After acquiring a Masters of Philosophy in Industrial/Organisational Psychology from the University of Ghana, Legon; Akosua Agyeman worked with Ghana Union Assurance for 3yrs and then went on her own as a selfemployed Insurance Broker. In 1984, Akosua started a small manufacturing company making leather bags and belts. This grew and the business became the first company in Ghana to produce kente bags: 10 years later, they were exporting to Pier 1 an American company with over 600 outlets in the United States.