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  • 30 Jun 2014
  • Blog Post

Cambridge to Nairobi

name of Ushahidi’s headquarters in Nairobi, before heading to San Francisco to work closely with the company’s business development team. Beyond the internship, the environment is full of energy: the Nairobi office is located in the iHub,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government; Technology
  • 28 Jul 2015
  • Blog Post

Nairobi Love: Heading Home

test! I am working in Nairobi with Botho Ltd, an Africa focused market insight, strategic management and investment advisory firm to identify a more profitable and sustainable growth path for them. I am certain that after graduation I... View Details
  • 18 Dec 2019

Information Session in Nairobi

Join us to learn more about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. You will have the opportunity to hear from local alumni about the value of the HBS MBA. View Details
  • 28 Sep 2023

HBS Information Session in Nairobi

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2015

HBS Information Session in Nairobi

This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The event will include a brief admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask questions to HBS alumni. Registration for the event will begin at 6:00... View Details
  • 07 Aug 2018

HBS Information Session in Nairobi

This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to meet local alumni. View Details
  • 17 Apr 2023

HBS Information Session in Nairobi

Join us for an information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and a Q&A, come ready with... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2017

HBS Information Session in Nairobi

Join us for an information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation by Chad Losee, Director of... View Details
  • 11 Jul 2014

HBS Africa Business Club Hosted Information Session in Nairobi

This event is an opportunity to hear directly from current students who are members of the HBS Africa Business Club. The students will present about the MBA program and their experiences at HBS. Advance registration is required. View Details
  • December 2013 (Revised July 2015)
  • Case

VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
In 2013, Kenyan horticulture producer and exporter VP Group is weighing potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production and export markets. With $121 million in 2012 revenues, VP Group has grown rapidly in recent years by expanding its... View Details
Keywords: James Cartwright; Bharat Patel; Umang Patel; Vegpro; VP Group; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa; Vegetables; Flowers; Marks ＆ Spencer; Sainsbury's; Horticulture; Sugar; Growth; Diversification; Freighting; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Vertical Integration; Supply Chain; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Shipping Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa; United Kingdom; Europe; Ethiopia; Ghana
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  • 05 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)

Growing up in the countryside of Japan, Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022) attended a small school with fifty other students. She had good friends and teachers and never imagined something might be missing until she moved to Nagoya, Japan for college. It was then that she saw... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Technology; Entrepreneurship
  • March 2020
  • Case

Cafe Kenya

By: Lynda M. Applegate and James T. Kindley
This case describes Café Kenya (CK), a Kenyan-based chain of casual quick-food restaurants. The chain was started in 2011 in Nairobi by Nekesa Kuria. Kuria started Café Kenya and grew it by reinvesting profits into company stores and through franchising. She also... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Kenya
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  • August 2024
  • Case

Quickmart: Sustaining Growth in a Challenging Economic Environment

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Kuria Kamau
In July 2023, Peter Kang’iri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quickmart, Kenya’s second-largest retail chain, sat in his Nairobi office reviewing the company’s first half financial results before the weekly executive committee (EXCO) meeting. The company was in... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Supply Chain; Logistics; Business Strategy; Expansion; Business Earnings; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Kenya; Nairobi
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Global Research Centers - Faculty & Research

Africa Research Center Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi Asia-Pacific Research Center Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore California Research Center Silicon Valley Europe Research Center Paris India Research Center Mumbai Israel Research Office Tel... View Details
  • Web

Africa - Global

Africa Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi HBS continues its efforts to build a deep understanding of and expertise in global business practice and innovation around the world, including throughout Africa, a region that is assuming an... View Details
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Global

Center – Montevideo Latin America Research Center – São Paulo Mexico City Office Mid-US Research Center Middle East and North Africa Research Center Nairobi Office Singapore Office Tel Aviv Office Facts & Figures 46 % of cases produced in... View Details
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About - Global

View More Facts Silicon Valley Mid-US Montevideo Paris Istanbul Mumbai São Paulo Shanghai Hong Kong Tokyo Mexico City Dubai Singapore Cairo Tel-Aviv Johannesburg Lagos Nairobi Eighteen global locations help to build on our legacy of... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Global

Nairobi Office Singapore Office Tel Aviv Office New Research May 2025 Case Netflix Beyond Streaming: Strategies for the Next Era of Entertainment By: Juan Alcacer and Lorenzo Lucidi Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in over a... View Details
  • October 2020 (Revised February 2021)
  • Case

Twiga Foods: Revolutionizing African Retail (A)

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Pippa Tubman Amerding and Wale Lawal
Twiga is a leading agricultural produce supplier in Kenya offering services to mostly informal retailers. Under Peter Njonjo, a co-founder and Twiga’s new CEO, the company is considering multiple options for expanding its business, including offering packaged foods and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Retail Industry; Nairobi
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  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

activities during the 2022–2023 academic year, from developing cases to convening thought leaders to conducting business history interviews. AFRICA RESEARCH CENTER (Johannesburg; offices in Nairobi and Lagos) Addressing some of society’s... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie