Bridging the gap between academic empirical research, innovative business strategy, and transformational coaching across Zambia.
Accelerating social and economic development through research, innovation, and coaching.
Growing businesses through research, innovations, and coaching across urban and rural Zambia.
Sustainable business growth should be attained through innovation and coaching which is supported by research.
Agile Innovations and Consultancy started operating in 2018 and has progressively expanded its field training, research diagnostic sample size, and institutional reach.
Agile Innovations and Consultancy started operating in 2018 and ran a number of training and coaching sessions in Katoba, South East of Chongwe district, where over 200 men and women were trained and coached in small business management and entrepreneurship.
Conducted regional training sessions in Solwezi and Kitwe districts with a total participation of 184 women and 155 youths respectively in business development and financial management.
Conducted field research assessing entrepreneurship and innovation levels in urban, peri-urban, and rural districts targeting Kabwe, Kapiri, Chongwe, and Rufunsa districts with a sample size of 210 participants. A mixed method paradigm was used to establish existing gaps in entrepreneurship, innovation, gender disparities, strategy, and financial management, followed by targeted training and coaching.
Having demonstrated agility in solving business problems through research, innovation, and coaching, Agile Innovations and Consultancy was registered with the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA Reg. 120220043007) and Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA TPIN: 2003571713).
Prof. Dewin Arona Sikalumbi is the Lead Consultant at Agile Innovations and Consultancy and helps establish the required resources and methodology for projects to be undertaken.
Member of Senate, University Policy Committee, and Research, Ethics & Consultancy Committee. Chairs multiple corporate and educational boards.
Schedule a ConsultationThe Lead Consultant is a lecturer, researcher, scholar, and consultant with expertise in designing training and coaching programmes for SMEs and corporate governance. He brings to Agile Innovations and Consultancy a distinguished level of service.
He was the founding Dean for the Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship (2018–2019), Dean for the Faculty of Leadership and Business Management (2020–2022), and Director for Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovations and Consultancy (2023–2024) at Chalimbana University. He is currently serving as the Director of Research, Consultancy and Innovation at ZCAS University.
Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, SMEs, Strategic Management, NGOs & Civil Societies, Gender Disparities, Vocational and Technical Education, Agri-business, Rural Development, and Poverty Eradication.
