• I'm so proud that they have managed to go through the programme," she told the BBC's series African Dream.Equally important to her is her role as a medical aesthetician and she cites seeing a skin condition resolved as something that gives her "joy".
• Age: 55 Studied Beauty Therapy at Croydon College, London, UK CEO FC Group of Companies Annual turnover: $8-10 million Start-up capital: $100 Number of employees: 95 Exports to: Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ivory Coast, UK, Switzerland Branches in Ghana: Eight Trainees: 286 currently in hairdressing/beauty therapy Hobbies: Collecting African art
• Although access to bank loans in Ghana might be relatively easier these days, she advises that budding entrepreneurs should take care not to borrow too much.Made in GhanaMrs Amey-Obeng explained that, once her clinic was running, she realised that the imported products they were recommending often proved too expensive for their clients.
• '".Her skincare line, which she started in 1998, would soon have a huge success not only because of the products' prices - which currently range from $3 to $15 - but also, in her opinion, because they were made taking into account black skins and the West African climate.
• She is well-known in Ghana for her philanthropic work, especially through the Grace Amey-Obeng International Foundation.Women leaders, she says, should offer a helping hand to less fortunate women, encourage them and share expertise.
