2. Bizi Growth Budget ($20k, see below):
• Strategy Board formation
• Acquiring Certifications and Machinery
• Sales Lead Generation: Calls with buyers
• Sales Coaching: weekly diagnosis of sales problems and accountability
• Grant Writing
• Operations Optimization (enjoy Diani without getting emergency phone calls every 5 minutes)
• Accounting (don't let KRA take you to jail)
• Free Zoho credits
• Weekly Workshops: sales, operations, etc in-person workshops and online.
• All workshop leaders are former entrepreneurs or top management at companies in Africa. (We do not work with UN consultants who have never run their own business.)
• Weekly Networking/Talks from successful entrepreneurs
• Optional publicity. Publicity is a mixed blessing in Kenya. If you want to stay chini ya maji we won't publish our investment in your company.
• We partner with entrepreneurs for the long term: There is little capital for SMEs in Kenya so we expect to keep re-investing in your business
In return, we seek an
equity stake in the business. The %percentage is a simple ratio of the investment divided by the business valuation. See
here how to value a business.
Areas of Interest• Logistics
• Export
• Agri Processing
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• FinTech
• Real Estate/Construction
• Education
• Hospitality/Tourism
• Other businesses with high growth potential
Of Less Interest
• Idea stage
• Markets that have been tried and typically don't scale well
• Companies with less than Ksh400k monthly revenue
• Services like farmer training, law firms, etc
• Climate oriented investments that depend on climate regulations, donor funders and carbon credits
⚠️Important: Honesty is more important than completeness. If you don't know an answer or can't say for sure just say so.
