Guru Business School, Business & Systems Consultants

Business and systems consultants for organisations across Kenya

We help organisations design and run the systems behind their performance, deliver their projects and develop their people, from strategy through to implementation.

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38,000students trained with KASNEB
15,000women and youth trained under KYEOP
13,000youth skilled with Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani
5,000youth trained in digital skills with Google
3,000youth and women skilled with Generation Kenya

About Guru Business School

Guru Business School Limited (GBS) was established in February 2014 in Nairobi. It began as a professional training institution in IT, accounting, management and business development services, and has grown into a business and systems consultancy serving clients nationwide.

Guru Campus is our people-development and training-delivery brand. Through it we have run large-scale workforce programmes with Generation Kenya, NYOTA, KYEOP, Google and KASNEB.

For specialist and regulated work, we lead consortia of certified associate professionals, so clients get one accountable partner and the right expert for every task.

We fix the underlying systems, not just the symptoms, so improvements last.

Vision
To be a premier institution in professional training, business consultancy and systems development, in Kenya and beyond.
Mission
To provide quality, need-based training, research and consultancy that strengthens organisations, communities and enterprises.
Core values
Quality, merit and hard work, continuous development, integrity, innovation and the sanctity of work.
100,000+people skilled
350+projects completed
15+counties reached
21+industry sectors served

Our services

Twelve service lines delivered in-house, from strategy and systems to training and research.

Business strategy and business development

Strategic and business plans, feasibility studies, project and investment appraisal, market research and market linkages.

Business systems and process improvement

Process mapping, standard operating procedures, workflow redesign, management and reporting systems, and roll-out of business and ERP systems.

Workforce development and employability

End-to-end programmes through Guru Campus: mobilisation, boot camps, job placement and graduate follow-up.

Training and capacity building

Leadership, human resources, marketing, customer service, finance, project management, governance, economics and banking.

Corporate learning and development

Content development, e-learning, learning management systems, instructor competency mapping, coaching, audits and mystery shopping.

ICT and professional certification

ICDL, A+, CCNA, CCNP, Network+ and Microsoft tracks, plus French (DELF A1 to C2) and English courses.

Research, monitoring and evaluation

Research design, baseline surveys, KPI frameworks, programme evaluation and impact reports.

Project management

Project design, implementation planning, PMO set-up, risk management, progress reporting and close-out.

Tenders, proposals and grant writing

Technical and financial proposals, expressions of interest, capability statements, concept notes and donor reporting.

Environmental, ESG and community development

Carbon reporting, sustainability plans, renewable-energy feasibility studies, disaster management and community projects.

Digital marketing and communications

Website content, search optimisation, social media strategy, annual reports and impact stories.

Financial systems, tax and compliance

Accounting systems, internal controls, budgetary control, tax compliance and audit support.

Specialist services with certified associates

For regulated and specialist work, GBS leads the assignment and licensed professionals carry out and sign off the technical work.

ServiceWhat we deliverProfessionals engaged
Digital transformation and ITData systems, cybersecurity reviews, systems developmentCertified IT and systems specialists
HR and organisational developmentStructures, job evaluation, HR policies, change managementCertified HR practitioners (IHRM)
Procurement and supply chainProcurement systems, supplier evaluation, complianceCertified procurement professionals (KISM)
Healthcare and public healthProgramme design, evaluation, policy, facility operationsRegistered public-health professionals
Engineering and infrastructureSolar PV and energy design, water and building projectsEBK engineers and EPRA-licensed contractors
Environmental impact assessmentEIAs, environmental audits, social safeguardsNEMA-registered lead experts
Forensic auditFraud investigation and forensic accountingCertified forensic auditors

Track record

Selected workforce-development programmes delivered through Guru Campus.

PartnerWhat we deliveredCoveragePeople reached
KASNEBCareer-development course for university students, building awareness of available opportunitiesNational38,000students
KYEOPEmployability-linked vocational training for women and youth15 towns nationwide15,000women and youth
Jumuiya ya Kaunti za PwaniEmployability training for rural, underprivileged youthKilifi, Malindi, Mombasa, Ukunda, Voi and Wundanyi13,000youth
GoogleMobilisation and digital skills training, tailored by skill levelNational5,000youth
Generation KenyaEmployment-readiness training for youth and women10 towns in 5 counties3,000youth and women

Training Provider of the Year

Generation Kenya, 2019

Kilifi County Education Summit Award

Kilifi County, 2017

Best Brand Partner

KASNEB, 2014

High Performing Partner Award

Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani

How we work

One contract, one accountable partner, and the right expert for every task.

  1. You contract with GBS

    We manage the team, the timeline and the quality of every deliverable.

  2. We assign the right expert

    Regulated work is signed off only by licensed professionals.

  3. Associates work under formal agreements

    Written consortium or subcontract agreements set out scope, liability and confidentiality.

  4. Every deliverable is reviewed

    Nothing reaches you without passing a GBS quality review.

  5. We deliver in any county

    Teams mobilise nationwide, on-site or virtually.

Ready capacity

25
training centres across Kenya
100+
learning and development specialists
40
master trainers and trainers
2 weeks
to mobilise a national rollout

Ways to work with us

Joint Learning Academy

Needs analysis, customised content, nationwide delivery and workplace coaching.

Training Process Outsourcing

Multilingual content, testing and certification, and training your trainers.

Learning and Assessment Centre

Competency mapping, assessment and psychometric tools, and self-paced learning.

Source, Hire and Train

Manpower planning, sourcing and recruitment, and induction training.

Blended Learning

Custom e-learning, a learning portal, and physical and virtual classrooms.

Who we work with

GBS has served 54 consultancy clients and 25 training and capacity-building clients.

National government

Ministries of ICT, Health, Water and Irrigation, Tourism, Energy, and Co-operative Development; the Attorney General's Chambers; Teachers Service Commission.

State agencies

KEMSA, Kenya Re, Communications Authority of Kenya, KENTRADE, Kenya Railways, NITA, Women Enterprise Fund and KNBS.

Counties

County governments of Kilifi, Baringo, Samburu and Nairobi City, and Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani.

Development partners

UNDP, JICA, the African Union, TradeMark East Africa, DANIDA, Save the Children, World Vision, Plan International and ChildFund.

Programme partners

Generation Kenya, NYOTA, KYEOP, Google, KASNEB, ACCA and Compassion International.

Private sector and cooperatives

Family Finance Bank, GS1 Kenya, Gusii Coffee Farmers' Co-operative Union and Numerical Machining Complex.

Sectors we serve: banking and financial services, agriculture, energy and petroleum, renewable energy, hospitality, manufacturing, telecoms, retail, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, automobile, media, public sector, education, health, and NGOs and development.

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