Category: Networking and Partnerships
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The Power of Follow-Ups: Why Networking Doesn’t Stop After the Event
Read More: The Power of Follow-Ups: Why Networking Doesn’t Stop After the EventIn the world of business, events, expos, and networking sessions often feel like the main act. You dress the part, show up, exchange business cards or WhatsApp contacts, and have great conversations. But what happens after the event is where the real magic begins. At DLBA, we’ve seen this firsthand—some of the most successful business…
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Power of Business Associations: Why SMEs Should Join
Read More: Power of Business Associations: Why SMEs Should JoinRunning an SME can feel like an uphill battle. However, one of the most underutilised tools for SME success is joining a business association. Business associations serve as a collective voice for enterprises, offering invaluable support, networking opportunities, and business growth tools. Yet, many SMEs hesitate to join, unaware of the long-term benefits. If you’re…
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Cross Collaboration: Growth Strategy for SMEs
Why Cross-Collaboration Is a Growth Strategy for SMEs For many SMEs, growth is often imagined as a solo journey; building capacity internally, competing harder, and trying to do more with limited resources. But across small towns and emerging markets, some of the most resilient businessesare growing differently: through collaboration. Cross-collaboration, partnering with other businesses, even…
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eTIMS: A New Era In Tax Compliance
eTIMS and the Quiet Shock to Kenya’s Informal Economy: What SMEs Are Struggling to Understand If you speak to small business owners across Kenya today, from traders to small wholesalers to service providers, a one-word boogeyman keeps coming up in anxious conversations: eTIMS. The Electronic Tax Invoice Management System introduced by the Kenya Revenue Authority…
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The Gift of Being Unknown: Small Businesses-Bigger Risks
When No One’s Watching, You’re Free to Create There’s a hidden advantage to being unknown and many business owners don’t realize it until they’ve grown. In the early days of starting a business, no one is watching your every move. You’re free to try, to fail, to pivot. The stakes feel lower. The public pressure…