Nearly 250 entrepreneurs, investors, partners and guests gathered on November 23rd for Sinapis Kenya’s annual graduation and business plan competition. In addition to the 114 entrepreneurs who graduated from the Entrepreneur Academy for growth-stage businesses, Sinapis celebrated 30 budding entrepreneurs who completed the Aspire Idea Launchpad. This year divided the business plan competition into two […]
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Impact Award Winner: Joyce Njoki
Joyce Njoki is the latest winner of our impact award. Four years ago, Joyce was introduced to the special needs world by her son, Nathan. Her negative experience while trying to find support for her son inspired her to consider starting a special needs therapy center, ‘In My Shoes’. The In My Shoes Special Needs […]
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Taking Chances on the Overlooked
Mercy Wamae has built a company on finding the hidden potential in people that others often overlook. Jiji Ventures provides ushers, hostesses, models, and brand ambassadors for events and conferences. When Mercy founded Jiji Ventures, much of the industry only cared about looks, not character. Workers were regularly mistreated and objectified. Rather than searching for […]
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Now Available in Egypt
Sinapis and tC Egypt have partnered to train Egyptian entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses, create jobs and impact their communities. tC Egypt already works with over 1,500 people per week in Cairo and throughout Egypt through their programs designed to empower young people, churches, and Christian institutions in Egypt. Now they’re launching a business […]
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Faith Driven Entrepreneurs in Nairobi
This August, Sinapis partnered with Faith Driven Entrepreneur for a special one-night event at iHub exploring faith and entrepreneurship. Speakers included Henry Kaestner, Tim Oakley, and Sinapis’ own Matthew Rohrs. Henry founded Bandwidth.com, a NASDAQ traded company that was founded on the values of faith, family, work, and fitness. Today Henry leads Sovereign’s Capital and […]
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Meet Nathan Wajega
Nathan is disrupting healthcare in Uganda. His business, Mzima Hx, is driven by a big vision to make medication, lab tests, and health insurance affordable and accessible to the people of Uganda. After spending a decade in the pharmaceutical industry, Nathan Wajega was frustrated. He was frustrated that people could not afford healthcare. He was […]
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