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WISDOM MAWULI PARKU – Founder and CEO of Majora Group in Diversified holdings.

Murphy’s Law states that ‘anything that can go wrong will go wrong’, and Wisdom Mawuli learned that very early in life. He turned a bizarre experience he encountered in 2014 into a great business idea. “I lost over GHC3,000 ($541) when I had wanted to travel to the US in 2014 and consulted a travel and tour company on campus. My visa was sadly turned down and looking at the amount involved and his status as a student at the time, anything travel shouldn’t enthuse him anymore but it spurred me to conduct detailed research in the traveling and ticketing industry, hence the birth of Majora Group,” he told Forbes Africa.

WISDOM MAWULI PARKU - Founder and CEO of Majora Group in Diversified holdings - African Leaders Magazine

Majora Group began in a mining community and town called Obuasi in Ghana in 2017 with subsidiaries in travel, education, consultancy, photography and printing. It came about with Mawuli who wanted to travel to the US but encountered an unfavorable experience.” I started my company immediately after my National Service with a little over Ghc12,000 ($2,056.56) ” After the business started, Mawuli again lost a sum of GHC12,000 ($2,162) to a fake Ghanaian recruitment agent in Dubai, leading the business to further setbacks. “This major setback led my business to huge debt which nearly collapsed after a few months of commencement. Lastly, the Obuasi office caught fire in June 2018 which made me change the entire wiring system of the office building, hence incurring huge financial losses,” he says.

WISDOM MAWULI PARKU - Founder and CEO of Majora Group in Diversified holdings - African Leaders Magazine

It took a while but Mawuli was able to get the business back on track. Today, the CEO, the business provides services spanning Education Abroad, Airline Reservation, Ticketing, Corporate Travels and Tour Packages as part of its travel services. The company also offer printing and photography services with two corporate branches in Obuasi and Accra, in the Ashanti and Greater Accra regions of Ghana respectively. They have sold over 1,000 trips, serviced more than 800 clients and secured five academic accreditations from universities in Europe and Canada as recruitment partners. The company has grown 57% in revenue last year, he says, and now has two branches in Obuasi and Accra and consists of a staff of nine.

WISDOM MAWULI PARKU - Founder and CEO of Majora Group in Diversified holdings - African Leaders Magazine

“As an entrepreneur exposed to the high unemployment rate in Ghana, it is my dream to expand my company to become a global conglomerate in Africa so I can create employment for the youth in my country within the company’s capacity. I believe the youth hold the future to sustainable development and I therefore seek to contribute to it through entrepreneurship and job creation.” Passionate about developing Ghana, Mawuli serves as the executive director for Vision Aid Foundation.

Sometimes disappointments in life are exactly the needed push to steer into new frontiers. The story of Wisdom, is one built on resilience and tenacity both of which is the perfect mix for any successful business.

 

source: disabilitynewsafrica.com

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