Do You Have Dreams of Furthering Your Business? Finally, a Solution

Ignite Consulting was formed by tech entrepreneur Njeri Rionge to, as the name suggests, ‘ignite’ human potential for personal and organizational success. Specializing in coaching, strategy facilitation, organizational effectiveness, skills training and high impact workshops. Their methods are built to impact individuals, their teams and entire organizations.

Next week, on September 17th and 18th, Ignite will hold its second ‘Scaling Your Business Upwards’ Summit at the Ole Sereni Hotel; bringing together key Kenyan and international thinkers and business leaders.

This event has a dual purpose: to inspire aspiring entrepreneurs and to provide practical advice on building the systems and processes required for truly sustainable business success.

Njeri Rionge explains: “This country and this continent needs a new type of conversation. The high-minded ideals of the Kenya Vision 2030 programme marks the start but we need to turn ideas to action on the ground. I am excited about the potential of the ‘Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit’ to unite first-class speakers and visionaries with aspiring entrepreneurs. Together we will start building a new business future for Kenya.”  

Speakers at the Summit will include:

– Dr. Gituro Wainaina, Director, Vision 2030 Social & Political Pillar speaking on Vision 2030 Impact and Opportunities
– Mike Macharia, Founder and  CEO, Seven Seas Technology on scaling business across Africa – the Seven Seas Story
– John Ngumi, Director Investment Banking Africa, Stanbic Bank on Investment Banking, Growth Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions
– Andrea Bohnstedt, Publisher, Ratio Magazine and Africa Assets, on the Challenges and Opportunities of working with Investors
– Godwin Wang’ong’u, Founder and Senior Partner, Wang’ong’u & Company on the value of Growth Emerging Market Segment (GEMS) for SMEs on the Nairobi Stock Exchange

The ‘Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit’ will seek to answer some of the most common questions facing entrepreneurs and SMEs including:
How and where do you fundraise to get the start-up funding you need?
How do you attract and retain the right talent to meet your growth needs?
What regulatory considerations do you need to take into account?
How can you use IT as an enabler to grow your business?
Where is business going next?
What is the right marketing sales and customer service strategy for your business?
Business entrepreneurs are renowned for their immense dedication and drive; with this Summit, Ignite Consulting promises to harness this collective energy and channel it. Who knows what can be achieved?

The Ignite Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit will be held at Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi on 17 & 18 September 2013.
    
Tickets will be sold at KShs. 39,999. For enquiries, call Kamau Nyabwengi or Nthenya Ndeti on 0705 980 520 and further details can also be found at www.igniteconsulting.co.ke