For many students, university life revolves around lectures, assignments and examinations. For Prince Owusu Dwomoh, a BSc Geography and Rural Development student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), it is also about building a business with a vision for the future.
At Republic Hall, Prince is the founder of Countryside Eatery, a growing student-run food business born from a long-standing passion for entrepreneurship.
Growing up in a business-oriented family, Prince developed an early interest in enterprise and leadership. That passion also inspired him to contest the Students' Representative Council (SRC) presidential election. Although the outcome did not go as planned, he chose to turn the experience into an opportunity.
"I grew up in a business-orientated family and developed a passion for business and leadership. Running for SRC President gave me some visibility, and I decided to leverage that together with my dream of becoming a student entrepreneur," he said.
With a passion for providing quality meals, Prince transformed his entrepreneurial ambition into Cantrisyd Eatery, creating a business that continues to attract students across campus.
Like many student entrepreneurs, however, balancing academics with business remains his greatest challenge.
"Trying to combine academics and business is not easy. You're in class thinking about inventories, responding to customers while trying to concentrate on lectures. That's my biggest challenge," he explained.
Access to start-up capital has also tested his resilience, but Prince remains optimistic about the future of his business.
"Last year there was nothing like Countryside. Today we have Countryside, and it's growing. We hope it becomes the success we envisioned on campus," he said.
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Story: Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah
