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Title: Mr | Designation: Co-founder
First Name: ALBERT | Last Name: OPOKU
Contact Details
Cellphone number: 233503567166Whatsapp number: 233503567166
Address: 19 Docia Owusu Street
Agric – Nzema
Kumasi, Ashanti
Ghana
Bio
He co-founded Hapaweb Solutions in 2010. Hapaweb Solutions is a Ghana-based company providing Cloud, Web and Mobile solutions. From a bedroom-based business, his company currently have two offices in Ghana and our clients and partners include Google, Microsoft and The British Council.
In 2016, he co-founded hapaSpace, an innovation hub. The hub provides a supportive and dynamic community for over 2000 freelancers, start-ups, and business professionals in Kumasi.
Before starting Hapaweb, Albert worked with the British Council for 5 years. Starting as a Project Delivery Assistant in 2005 and leaving as the Digital Service Manager for a Sub-Saharan African office in 2010.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Ghana, a certificate in Technology Innovation from Stanford University in the USA and a Master’s in Computer Science degree from the University of Bath in the UK.
In the last decade, He has been nominated twice as the Global Young Profession of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ghanaian Professional Achievers Awards. In 2020, He was the Global winner of The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards for the Social Impact category.
In 2022, Albert published his first book titled “What I Learnt Late – 52 Life Lessons”. In 2023 he published his second book “How to Quit Your Job and Become an Entrepreneur”. Albert is also a Chevening Scholarship alumni, a scrabbles addict and a lifelong Liverpool fan.
Affiliation
Affiliation type: Part-time
Name of Organisation: Hapa Foundation (hapaSpace)
: Kumasi
Country: Ghana
Organisation website: https://hapaspace.com
Email for verification: albert@hapaspace.com
Link to your profile on organisation’s website: View
I am currently working in this role: Yes
Start year: 2015 | End year:
Affiliation confirmed by Site manager or Affiliation Approver?: Yes
Research areas
- Entrepreneurship
- Computer Science
- Innovation
Links
- Personal website : https://www.albertopoku.com/books
- Google Scholar : https://www.google.com.gh/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Albert+Opoku%22
- Facebook : https://web.facebook.com/booksbyalbertopoku/?_rdc=1&_rdr
- Linkedin : http://www.linkedin.com/in/albertopoku
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/AlbertYawOpoku
- Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/albertyawopoku/