Mabel Simpson is a Ghanaian

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and

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of mSimps in Ghana.

Early life

Mabel was born to Mr and in

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, Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Education

Simpson's primary education took place at

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and her secondary education was at Wesley Girls' Senior High School, where she studied Visual Arts. Mabel studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she studied Communication Design and Visual Arts graduating with a Second Class Upper in BA

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Career

She started mSimps with a borrowed sewing machine from her grandmother. At age 25, with a capital of US$100 (GHS200), Simpson resigned from her office job in August 2010 to start mSimps. It took mSimps five years to go international, mSimps now has suppliers in the US,

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, Canada Nigeria and South Africa.

Personal life

She is single and fellowships at St. Augustine Anglican Church in

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Awards

* She has been recognised internationally regarding young entrepreneurship skills by CNN and BBC. * Mabel was the 10th finalist in the Joy Fm My Business 2011 * She was also the 2ndrunner up in the 2012 Enablis /

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Business LaunchPad competition * She won the Accessory Brand of the Year 2013 at the Glitz Africa Fashion Week * Mabel won Best Handbag and Purse Product of the Year 2013 at 1st Ghana Made Products Awards

References

Living people Ghanaian fashion designers Ghanaian women fashion designers 1984 births Ridge Church School alumni {{Ghana-bio-stub