Oluwapelumi Samuel

Expanding the pipeline of SMEs by establishing new connections with ESOs, SMEs, and stakeholders.
Preparing required investor documentation and providing deal structuring support.
Sourcing and initiating engagement with investors and fund providers.
Supporting pipeline sourcing, project management, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation for access-to-finance projects with development partners.
Maintaining an updated tracker of activities to match BiD Capital Partners’ program reporting obligations.
Supporting investor documentation, structuring investment strategies, and ensuring financial compliance in transactions.
Designed and delivered business development training on investment readiness for a cohort of tech-enabled entrepreneurs.

Leading the sales process: developing proposals, presenting solutions, and closing deals.
Redesigned training materials for a Swiss sales training institution, enabling training partners to deliver culturally tailored training in Rwanda.
Led product management for a finance training institution’s Learning Management System, enabling the training partner to streamline student registration and payment processes.
Designed and delivered business development training on investment readiness, sales, marketing, and branding for 80 Rwandan SMEs across tourism, agriculture, and hospitality sectors over 3 cohorts.

Conducted business diagnostics data collection, analysis on Rwanda’s honeybee value chain, using Kobo toolbox.
Created recommendations for Rwanda’s honeybee value chain resulting in design of long-term nation-wide value chain development plan.
Conducted investor due diligence for a Mozambique food manufacturing factory, assessing financial risks and capital requirements.
Supported the fundraising process for a training institution by developing comprehensive investment documents and a financial model to engage investors.

Implemented a business development toolkit for incubatees by designing, developing, and publishing 'OKU Toolkit,' a mobile application using no-code.
Designed customized business development curriculum to support 45 early-stage tech startups.
Facilitated over 50 group and individual business development coaching sessions for tech startup founders and management.
Curated robust documentation and reporting for key stakeholders, government, and development agency partners.
Conducted comprehensive needs assessments for startups, customizing programs to meet specific requirements.

Developed data management and analytics application for an FMCG distribution client to facilitate early detection of accounts receivable anomalies.
Designed and implemented online finance management training masterclasses to upskill 250 entrepreneurs from 7 countries.
Increased production output for Nigerian SME by 40% by facilitating sourcing of low-interest debt financing for Capex financing.