ABOUT US
About I Am Investible
“I AM INVESTIBLE” is Samaritan Angels Limited flagship program focused on accelerating the growth of entrepreneurs and creating jobs in Ghana by providing access to Business Advisory Services, technical and financial support.
The aim is to provide Ghanaian entrepreneurs access to coaching, technical support and finance (grants when needed) of up to GHS50,000 to accelerate the growth of the beneficiary businesses.
Objectives
- To empower Ghanaian entrepreneurs grow by providing them with access to business development services, and technical and financial support.
- To empower small and growing businesses to contribute to the economic development of Ghana by creating jobs.
- To provide access to finance to support working capital needs of SMEs.
About Samaritan Angels
Samaritan Angels Ltd. is a Social Enterprise focused on accelerating the growth of small and medium enterprises in Ghana. Samaritan Angels Ltd achieves this through three platforms, namely:
- Provision of small grants to entrepreneurs to support working capital needs.
- Training and Mentorship support to build capacity and accelerate entrepreneurs growth.
- Business Advisory Services and Coaching Support to improve business performance and competitiveness.
Our Judges Profiles
DENTAA AMOATENG MBE
CEO, GUBA
Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE is a British Ghanaian entrepreneur, actress, TV presenter, singer, producer and manager. President of the Grow, Unite, Build, Africa (GUBA) Enterprise. GUBA Enterprise is the Diaspora Network Manager par excellence and continues to grow into an impactful social venture network.
She is a visionary, humanitarian and leader. The GUBA Awards has been recognised as a community-building organization with substantial influence. Her work to improve UK-African relations earned her an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II’s 2016 Birthday Honours. As the President of the GUBA Enterprise, her work, consistently connects and mobilizes the African Diaspora. She was named among 100 most influential women in Africa in November 2022. She is currently the Diaspora and International Relations Manager of Asante Kotoko SC)
She is a visionary, humanitarian and leader. The GUBA Awards has been recognised as a community-building organization with substantial influence. Her work to improve UK-African relations earned her an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II’s 2016 Birthday Honours. As the President of the GUBA Enterprise, her work, consistently connects and mobilizes the African Diaspora. She was named among 100 most influential women in Africa in November 2022. She is currently the Diaspora and International Relations Manager of Asante Kotoko SC)
TONYI SENAYAH
CEO, HORSEMAN
Tonyi Senayah is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Horseman Shoes, a footwear manufacturing company he established in 2010, with a desire to create employment for young people with skills in shoemaking, as well as to produce high quality locally made shoes. Tonyi's vision is to build Africa's biggest footwear manufacturing company in terms of employment and brand preference. During the delivery of the annual 'State of The Nation' address in February 2014, The President of Ghana endorsed Horseman Shoes as a manufacturer of high quality shoes of worldclass standards. He was the president of the Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs, Ghana from 2012 - 2016 and is also Fellow of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI 2012 cohort).
He has an executive certificate in “Law and management for Ghanaian entrepreneurs” from the Hertie School, Berlin, in cooperation with the University of Ghana School of Law Tonyi Senayah is a recipient of several awards and recognitions, notable among them are:
• Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana, President's Special Award- 2015
• "Young Enterprise Company of the Year 2013", by Association of Ghana Industries
• "Best Leather Company of the Year 2013", by Association of Ghana Industries
• "Brand Discovery Award 2013", at the maiden SME Ghana Awards.
• "The Most Promising Entrepreneur Award", at the 4th UT Bank Ghana Entrepreneurs Award, 2014.
• "Outstanding Entrepreneur Special Award" by Diageo, Guinness Ghana Ltd.
He has an executive certificate in “Law and management for Ghanaian entrepreneurs” from the Hertie School, Berlin, in cooperation with the University of Ghana School of Law Tonyi Senayah is a recipient of several awards and recognitions, notable among them are:
• Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana, President's Special Award- 2015
• "Young Enterprise Company of the Year 2013", by Association of Ghana Industries
• "Best Leather Company of the Year 2013", by Association of Ghana Industries
• "Brand Discovery Award 2013", at the maiden SME Ghana Awards.
• "The Most Promising Entrepreneur Award", at the 4th UT Bank Ghana Entrepreneurs Award, 2014.
• "Outstanding Entrepreneur Special Award" by Diageo, Guinness Ghana Ltd.
ANGELINA DIYUOH MINSKI
MANAGING CONSULTANT, IAI
Angelina Diyuoh Minski is a Private Sector Development Expert with over 14 years experience in Project Management and SME Development leading initiatives aimed at developing the capabilities of SME’s to be competitive by facilitating access to skills, markets and finance. She is the Managing Consultant of I AM INVESTIBLE, an initiative focused on supporting entrepreneurs to accelerate their growth through funding and mentorship support.
