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Author Crichton, Alix, author

Title Thira : a global entrepreneur entering the healthcare industry in Ghana / Alix Crichton, Julia Ivy
Published London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2021

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series SAGE business cases
Summary Mr Somah, a biomedical engineering student at Northeastern University and CEO of Thira, dreamt of reducing the mortality rate of premature babies in developing countries, starting with Ghana, his home country. In 2014, he created a medical device prototype, Respire, with the guidance of school mentors and the help of school resources: laboratories, a network of professionals, and financial grants. In 2019, a final product was ready for the market. Mr Somah needed to define a robust strategy of internationalization to boost the company's visibility in Ghana and increase revenue with limited expenditures
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Medical instruments and apparatus industry -- Ghana -- Case studies
Medical instruments and apparatus -- Ghana -- Marketing -- Case studies
Entrepreneurship -- Ghana -- Case studies
Entrepreneurship.
Medical instruments and apparatus industry.
Medical instruments and apparatus -- Marketing.
Ghana.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Ivy, Julia, author
ISBN 9781529767247
1529767245