was to exit.
    Considering ...
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  • Kobi 7 years ago

    Always finding ways to shame. Sorry, the guy made it!!

  • Kojo Abbey 7 years ago

    What is your proble So called Nerzym. What have you a niece wherever you live around the globe. Whatever you do that's what God have you and you will succeed in it and this guy will also make a headway. Whatever skin pain you ...
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  • Concerned 7 years ago

    The skin of a rhino and the drive of... ehh. Well I feel motivated. Some of us run from Ghana because we couldn't deal with the hussle

  • Nerzyn 7 years ago

    The man was not making it in US and hence run home to start something else.
    I bet he never made S180,000.00 a year else he would have been here in the USA.
    He worked low wages at the fastfood places and the teller job (he ...
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  • Steve electronics. Hartford. CT 7 years ago

    @ Nerzyn
    This Guy escaped the stress to go and employ 800 workers, with your $180,000.00 income, how much is your yearly total expense ? how many hours do you work ? how many employees do you have ?

  • kelewele 7 years ago

    Its not about how much you get paid. Its all about how you feel inside and the freedom you get at the end of the day. I bet you wont be happy taking $300000 a week in jail for the rest of your life.

  • me 7 years ago

    Whether tweaa or not he's still here making money and we admire him. Pullbacks like you can keep your opinions to yourself????

  • Kojo Abbey 7 years ago

    Shame unto you nerzym. Skin pain. He employed 800 associated. What have you :-O prove helping others. He will make to the top with God as his pilot.

  • Yaw Donkor 7 years ago

    A positive and uplifting story. It clearly indicates that with hard work and perseverance you can succeed. All your experiences in life are important because they help you to grow. He tried everything and kept on trying un ...
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  • Obenfo 7 years ago

    Your story is quite motivating, what I particularly like about it is your resilience and dedication to success.

    I was in Ghana, around October last year, and on my journey from Accra to Agona Swedru, one of my relatives ...
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  • Frankie 7 years ago

    I had similar experience last sept. on vac. around Legon junction, spoke to the vender in traffic, bought one and tried it. Wow!!!! It became my breakfast and snack all the time. I couldn't stay in traffic without it. Kudos t ...
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  • not a begger 7 years ago

    Good job bro many people are tired as well living in the US. In fact you have to work very hard to survive but one thing I don't understand is majority of the people think it's not possible to come back home and do something ...
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  • Aj 7 years ago

    Wow,I really happy for all your comments this shows that if we Africans or Ghanaians can embrace ourselves and appreciate our own surely sky would be the limit.

  • yaa 7 years ago

    great story but these days your pastries is burning n has also reduce in size

  • ABDUL 7 years ago

    You are funny

  • Esi 7 years ago

    Hahahahahhaha funny

  • Kobi 7 years ago

    Yes sorry!!! This is living. Yep!

  • Kobi 7 years ago

    Yes sirr..

  • Obed Adore 7 years ago

    Good job. Well done

  • king kong 7 years ago

    push harder

  • Patrick Osei 7 years ago

    masa staying abroad is better than be here

  • Patrick Oseis 7 years ago

    Who told you my brother. Where do you live abroad. There is no place like home, remember.

  • TKT 7 years ago

    hmm ghanians always see abroad to heaven. some1 is GH is making it dan somebody overseas there. fins r nt on a silver platter lyk de way some of u see it. Some1 u wil stay in USA n b poor than to b in ur home country n prosp ...
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  • Nana yaw 7 years ago

    How much do u pay those sch dropout who sell your pie on the street. Can vendors afford to pay decent accommodation?using innocent cheap labor to make money.

  • Kobi 7 years ago

    We were once vendors till someone gave us a stepping stone to become who we are today. That's what his doing! Your shaming didn't work.

  • Nana yaws 7 years ago

    At least he has provided jobs (a means of living) to some (otherwise) idle hands. What have you done yourself fro "those sch dropouts"???

  • Ksam 7 years ago

    Are u fucking kidding me!!?

  • Nana Kwamena Sakyi 7 years ago

    This is real African consciousness and not European brainwashed educated illiterates of unemployment graduates

  • El Dorado 7 years ago

    Promoting selling on the streets of Accra is not something to boost off

  • Kojo Abbey 7 years ago

    Yes it's what the Whiteman called entrepteneural ship. You are on the right track. You will definately th h the top focus with perseverance and pursue deliver. . Listen not to any distractor. I know being from the USA alone m ...
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  • Yapalsi lana uk 7 years ago

    Loo, you still need a soft cushion to start off. So going abroad is not bad. Don't discourage the young ones who also want to make tomorrow bright

  • Dogbe 7 years ago

    ASHANTIS re born to succed . They re like the Jews and Israelites that God has blessed to transform the country . When u ignored them especially in governance, then think about ur fall.
    Ashantis have history of doing busine ...
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  • Alexander opoku 7 years ago

    he said.. staying in abroad is not where to be come rich ..so where did u get ur capital to start ur business

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  • muri 7 years ago

    u get your money before coming back everybody want to settle here in Ghana but no capital to start a business with

  • muri 7 years ago

    u get your money before coming to settle here in Ghana, everybody want to, but no money to start business here in Ghana

  • Kb 7 years ago

    Congratulations bro. We will all come back n settle down in GH one day. Greetings from Maryland

  • Tuffact 7 years ago

    'From banking to selling pie - The Adinkra story'. The heading is bit misleading. This guy has shown entrepreneurial spirit and a better caption would have been: From banking to producing pie - Adinkra Story'. The reason we ...
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  • Beccy 7 years ago

    Amazing Story,
    This is such a life, the key to open our success is to identify what we do best, build upon it, seek God and work towards it not to go for what looks best, admirable and suitable . With concentration and focu ...
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  • Adjoa Brago 7 years ago

    Why the plastic bags? Why encourage hawking adding to filth. Huh? As much as I admire returnship (I will call it) why encourage loitering. Did you not learn anything from the states? Stop encouraging hawkers please. It is an ...
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  • Wale. 7 years ago

    You people saying shit about the young entrepreneur all God go punish u . Kudos to you my brother God bless your hustle and make your business BIG. Jan over Dem! Peace out

  • Bretuoba Kofi Frimpong Boateng 7 years ago

    It does not always guarantee success but there's something that you learn abroad which is sometimes hard to come by in Ghana and that's good work ethics and disciplined time keeping.Well done for coming home to help.God bless ...
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