About

A Business Analyst with over 6 years of experience providing business advisory, incubation, and technical assistance to businesses to catalyze their growth. I have a record of effectively analyzing business processes, and designing and implementing viable business solutions. Program management skills with the capacity to collaborate with teams to achieve project goals, leveraging on experience gained from working on various enterprise development projects. I am looking for an opportunity to work in providing business advisory and support through providing access to finance for MSMES that create impact. Investment Analyst and funding projects would be aligned with my career objectives.

Skills

  • Communication
    10
  • Teamwork
    10
  • Problem-Solving
    9
  • Creativity
    9
  • Leadership
    9
  • Accounting
    8
  • Business Development
    9
  • Data Science
    7
  • Finance
    9
  • Management
    9
  • Project Management
    9

Experience

Kelvin Kinyua

Work experience
  • Providing support to Agribusinesses in the AgriBiz program through;
  • Business Advisory - Business Planning and Business Model refinement. Analyze and evaluate requirements to ensure alignment with the business strategy.
  • Access to Information - especially Market linkages, organizing training, expos, and exposures as per the business needs.
  • Access to Finance - for businesses with funding requirements through Investor readiness training, Evaluating Funding requests for impact, packaging and presenting cases to Investment Committees, and seeking external funding opportunities.
  • Achievements.
  • Incubated 150 MSMEs in various agribusiness value chains, developed sustainable business models, and revamped business plans achieving growth in 76% of the agribusinesses.
  • Provided 11 Agribiz clients with internal Access to Finance (Grants and Debt) worth Ks.8.1 million, and 3 clients with external financing worth Ks.4.2 million.
  • Provided investor readiness training to 76 MSMEs and developed viable pitch decks for use to potential investors.
  • Provided market linkages to over 20 clients in Agribiz leading to at least 30% in sales revenue.
  • Trained over 100 entrepreneurs in record keeping, accounting, and financial management improving efficiency in their financial operations.
  • Nurturing clients' businesses through feasibility studies, product development, customer acquisition, and revenue generation support.

Kelvin Kinyua

Work experience
  • Business Development Executive at   KCB Group
  • September, 2020 - October, 2021
  • Fulltime
  • KCB Foundation in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation is jointly implementing an innovative 5-Year (2019 -2024) nationwide project; Young Africa Works-Kenya, that seeks to create over 1.5 million job opportunities in Kenya.
  • Key Achievements.
  • Facilitated access to credit of approximately Ks. 80.8 Million to 101 MSMEs by conducting loan appraisals, loan administration, monitoring, and control.
  • Organized over 50 business development workshops for 3,919 enterprise owners; including designing a business development curriculum and periodic review of training manuals.
  • Guided the germination of 150 start-ups & the success of the businesses by designing sustainable business models and providing hands-on business support in business planning, practical problem-solving, and financial management.
  • Built the capacity of a 100 youthful farmers’ community, leading to the registration of a cooperative society, and the formation of a technical working group on the value addition of agricultural produce.

Kelvin Kinyua

Work experience
  • Business Development Team Lead, 2jiajiri at   KCB Group
  • February, 2020 - September, 2020
  • Fulltime
  • The 2jiajiri program is a flagship program of KCB Foundation. A skills development and job creation program that seeks to catalyze employment and wealth creation among existing youth enterprises.
  • Key Achievements.
  • Engineered the creation of significant program guiding tools such as standard operating procedures, and the Business Development customer journey.
  • Led a team of 11 business development officers in 6 counties towards the provision of business development services to 1500 beneficiaries.
  • Organized and facilitated 41 business development workshops on Entrepreneurship, Business Development, to over 300 MSMEs across 8 counties; including designing and periodic review of training manuals.
  • Facilitated access to credit by conducting funding due diligence, loan administration, monitoring, and control, where Ks. 40 Million was awarded to approximately 60 MSMEs.
  • Reviewed approximately 200 business proposals from businesses seeking capital, and provided recommendations on the appropriate credit facilitation.
  • Facilitated the growth of beneficiaries engaged in the program to 3,000 in the region through organizing and conducting sensitization, recruitment interviews, and conducting due diligence.
  • Guided the incubation of 130 start-ups by designing sustainable business models and providing hands-on business support in all technical areas.

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