Business Lounge

Money Matters: Ignite Consulting CEO Njeri Rionge

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Igniting dialogue at Nairobi’s latest business lounge

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There is a new lounge in town. The Business Lounge opened its doors for business at the The Junction on Nairobi’s Ngong Road. The Business Lounge is fronted by entrepreneur Njeri Rionge, who was recently listed among Forbes list of Africa’s most successful women as co-founder of IT firm Wananchi Online and consulting firm Ignite Consulting.

Executive Leadership Series, May 2011

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Differentiate yourself from other officials. Your excellent leadership skills contribute to the long term success of your company.
As a senior manager, you are at the forefront of the company, and your job is to create some magic and make your company special. You are in leadership because someone trusted you in enough to put you there, so you’ve got to give it everything you’ve got.

Stretch your management characteristics/skills, and improve your ability to lead your team.
What you will learn:

You can’t keep doing the same things and expect to have skyrocketing results.

At this workshop, topics covered will include:
• areas you need to develop as a high-potential leader
• tactics and strategies you can use as a leader to drive your company to success
• business issues and challenges in your organization and position of leadership
• recognizing your role as a front-line manager
• understanding your company’s strategic plan
• developing bench strength

Join us!

Network with peers, share your experiences and challenges, and engage in an open exchange of ideas and perspectives with other leaders in the business world.

Ignite Consulting’s Discover Your Purpose Workshop

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Discover Your Purpose was one of Ignite’s first courses to be developed, resulting in numerous satisfied participants who have changed their life approach in just one day.
It’s appropriate for entrepreneurs, professionals in transition (in any area of your life), and anyone seeking to make a structured, positive change in their life.

You will have an opportunity to participate with fellow attendees for better understanding of life approaches.

What we’ll do:
• Getting to know each other better
• Getting to know yourself better (your mission, purpose, vision and ideal values)
• Managing relationships
• Power of positive thinking
• Balanced lifestyle, its success and challenges
• Re-defining wealth creation (managing your personal financial planning)
• Goal setting (defining your purpose and intentions)
• Difference between achievement and fulfillment
• How to choose your own path in life
• What is important to you in all the areas of your life
• Balancing your life – a lifelong process

You will receive strategies to help you:
• Explore and articulate your life dreams
• Assess your satisfaction in different areas of your life
• Develop concrete action plans for your life that help you move forward

• Commitment to act on your purpose

It is possible to continue your work from a Discover Your Purpose session with Life or Executive Coaching, depending on the focus of your action plans.

Entrepreneurship & Money Workshop, April 2011

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Do you want to learn and apply THE innovative approach essential to being a successful entrepreneur?
Finding capital is hard
The money-raising process is a hair raising experience that can be daunting, exhausting and frustrating. The cost of starting a business varies, depending on the venture, but once you’ve found a backer, things fall into place.

Our Entrepreneurship and Money workshop will teach you how to combine this innovative approach with the “money-savvy” necessary to support a start-up business, and to be successful.

Perfect for entrepreneurs newly in the field and for employed professionals seeking to branch out and try something new.

What you will learn:

Learn and practice key entrepreneurial thinking processes.
Learn how to focus your passion on your vision while managing the administrative challenges of entrepreneurship.
Learn the importance of a feasibility study and how to do one.
Learn the financial components, including funding, budgeting, reporting and preparing for growth.
Learn how to focus on operations once your plan and structure are in place.

Your instructor:

Njeri Rionge – Lead Consultant

Ignite’s executive director and lead strategist, Njeri, is trained in governance and quality management systems and has extensive knowledge in building organisations through her entrepreneurial spirit, having started a number of businesses and departments in her career of 23 years.

She is best known for her founder CEO position at Wananchi Online, now Wananchi Group. She also has experience in local and international boards and has chaired a number of board committees.

Corporate Membership

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We all know that in the business world “it’s the rule of the jungle” and only the strongest survive. To accomplish this demands the best pool of minds leading the way as a driving force. This talent pool requires relentless honing of their capacity to lead and competency to get their work done.

At the Business Lounge we have some of the best training workshops and seminars that are geared towards empowering your talent pool with the managerial acumen to lead your company to newer and greater platforms. Within our Lounge is some of the most brilliant trainers to help you achieve this.

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP COSTS

* Sign up fee – 120,000 KES (3 people *) , 175,000 KES (5 people*), 225,000 KES (8 people*)

* Facilities in the Lounge – FREE *

* Coaching – 5 hrs FREE per year *

* Advisory Services – 5 hrs FREE per year *

* Ignite Gumzo – FREE

* Njeri Rionge Breakfast – 1,000 KES

* Ignite workshops – 20% Discount

* Camp Side Retreats (coming soon ) – 20% Discount

* Terms & Conditions Apply

Individual Membership

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Breaking loose from employment and getting into the rigors of self-employment is no easy task. Before you incur the costs of setting up, invest in yourself and buy a Business Lounge Membership, it’s an easy route to entrepreneurship.

At the business Lounge we love to support start ups who need a hub that will bridge the gaps, and provide you with the business tools you need. Within your reach is a wealth of knowledge on how to take your business to the next level. We have a brilliant and diverse talent pool ready to share all their business knowledge with you, offering you an opportunity to grow.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP COSTS

* Sign up fee – 50,000 KES

* Facilities in the Lounge – FREE*

* Web design – FREE *

* Coaching – 5 hrs FREE per year *

* Advisory Services – 5 hrs FREE per year *

* Ignite Gumzo – FREE

* Njeri Rionge Breakfast – 1,000 KES

* Ignite Workshops – 20% Discounted Rate

* Camp Side Retreats (coming soon ) – 20% Discounted Rate

* Terms & Conditions Apply

SME Membership

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You have just started your business as an SME and are looking for a place that allows you to have that creative space that your office is not giving you, or perhaps you are a “nomad” moving where the tide takes you. At the business lounge you will find a nurturing space that will offer you a base to operate from as well as many other solutions from our partnering organizations.

We shall offer a wide range of tools and services that are tailored to assist you become a better business.

SME MEMBERSHIP COSTS

* Sign up fee – 85,000 KSE (2 people) *

* Facilities in the Lounge – FREE *

*Coaching – 5 hrs FREE per year *

*Advisory Services – 5 hrs FREE per year *

*Ignite Gumzo – FREE

*Njeri Rionge Breakfast – 1,000 KES

*Ignite Workshops – 20% Discounted Rate

*Camp Side Retreats (coming soon ) – 20% Discounted Rate

* Terms & Conditions Apply here

Student Membership

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At the business lounge we understand that the right time to tap talent and to harness ideas is during our youth. We see youth as a stage in our development to focus our interests and talent in activities that are productive to the communities in which we belong.

The Business Lounge offers a variety of activities that will stimulate the youth to discover who they are and ultimately give them the tools to enhance their talents into profitable businesses.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP COSTS

* Sign up fee – 30,000 KES

* Age Group – 15 -24 Yrs

* Facilities in the Lounge – FREE*

* Coaching – 3 hrs FREE per year *

* Advisory Services – 3 hrs FREE per year *

* Ignite Gumzo – FREE

* Njeri Rionge Breakfast – 500 KES

* Ignite Workshops – 20% Discounted Rate

* Camp Side Retreats (coming soon ) – 20% Discounted Rate

Terms & Conditions Apply