Prince Agyarko is a business and financial economist, an entrepreneur, and a small business specialist dedicated to supporting small businesses across the State of California.

He is a Small Business Advisor at Access Small Business Program executing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); City of San Diego’s Capacity Building Grant Program; and LISC Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) and Business Development Organization (BDO) Networks to provide technical assistance to advance the economic development of smaller businesses in San Diego County.

Prince is also the founder of Novest Consulting Group, navigating businesses and nonprofits to start, grow, and secure funding. He is pursuing a PhD in Business Administration in Irvine, focused on AI and Machine Learning Applications for small business competitiveness. He holds an MBA and a MSc in Economics. He is a member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Institute of Mergers and Acquisition (IMAA) and World Economics Association (WEA).

By writing this book, he hopes to empower entrepreneurs with a step-by-step process of launching a business to turn their ideas into reality, navigate the challenges of California’s marketplace, and contribute to the vibrant economic and cultural fabric of the State.