I Earn GHC 30,000–40,000 a Day, Lost My Child at 14 — Orphaned and Struggled to Build a Shop

Meet Sharon: A Resilient Ghanaian Businesswoman Making Waves in Accra

Sharon, a determined Ghanaian businesswoman, is currently based in Accra. Though originally from the Eastern Region, she has lived in many towns but has now called Accra home for the past 10 years. Her journey hasn’t been easy.

She lost her mother in early 2006. At the time, she was just a child and doesn’t even recall her mother’s face. Sharon grew up in Akyem Oda Assene with her grandmother after being separated from her father. Her mother later got married, and they moved to live with her, but things didn’t go well as her stepfather wasn’t welcoming. She met her biological father for the first time in 2005, but soon after, he passed away. That left her in the care of her grandmother, and they struggled to survive, often going to the farm for plantain to eat with salt.

Later, her aunty brought her to Lomnava in Accra and enrolled her in Liberty School. She barely had contact with her mother during that period. Eventually, Sharon found out her mother had passed away and was already in a morgue when she visited. That traumatic moment shaped her even more.

She was sent back and forth between towns — Assene, Kade, and Akyem Oda. Despite all the instability, Sharon managed to complete JHS in Kade. Sadly, she got pregnant while writing her BECE and gave birth at just 14. With no proper guidance, she struggled through life, raising a child on her own. She moved to Kumasi, but her baby passed away just three months later.

To survive, she did menial jobs and lived with different people, including one woman who agreed to pay her child’s hospital bills if Sharon worked for her. After over a year, that woman still demanded more work without pay, so Sharon left.

She trained as a seamstress in Lomnava but lost contact with her trainer and ended up moving from place to place again. She worked in a provision shop and meat business but was eventually sacked. At one point, her uncle’s friend had prepared her documents for South Africa, but that plan also fell through when he returned to Ghana.

Life took another turn when she stayed in a single room in Darkuman, started selling men’s clothes at Kantamanto, and slowly built a customer base. Her business grew, especially with help from TikTok where she gained over 150,000 followers. People, including Ghanaians abroad, began to patronize her wigs and cosmetics. A man she met on TikTok later invested in her business, and she eventually opened a shop at Circle Station under the brand Sharon Beauty Essentials.

She sells wigs, creams, and soaps. Her cosmetics now sell more than the wigs. she makes GHC 30,000-40,000 a day from her cosmetics business. Sharon also works as a Production Manager at Akokor Amenfi poultry farm. She lives in a two-bedroom luxury apartment and pays GHC 2,500 a month. Her business employs three people, each earning GHC 1,500 monthly.

Sharon believes there’s money in Ghana if you’re smart and hardworking. She turned down opportunities to travel abroad because she believes in building her brand locally. She says,

“Many people spend huge sums to travel abroad hoping to make it, but you can build your own job here and succeed.”

She started her shop with GHC 120,000, saved from pre-orders and reinvested profits. She never took money from clients without delivering. Now, she surveys land sites for work in places like Asenfoso, Adweso, and Koforidua.

Despite her painful past, Sharon has created a meaningful and inspiring life — proving that with perseverance, you can rise above every challenge.

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