Invest in Africa Kenya

Invest in Africa (IIA) is a pan-African private sector partnership initiative working to drive sustainable growth and job creation by developing African SMEs. IIA Kenya is a membership network for Kenyan SMEs. IIA Kenya partners with leading companies to connect multinationals and larger businesses to local suppliers; improve its member SMEs’ access to skills, contracts and capacity; and improve the investment climate and quality of policy discussions in Kenya. Small Foundation partnered with IIA Kenya to support its adaptation to a network approach and its operational sustainability.

Access to markets, skills and investment are critical challenges faced by African SMEs. Recognising the role that a network approach could play in facilitating members’ access to skills, markets and finance, IIA Kenya and its online platform, biashara.now, provide a key linkage to SME effectiveness and sustainability across Kenya. By convening entrepreneurs and business leaders, IIA Kenya is able to connect and engage players across value chains and business development services, holistically supporting the ecosystem to improve the operating landscape and drive success for SMEs to enhance livelihoods and create sustainable jobs.

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Practice area: Impact networks; research
Investment years: 2020-2023
Region: Kenya