Bob Collymore Foundation

BCF Business Connect
2022-12-10 17:00 - 22:00 UTC | Capital Club East Africa
In partnership with the Capital Club East Africa, the Nairobi Stock Exchange and Kestrel Capital
Bob Collymore was passionate about was small businesses. He was particularly interested in how startups could be the future of sustainable business and lead the way is using business for good.
The Business Connect Series offers small innovative businesses the opportunity to learn and network with key players and industry leaders. These conversations give small businesses some of the tools they need to build on their success.
At this first event, we invited The Nairobi Stock Exchange to discuss their latest product to onboard
small to medium business as a way to seek capital from possible investors. The IBUKA program is tailored to the needs of small/medium size companies and is an incubator platform that helps businesses work toward listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

THE BODAPRENEUR PROGRAM
2022-05-20 | Marist Center, Karen
The Bob Collymore Foundation together with InkedBikers and Radio Africa Group provided a one day training workshop for boda- boda riders. This motorcycle safety training program was complemented with basic business skills to professionalise commercial motorcycle riding.
“Boda Yangu, Ofisi Yangu,” provided three modules:
MENTAL SKILLS OF RIDING – A video tutorial and a Q&A session to test the rider’s situation awareness, hazard perception, understanding of traffic and road rules amongst others.
BASIC CUSTOMER CARE SKILLS – A short training session on how to best maximise customers satisfaction with business.
MOTORCYCLE SKILLS HANDLING AND TESTS – A practical session to assess the riders’ skills on the motorcycle and to address the challenges by providing some training then and in the future.
The workshop culminated in a skills test with the 1st Prize Award being a brand new motorcycle to enable the winner to start or expand their business. Chris Kobia was the winner of this brand new motorcycle. He plans to start a business now that he owns his bike and is no longer solely employed as a rider.
Additionally, the workshop empowered riders who can then in turn educate others on basic motorcycle safety and customer service. The riders from this workshop are connected via WhatsApp and can now work as a community.
This program was in partnership with Radio Africa Group, InkedBikers and CapitalFM.

Bob Collymore Online Memorial International Jazz Festival
2020-07-01 18:30 - 23:30 | Online, Youtube
A special online memorial and tribute done during Covid19.
This technology enabled celebration saw performances by among others, Jonathan Butler (USA), Maya (Israel), Jef Neve (Belgium) – with a special composition for Bob. There were also tributes by people who knew Bob personally and kind words from Richard Branson, Mo Ibrahim, Michael Joseph and Juliani. The memorial ended with a recorded saxophone session of Bob performing “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers.
