Entrepreneur Personality Test: What Research Says
A research-led look at personality tendencies associated with entrepreneurial status, what the Big Five evidence can say, and what it cannot predict.
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Africa Country Data: 5 Numbers to Check Before Market Entry
A practical way to screen African markets using dated GDP, growth, inflation, population and AfCFTA status before moving to deeper research.
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AfCFTA Export Readiness Kenya: 10 Pillars to Check
Ratification is only one part of export readiness. Check customs, origin, logistics, payment and counterparty risks before a regional sale.
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Insights | Due Diligence | Finance | SME
Business Readiness for a Loan: 10 Areas to Check
Business readiness goes beyond profit. See the ten areas covered by BizInfo Africa’s BCI and use the three-gap result as a worklist before finance or onboarding.
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Insights | Due Diligence | SME | Strategy
Supplier Prequalification Documents Kenya: What to Check
A practical supplier-readiness guide covering corporate, government and bank-panel documentation, plus a five-minute checklist to find gaps before deadlines.
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Insights | Due Diligence | Finance | SME
Financial Ratios for SMEs Kenya: What Lenders Read
Understand the ratios a lender, buyer or investor can derive from your SME financial statements and turn the weak points into a practical worklist.
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Insights | Due Diligence | Finance | SME
Payment Terms Kenya: What 90 Days Really Cost
A practical guide to pricing long payment terms in Kenya, with worked financing costs, cash-buffer context, payment-law pointers and a free calculator.
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The Transparency Premium: Why Due Diligence Matters for MSMEs | BizInfo Africa
When I recently sat down to write “The Transparency Premium” for KEPSA’s Kenya Business Channel magazine, I wanted to address an uncomfortable truth in our market: deals rarely die because of a bad pitch deck. They die quietly in the verification phase.
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Does Size Matter? Why Africa’s True Size Changes the Global Market Map
On 4 September 2026, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a resolution encouraging a more accurate representation of the relative size of Africa and other parts of the world. For businesses looking at African markets, the timing is useful. Africa’s physical scale is enormous, and the commercial effort to connect its economies through the African Continental Free Trade Area is becoming increasingly important.
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Commentary | SME | Strategy
Could Your Business Survive the Judges’ Questions?
I attended the Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Semi-Finals in Nairobi for the first time. I came in late for the afternoon pitches, so this is not intended as a comprehensive account of the competition. What I saw, however, was enough to leave me with several observations about entrepreneurship, investment readiness and what happens when a good business story is subjected to serious scrutiny.
