Grandy Ntumbo

Wrote a weekly business trends/industry column, conducting business and industry research and publishing articles advocating entrepreneurship development and national industrialisation; published 300 articles.

Delivered entrepreneurship development mentorship, coaching, and consultancy across programs and hubs, supporting start-ups through structured boot camps/incubation, business value proposition design, business model design, pitching, and business plan assessment/critique.

Facilitated strategic planning and led leadership/corporate governance training for board and leadership teams for MakanDay Centre for Investigative Journalism and Bread of Life Church International (Livingston).

Served as an expert panel consultant member for Z4ABC, evaluating 21 companies for EU-funded projects (Total Euro 600,000) with CIFOR/ICRAF.

Provided consultancy under Finland-funded AGS Market Access Programme to help growth-stage SMEs scale and meet requirements for access to larger mining and supermarket markets and B2B contracts.

Led the internal audit function for Central and Southern Province and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, coordinating audit committees and building the internal audit unit from scratch to compliance with internal audit standards.

Served on the university audit and risk committee, providing advisory support on internal audit and risk management matters to the University Council.

Worked as an accountant supporting accounts and financial record-keeping for Top Flight Travel & Tours Ltd from 2005 to 2006.

Provided financial accounting support for Zambian Airways Limited from 2003 to 2005.

Provided audit and accountancy support to Moores Rowland Chartered Accountants from 2002 to 2003.

Supported accounts and accounting administration for Lafarge Zambia Plc from 1997 to 2002.

Served as an assistant paymaster supporting payment-related accounts and records at African Explosives Ltd from 1995 to 1996.

Delivered SME-focused business strategy and capacity-building training in Southern Province in conjunction with BDSPAZ and the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development.

Supported Moneta Finance Limited with board and management leadership team development and customer service management training.

Pursuing the research stage of a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with a research focus on entrepreneurship development and SMEs in Zambia.

Earned an MBA with specialization in Strategic Planning (leadership, competitive strategy, and strategic risk management) in November 2013.

Completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Research Methods.

Completed a certificate in project management and communication methods from Cavendish University Zambia between October 2019 and March 2020.

Completed the full ACCA qualification via the Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) in 2010.

Completed the ACCA CIA Challenge exam in November 2015 as a one-time qualifying examination for the Certified Internal Auditor path.

Completed a Certificate in Accounts & Business Studies in 1995.

Completed the G.C.E. O’ Level Certificate in 1991.