Despite investing $40,000 to study for her MBA, Esther Hephzibah, an immigrant woman from Nigeria, was not able to get a job that matched her qualifications. Seven years she launched a business that empowers immigrant women.
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At Accent Inns you can use the phone in the room to dial 1 for the front desk, 2 to connect to another room or 3 to report paranormal activity to Ghostbusters. There are hidden jokes everywhere in our rooms, says Accent Inns and Hotel Zed CEO Mandy Farmer. You ll also find them on the key card, the pen, that card that asks if you forgot something and the shampoo dispenser. It sounds like a small thing, but it s actually big. If we can have pops of humour and a sense of fun throughout the hotels then we can put smiles on guests faces and that s what it s all about.