Prior to this role, she was the Head of Capacity Building and Partnerships Africa, at Invest in Africa (IIA). She oversaw the strategic direction of IIA capacity building programmes in its African markets including Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, and Senegal. She was also the lead consultant for the implementation of the Madagascar Business Linkage Programme funded by the African Development Bank. She served as the programme Director for the IIA/Mastercard Foundation Resilience and Recovery programme delivered in three countries, created 22,000 jobs and supported over 10,000+ young people and women to recover from the pandemic and become resilient. She has a proven track record of starting, building and scaling capacity building programmes and teams into African markets. She also worked with the British Council in many capacities with the last being Skills Development and Partnership Manager. She is the Co-founder of East Bridge International School. A certified Productivity Coach, Prince 2 Practitioner and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Quality Service from the University of Wales.
Prior to this role, she was the Head of Capacity Building and Partnerships Africa, at Invest in Africa (IIA). She oversaw the strategic direction of IIA capacity building programmes in its African markets including Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, and Senegal. She was also the lead consultant for the implementation of the Madagascar Business Linkage Programme funded by the African Development Bank. She served as the programme Director for the IIA/Mastercard Foundation Resilience and Recovery programme delivered in three countries, created 22,000 jobs and supported over 10,000+ young people and women to recover from the pandemic and become resilient. She has a proven track record of starting, building and scaling capacity building programmes and teams into African markets. She also worked with the British Council in many capacities with the last being Skills Development and Partnership Manager. She is the Co-founder of East Bridge International School. A certified Productivity Coach, Prince 2 Practitioner and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Quality Service from the University of Wales.
EKOW MENSAH
CEO, EMI GROUP AFRICA
Ekow is named amongst the 100 Most Influential Young Africans, 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians, 60 Young Leaders in Ghana by CocaCola, Top 100 Speakers in Ghana and a Finalist Nominee for the African Leadership Academy Anzisha Prize for African Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award sponsored by MasterCard Foundation mostly for his extensive work on student & youth development, entrepreneurship development, women economic empowerment, gender mainstreaming, capacity building in Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and social enterprise policy development and advocacy.
Ekow is an internationally certified coach by International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Managing Consultant for Ekow Mensah Consulting working with notable organizations such British Council, Development Bank Ghana, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce, Ashesi University, Invest in Africa, JACCD Design Institute Africa, KAIPTC, Ghana Tech Lab, MEST, Design & Technology Institute, Kosmos Innovation Center, VLISCO, BHEARD and several others to design, implement, monitor and evaluate programs around youth development, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, agribusiness development, entrepreneurship, design thinking and innovation.
As the CEO of EMI Group Africa; Ekow oversees subsidiaries and initiatives including but not limited to The African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE) organizers of Ghana Startup Awards and Startup Club 100, The WomanRising Network, IConceptsPR, TechWomen 100, CareerCare Africa, JobHanta, EMILuxe Center, Business Growth Monitor, HustleAid amongst several others.
As an international consultant for 10 years for DWELLWORKS based in USA, Ekow has worked with Expatriates and business leaders in top international organizations such as Heineken and Guinness, Unilever in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia on intercultural fluency, gender mainstreaming, organizational development, leadership and team building.
As a mentor, Ekow runs the Ambitious Students’ Mentorship Program with over 240 students in 19 universities in Ghana and 50 other mentors building the capacity of the students and guiding them to make the right career choices and make them job-ready. Over the years, Ekow has been a mentor on several programs and organizations including Ashesi University, YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program, EU: Africa Post Crisis Journey, Kosmos Innovation Center Agritech Challenge, Founder’s Institute and Lancaster University.
Ekow is an internationally certified coach by International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Managing Consultant for Ekow Mensah Consulting working with notable organizations such British Council, Development Bank Ghana, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce, Ashesi University, Invest in Africa, JACCD Design Institute Africa, KAIPTC, Ghana Tech Lab, MEST, Design & Technology Institute, Kosmos Innovation Center, VLISCO, BHEARD and several others to design, implement, monitor and evaluate programs around youth development, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, agribusiness development, entrepreneurship, design thinking and innovation.
As the CEO of EMI Group Africa; Ekow oversees subsidiaries and initiatives including but not limited to The African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE) organizers of Ghana Startup Awards and Startup Club 100, The WomanRising Network, IConceptsPR, TechWomen 100, CareerCare Africa, JobHanta, EMILuxe Center, Business Growth Monitor, HustleAid amongst several others.
As an international consultant for 10 years for DWELLWORKS based in USA, Ekow has worked with Expatriates and business leaders in top international organizations such as Heineken and Guinness, Unilever in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia on intercultural fluency, gender mainstreaming, organizational development, leadership and team building.
As a mentor, Ekow runs the Ambitious Students’ Mentorship Program with over 240 students in 19 universities in Ghana and 50 other mentors building the capacity of the students and guiding them to make the right career choices and make them job-ready. Over the years, Ekow has been a mentor on several programs and organizations including Ashesi University, YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program, EU: Africa Post Crisis Journey, Kosmos Innovation Center Agritech Challenge, Founder’s Institute and Lancaster University.
₵3m
Projected Yearly Investment
200
Projected Enterprises to receive grants
2k
Projected Enterprises to be Supported
20k
Projected Jobs to be Supported