Advisory

An expert team with global networks

Having developed a rich multidisciplinary experience and expertise with a specialisation in creative industries, we have executed projects with both public and private sector clients.

Research & Insights

We confidently produce knowledge products through quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and the use of analysis and modelling to generate actionable insights for our internal consumption and for our clients’ own consideration. 


Our work has been used for:

  • Data mapping and harvesting to develop financial products, risk planning and modelling.

  • Scoping studies, advisories and baselines

Grant Management &

Ecosystem Support

Over the years, we have refined our proprietary grant process which involves all the moving parts within the pre-award, award, and post-award stages of grants. This provision of grants has provided an opportunity for more than 10,000 creative business owners and practitioners to benefit from consultations, support and advisory to help improve business outcomes in finance management and accounting, intellectual protection and legal compliance, human resource support, and path-to-market opportunities, as well as other on demand services.

Investments

  • Finance  capital intensive projects

  • Seize time sensitive opportunities eg. event financing 

  • support intellectual property development, 

  • address working capital needs- invoice discounting, LPO financing

  • enable diversification 

  • facilitate global expansion

  • facilitate asset acquisition

FEATURED PROJECTS

  • Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund

    The context for scholarships emerged from Netflix's Grow Creative initiative which allocated a USD 1 million grant for Creative Equity Scholarships in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Uhuru Market Center of Excellence - An Action Research Project

    In early 2019, the Government of Kenya partnered with HEVA to conduct a research project and create a pilot centre of excellence.

  • Investigating Informality In The Financing Of Culture And Creative Businesses In Kenya

    HEVA was selected to represent Kenya’s perspective in a research commission that seeks to explore what is the relationship between the informal economy and the cultural economy in the global south

LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH

If you want to receive updates on how you can access funding, project incubation, mentorship, and invaluable resources that will fuel your growth and help you achieve your creative aspirations, join our mailing list and we’ll keep you posted.