FEATURED STORY

Bank of Africa begins county SME forums

Share
Share

Bank of Africa Ltd will host a series of customer engagement forums dubbed “SME Clinics”, for small and mid-size businesses (SMEs). The forums are designed to increase the sustainability of enterprises amidst a dynamic and fast-changing economic environment.

The BOA SME Clinics are targeted at a wide array of businesses including pharmaceuticals, oil and petroleum, farming, real estate, construction and other sectors of the economy.

“The concept was developed a few years back and we are focusing on a topical area that will impart knowledge on scaling up business performance,” said Bank of Africa Managing Director, Ronald Marambii. He added: “SMEs in Kenya contribute close to half of the country’s GDP and they remain a key focus for the Bank.”

The Bank has partnered with industry experts that will tackle topics affecting businesses including; people, processes, funding, risk management and models of scaling up. Additionally, the clinics will offer SMEs insights on how they can better position themselves to leverage on upcoming opportunities such as the “Big Four” projects in the different counties.

The events are a sure way of keeping both customers and non-BOA customers educated and informed while offering one-on-one interaction with the experts in the Bank.

READ: POLICE SEIZE BLOGGER CYPRIAN NYAKUNDI – AGAIN

“BOA and its partners will offer free consultancy to companies on a monthly basis on how businesses can align their strategies to opportunities at the same time adopt long-term strategies that will increase the sustainability of their enterprises,” said  Marambii.

Written by
BUSINESS TODAY -

editor [at] businesstoday.co.ke

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

PAST ARTICLES AND INSIGHTS

Related Articles
The initiative is expected to benefit hundreds of entrepreneurs in the Rift Valley and Western regions, strengthening small enterprises and helping them expand their reach.
BUSINESS

NCBA, Kabarak University Partner to Strengthen SMEs Across Kenya

NCBA Bank has partnered with Kabarak University to support the growth of...

Safaricom acting chief enterprise business officer, Franklin Okata.
BUSINESS

Safaricom Expands Focus on MSMEs in Push to Grow Beyond 8% of GDP

Safaricom has announced a renewed pledge to help micro businesses grow into...

Lee Kinyanjui, Saudi
BUSINESS

Kenya and Saudi Arabia Partner to Boost SME Financing

Kenya has entered into a new partnership with the Saudi Export-Import Bank...

Calla PR managing director Kevin Otiende.
NEWS

PR Firm Launches Service to Help Businesses Test Solutions Before Market Entry

Public Relations and Strategic Communications firm, Calla PR, has launched a solution...