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| Mr. Justice Phinehas Gyesi |
A level 400 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student majoring in Accounting at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Mr. Justice Phinehas Gyesi, is making great strides at entrepreneurship.
Spurred on by an innate passion for entrepreneurship and
guided by his academic area of studies, Justice Gyesi set up his business
enterprise, Jephinko Ventures, and registered it at
the Registrar General’s Department on Monday, 24th February, 2020.
He currently runs most of his business activities online.
As a Student into ‘agripreneurship’ and an entrepreneur who
believes strongly that his colleague students and other members of the
community must look good and business-like at all times, uses his business, Jephinko
Ventures, to sell authentic and fashionable costumes to students, lecturers,
and external customers.
Speaking in an interview with UEW Media Relations, Mr. Gyesi
disclosed that his decision to become an entrepreneur was largely motivated by
the subjects and programmes he studied in school. “The skills learnt in the
classroom have improved my way of doing business and handling customers. I was also
born and raised in a family of Farmers hence my interest in Agriculture too. I
would recommend UEW to everyone who wants to get ahead in life and to receive
the best training for his life.”
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| Some of the numerous awards Mr. Gyesi has been nominated for in the year |
Alluding to the challenge of combining entrepreneurship, agriculture, and writing with studies, Mr. Gyesi stressed that it had been hectic but with hard work and perseverance, he had sailed through thus far. “I have been nominated for numerous awards in 2021 including the Humanitarian Awards Global as Youth Agribusiness Initiative of the Year, and Ghana Youth Awards as Outstanding Youth of the Year in Agriculture for my involvement in agribusiness and insightful articles on the sector, as well as the Central Tertiary Awards as Influential Tertiary Student Entrepreneur of the Year. Many other nominations for awards are still pending.
“One of my problems as an entrepreneur or ‘agripreneur’ and a
writer is the lack of financial support. I use my maintenance allowances to do
most of the things I do. I'm , therefore, opened to investors and anyone who
wishes to support my dreams in any way possible. In the next ten years, I want
to see myself being one of the top Entrepreneurs creating jobs for many people
in the world, supporting the less privileged ones in the country and seeing Jephinko
Ventures become a multibillion-dollar company with many subsidiaries around the
World,” he remarked.
Mr. Gyesi indicated that it is his vision to see every single
person enjoying the basic necessities of life. He has, therefore, established
Giveth Hand International, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which seeks
to give a helping hand to people in need of education, health, and food.
“Giveth Hand International, even though we are still in the
process of officially getting it registered, has so far been organising Free
Extra Classes for Junior High School (JHS) leavers in the Gomoa Central
District. We are looking forward to expanding this to other parts of the country.
We also want to provide skills and apprenticeship to many people who might not
be able to go to school, as well as provide many more community services to
needy communities,” he revealed.
The determined final year student of UEW, admonished his
colleague students and the youth out there that, “everything is achievable in
this world. With prayers, determination and dedication, they can do all things
through Christ who strengthens them”.
Mr. Gyesi is a regular Daily Graphic newspaper columnist and
a writer. He has contributed to discourses on most of the country’s pressing
issues and published most of his works in the Daily Graphic, Ghanaweb, Modern
Ghana among many others. Some of the intriguing topics he has written extensively
on are “Youth in agric policy: a gateway to curbing youth unemployment in
Ghana; For how long should the rural dwellers suffer the poisonous bite of
coronavirus; let’s run to the Ghanaian IMFs for financial help; Change the
child and change the world; Register for the new voters’ identification card”.
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| The 'agripreneur' during the airing of Ghana's Youth President Reality TV Show on Joy Prime Television |
He also participated in the maiden edition of Ghana’s Youth
President Reality TV show. This show, where he represented his cabinet as the
Food and Agriculture Minister and Youth Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central
Constituency, was aired
on Joy Prime.
Mr. Justice Phinehas Gyesi was born and raised in Gomoa
Afransi, the District Capital of Gomoa Central District Assembly. He started
his basic education at Amazing Grace Preparatory School where he served as the
Senior Boys School Prefect, the President of the National Commission for Civic
Education (NCCE) and Cadet Commander. He then proceeded to Swedru Senior High
School where he again served as Assistant Boys School Prefect. Mr. Gyesi is now
pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (Accounting option) at the
School of Business in UEW.
