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SME are encouraged to apply for this training workshop aimed at building capacity for strengthening private sector engagement in Oil and Gas Value Chain in Uganda, Kenya and Senegal by Extractives Baraza.The 5- day training workshop is targeted at SMEs working within the oil and gas industry in Kenya & Uganda for purposes of capacity building & to boost business & entrepreneurship skills to be abl

Dear IIA Stakeholder,We wish to inform you that we have officially unveiled our new look platform with a new name, the Biashara.Now from the African Partner Pool (APP).The new name offers a renewed promise to our SMEs as we work towards building our platform to meet its premiership aspirations in Kenya.The new look Biashara.Now, is more robust, for example it will· offer seamless navigation from a

Earlier this month during his State of the Nation address, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the government would introduce a public credit guarantee scheme for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. I believe that this is a great move that will deepen access to credit for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) because finance has been a perennial pain point for small businesses in

We are proud to announce that SMEs from Nairobi , Kisumu and Mombasa Counties can now apply for a 1 year structured Imarika mentoring program by our partner Mowgli Mentoring.The training is in line with their European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) accredited syllabus that supports the personal and professional development of individuals. Within the Imarisha Mentoring Program, 24 entreprene

Dear APP User,For improved security, we have hardened the login process and implemented a single sign-on authentication system on the African Partner Pool (APP) platform. From now, you will be able to log on to APP and access Biashara Network accounts without supplying your user credential each time.  You will shortly receive an one-time invitation to create a new log in password. This invitation

Invest in Africa  (“IIA”) - Kenya, is a private sector, Not-for-Profit partnership of organizations working to develop local enterprises to drive job creation and enterprise development with the purpose of enabling trade between larger organizations and Suppliers (SMEs).IIA-Kenya achieves this by providing better access to skills, markets and finance to enhance and ensure inclusive growth and sust

Nairobi, Kenya- October 31st 2018. Invest In Africa-Kenya held a Supplier breakfast forum on procurement to engage with the African Partner Pool(APP) Suppliers and equip them with knowledge and skills of how they can procure to win. The forum was attended by 70 APP registered Suppliers from across sectors.The breakfast forum gave the Suppliers a candid interaction with Safaricom, Tullow Oil and Eq

Nairobi, Kenya- October 26th 2018. The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in partnership with Invest In Africa (IIA) hosted over 70 participants to a Private Sector Stakeholders – Scale Up Kenya breakfast meeting on “Sustainable Partnerships to Scaling Up SMEs”.The aim of the forum was to engage the private sector actors towards promoting socio-economic development with an aim of achieving the

We would like to welcome you to our stand at the 3rd SME FEST 2018, which will take place on 19th and 20th September at the University of Nairobi. We will be delighted to interact with you as you get to learn of our undertakings and how we can enable your business to scale up.For more information on the APP, please get in touch with Lucy on [email protected] /+254-795-058-590ABOUT THE