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How skills training, mentorship are helping unlock SMEs potential

Felicity Mwendwa, founder and managing director of Mwees Farm Enterprises Limited, has redefined the agricultural landscape in her home area. She is a participant in the Jiinue Growth Programme.

While access to finance is seen as the major challenge that many local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face, the problem is usually coupled with limited technical know-how and mentorship.

The combination of these three factors has been detrimental to many.

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