Mabel Simpson

Mabel Simpson
Born	(1984-05-19) May 19, 1984 (age 40) Greater Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Occupation(s)	Fashion designer, entrepreneur
Known for	CEO to mSimps
Website	https://msimpsgh.com/

Mabel Simpson is a Ghanaian fashion designer and CEO of mSimps in Ghana.[1][2]

Early life

Mabel was born to Mr and Mrs Simpson in Accra, Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Education

Simpson's primary education took place at Ridge Church School and her secondary education was at Wesley Girls' Senior High School, where she studied Visual Arts.[3]^[dead link‍]

Mabel studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she studied Communication Design and Visual Arts[2][3] graduating with a Second Class Upper in BA Communication Design.[3]

Career

She started mSimps with a borrowed sewing machine from her grandmother.[3] At age 25, with a capital of US$100 (GHS200), Simpson resigned from her office job in August 2010 to start mSimps.[1][4] It took mSimps five years to go international, mSimps now has suppliers in the US, Australia, Canada Nigeria and South Africa.[5][6][4]

Personal life

She is single and fellowships at St. Augustine Anglican Church in Dansoman.[3]

Awards

• She has been recognised internationally regarding young entrepreneurship skills by CNN and BBC.[4][3]
• Mabel was the 10th finalist in the Joy Fm My Business 2011[1]
• She was also the 2ndrunner up in the 2012 Enablis / UT Bank Business LaunchPad competition[1]
• She won the Accessory Brand of the Year 2013 at the Glitz Africa Fashion Week[3]
• Mabel won Best Handbag and Purse Product of the Year 2013 at 1st Ghana Made Products Awards[3]

References

1. "Mabel Simpson". INDIAFRICA. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
2. "Promoting African Prints Is My Passion - Ms Simpson". Retrieved 2015-08-12.
3. "Mabel Simpson - Wooing clients with made in Ghana products". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
4. "From Ghana to the world's catwalks". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
5. Myjoyonline.com. "Ghana News - Mabel Simpson (mSimps): From Ghana to the world's catwalks (A BBC feature)". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
6. "FashionManiaGH: GHANA'S FAST RISING DESIGNER MABEL SIMPSON OF MSIPMS LABEL FEATURED ON BBC AFRICA". Retrieved 2015-08-12.