Strategic Series for SMEs and Business Leaders with Edwin Dadzie ABOTSI
The entrepreneur and disaster (Part 1): The Accra floods is not the disaster, ignoring its lessons is!
Why every entrepreneur must prepare for the next flood, fire, market blaze, economic crisis, or pandemic before it happens. The recent floods that swept through Accra and other parts of Ghana have left behind more than submerged roads, damaged buildings, and ruined merchandise. They have left broken hearts, shattered dreams, interrupted livelihoods, and grieving families. Within a few hours, many hardworking entrepreneurs watched helplessly as years of sacrifice, savings, and determination disappeared beneath rising floodwaters.
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