What We Do

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What We Do

Arete assists small and medium business owners/founders build sustainable businesses that will transform Africa. We work with founders to streamline operationsdocument their systems, set up processes to support efficiency and build platforms to prepare their operations for prosperity and posterity.

We help SMEs transition from profitability to sustainability and succession by utilizing their available skills and experiences to produce quality local goods and services that can compete with the best in class.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has indicated in its survey that seven out of ten SMEs that are born in Kenya every year do not live to celebrate their fifth birthday. Those that survive likely struggle to grow their profitability and build scalable models that can operate consistently and compete in the open market. Over the last few years, our market has seen many examples of companies that have failed to grow or even survive, for reasons including lack of proper governance and/or robust management processes and systems.  These are the challenges that we seek to resolve.

We help SMEs transition from profitability to sustainability and succession by utilizing their available skills and experiences to produce quality local goods and services that can compete with the best in class.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has indicated in its survey that seven out of ten SMEs that are born in Kenya every year do not live to celebrate their fifth birthday. Those that survive likely struggle to grow their profitability and build scalable models that can operate consistently and compete in the open market. Over the last few years, our market has seen many examples of companies that have failed to grow or even survive, for reasons including lack of proper governance and/or robust management processes and systems.  These are the challenges that we seek to resolve.

"I seek to challenge the narrative that African businesses cannot grow into household names that transcend generations. My extensive experience in leading multinational organizations helped me see that their success is built on structured internal operations, documented systems and processes complemented by compliance programs, and an obsession with good governance that ensures all round accountability. I hope to share this experience with SMEs in Africa to build sustainable and scalable businesses that can prosper beyond the founders."
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Arete supports SME founders/owners to develop and implement systems through which their vision is consistently and faithfully manifested in their businesses, allowing the business to deliver consistent products/services on time, every time, and ultimately, to operate independently of them.

Our services are aimed at enabling business founders/owners free up the time currently spent micromanaging their companies through the establishment of clear and documented systems, which ultimately allow them to hire quality staff to manage and operate the systems, as they desire it, and get back the time to focus on business development, innovation and strategy for growth. 

Our services are aimed at enabling business founders/owners free up the time currently spent micromanaging their companies through the establishment of clear and documented systems, which ultimately allow them to hire quality staff to manage and operate the systems, as they desire it, and get back the time to focus on business development, innovation and strategy for growth. 

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