Ayisha Fuseini is a

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. Fuseini is the founder and CEO of a company called Asheba Enterprise, registered in 2013 in

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, working with over 600 women in rural communities in Tamale; Northern region. She established a processing center that reduces the workload of the women she works with. Her enterprise also provides financial services to support women in the Shea business. News Ghana, ''MTN Heroes of change brief on 10 Finalists'' (April 3, 2018

(Retrieved 19 April 2019)Graphic Business, ''Ayisha Fuseini: The 'Shea' strength of Asheba Enterprise'' by Elikem Kuenyehia (Monday, April 30, 2018)

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(Retrieved 19 April 2019)Graphic Business, ''Ayisha Fuseini: The 'Shea' strength of Asheba Enterprise'' by Elikem Kuenyehia (Monday, April 30, 2018)

(Retrieved 19 April 2019) Her company produces beauty products such as soap, body creams and other products using high quality

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. She is also a supplier of

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chain.Global Cosmetics News, ''THE BODY SHOP SHEA BUTTER SUPPLIER AYISHA FUSEINI NAMED FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AT THE INVEST IN AFRICA AWARDS'' by Georgina Caldwell, February 23, 2018

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Personal life

Ayisha is a divorced mother of three.

Education

She holds a Diploma in Business Administration and was recognized as an Investment business programmer by Invest in Africa's (IIA) Business Linkage Programme (BLP) in 2016.Graphic Online News, ''Invest in Africa to celebrate high-performing SMEs at 2nd SME Excellence Awards'' (January 26, 2019

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Awards

She won two Invest in Africa awards in January 2018: Female Entrepreneur of the Year (2018) and Business Innovation of the Year.

References

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