Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

Young Ghanaian Entrepreneur competes in international competition for Global Entrepreneurship Week.

A Ghanaian student entrepreneur , Cecil  Nutakor,  is among the finalists taking part in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). The GSEA is part of several initiatives that run in Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Nutakor, the only African representative in the competition, will face off with 29 students entrepreneurs from across the world for a $150,000 US dollars prize in donated business services and cash prizes that will awarded to the top five finalists.

The winners will be announced at the end of this week in the US as one of the featured events in the Global Entrepreneurship Week.

The winners of the GSEA competition will be required to have demonstrated good communication skills and determination to overcome challenges they face in pursuit of their dreams to succeed in entrepreneurship.  As part of the requirement, participating students have businesses that have recorded profits for at least six months.

Nutakor, a student at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration at Greenhill College, emerged the winner of the GSEA Ghana National Champion as a result of his business, an eLearning and e-commerce service provider.

His company, Equinox Intercom Limited develops products and services to students and entrepreneurs on the mobile platform. Its  eCampus powered learning  software seeks to promote  online learning  in higher education institutions in Ghana. Equinox Intercom Limited was one of the winners of last year’s infoDev – World Bank Global Innovators Award.

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) begun in 1998 running in 25 countries globally aims at supporting student entrepreneurs to commercialize their business ideas. Representatives of the 22 countries taking part in the finals get an opportunity to interact with successful entrepreneurs, international speakers and their colleagues from other countries.