Our Journey

Makivan Consultants was founded in 2022 with one goal: to provide professional business consultancy services tailored to each client's unique needs. We started in Nairobi, Kenya, serving local businesses and quickly earned a reputation for delivering results. Since then, we have expanded from our Nairobi base to other major towns in Kenya and Uganda. Today, we serve private companies, small businesses, and industrial sectors across East Africa.

Our Mission

"We are a consultant agency, professionals with a wide array of skills who assists business owners with their endeavors, providing management consulting services, to help organizations improve their performance and efficiency, analyze businesses, and create solutions while helping companies meet their goals."

Our Vision

"To become one of the driving forces for the development of knowledge economy in the country and to promote management consulting services at National and International level."

Our Core Objectives

At Makivan Consultants, we are committed to delivering value through these core objectives:

Providing expertise in a specific market

Identifying problems in your Company/business and giving solutions

Supplementing existing staff

Initiating change

Providing objectivity in your company/business

Teaching and training employees

Doing the "dirty work," such as laying off staff

Reviving an organization

Creating a new business

Influencing other people, such as lobbyists

Providing Human Resource Management

The Three Major Fundamentals

Our proven approach to helping your business succeed

01

Discovery

The first step we take as a consultancy agency is the discovery phase, where the goal is to learn about your business. We take the time to learn as much as possible about a business from the owner and employees.

  • Tour your facilities
  • Meet with the board of directors and employees
  • Analyze your company's finances
  • Read all company materials
Uncover the details of your company mission and current operations
02

Evaluation

Once we have developed an in-depth understanding of your company, we will enter the evaluation phase, with the goal to identify where change is needed. This phase includes identifying your company's strengths and weaknesses as well as current and foreseeable problems.

  • Examining established problems and identifying new problems
  • Finding solutions
  • Communication and feedback
Identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for growth
03

Implementation

Once we have agreed on a plan, we will enter the third phase: the restructuring stage, or implementation of the plan. In this phase, we will build on your assets and eliminates liabilities. We will also monitor the plan's progress and adjust it as needed.

  • Build on your assets
  • Eliminate liabilities
  • Monitor progress and adjust as needed
Restructure, execute, and grow your business

Meet Our Consultants

Our team of experienced professionals is here to guide your business to success

Ivan Makhooba - Operations Manager

Ivan Makhooba

Operations Manager / HR & Administration
Ugandan

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors in Theology
  • Diploma in Human Resource
  • Diploma in Counseling Psychology

What he does:

Assists with HR functions, takes over day-to-day HR tasks including recruiting, retaining employees, processing payroll, administrative tasks, and managing employees' performance.

Mary Mwende Wambua - Finance Manager

Mary Mwende Wambua

Finance & Accounts Manager (Consultant)
Kenyan

Qualification:

  • CPA-K

What she does:

Shows broader scope of business financial health, assists in investment decisions, handles assets and debts, financial planning, tax advising, daily expenses, and retirement plans.

Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Strategy & Growth Specialist
Kenyan

Specialization:

  • Project Management

What he does:

Brings industry expertise, helps scale business, acquire new opportunities, and drive revenue.

  • Expand into new markets
  • Reorganize business model
  • Increase business capabilities
  • Acquire new business ventures
  • Merge with other businesses
  • Stand as middle management during transition
Operations Consultant

Operations Consultant

Process Improvement Specialist

What he does:

Specializes in operations, improves day-to-day processes.

  • Inventory of current business model
  • Produce same quality at lower cost and time
  • Quality control
  • Optimize production for better results
Marketing Consultant

Marketing Consultant

Brand & Social Media Specialist

What he does:

Helps identify brand strengths, create brand awareness and exposure.

  • New logo design
  • Social media strategy
  • Expanding business reach

Key Takeaways

In conclusion, the following key takeaways are to be put into consideration for your business or company to be successful — and we can walk the journey together.

01

To be successful in sustainable business practices often requires entrepreneurship and innovation.

02

Entrepreneurship and innovation are relevant for for-profit and nonprofit ventures.

03

Entrepreneurship can be viewed as recognizing change, pursuing opportunity, taking on risk and responsibility, innovating, making better use of resources, creating new value that is meaningful to customers, and doing it all over again and again.

04

Being an entrepreneur requires taking on significant responsibility and comes with significant challenges and potential rewards.

05

Entrepreneurship is a mind-set, an attitude; it is taking a particular approach to doing things.

06

The motivations for becoming an entrepreneur are diverse and can include the potential for financial reward, the pursuit of personal values and interests, and the interest in social change.

07

For innovation to be relevant for sustainable businesses, it has to be meaningful and affect a large number of stakeholders.

08

Successful entrepreneurship often requires creativity and innovation in addressing a new opportunity or concern in a new way.

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