GroFin
Friday Essienenkak, ASMEC, is an experienced investment professional currently serving as the Head of Investment Team at GroFin since February 2012, where responsibilities include building a portfolio of loans and equity investments in SMEs. Prior to this role, Friday worked as a Managing Consultant at EF-JOHNSON Associates from January 2011 to February 2012, focusing on developing financial structures and optimizing business processes for SMEs. From May 2003 to January 2011, Friday held the position of Vice President at First Funds Limited, creating and managing equity and quasi-equity investments in SMEs. Friday holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting & Finance from the University of Leicester and a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration from The Polytechnic, Calabar.
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GroFin
GroFin is a pioneering private development finance institution specialising in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East by combining medium-term loan capital and value-added business support. GroFin’s business model is based on our commitment to providing our clients with support beyond finance. A deep understanding of the factors that drive SME success is central to this model, as is the steadfast belief that SME success leads to impact success. Since its inception in 2004, GroFin has invested in 735 SMEs and sustained nearly 90,000 jobs. Headquartered in Mauritius, we offer financing and support to SGBs in 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East. We focus on small businesses operating in education, healthcare, agri-processing, manufacturing and key services (water, energy and sanitation).