Giving Black businesses a chance to go global

MICHAEL EKPECHUE is the director of Adanian Labs, an ecosystem of partners which provide a shared economy offering to technology companies looking to scale across Africa, and he has a plan to help Black businesses be more prosperous. The Windrush Startup Project, of which Ekpechue is a co-founder, is a campaign designed to financially uplift and empower Afro-Caribbean startup businesses in Greater Manchester and the north-west. Established by Ekpechue‘s company in partnership with the Windrush Millennium Centre (Moss Side & Hulme Community Development Trust), the businessman wanted to provide a roadmap and guidance for the Afro-Caribbean businesses which took a hit economically due to COVID-19 and are yet to recover. “Our priorities are to help businesses owned by people of Afro-Caribbean origin as these businesses have lower rates of visibility and higher chances of failure within the first year of operation,” said Ekpechue.  He added: “Therefore, a strategic guidance is necessary not only to bring their products and services to the UK market, but as a Pan-Africanist, to bring to the global market.” His revolutionary Africa-focused tech organisation, along with the Windrush Millennium Centre, will provide three businesses a life-changing opportunity to reach clients nationally and globally. This will be...