ABOUT US
Since 2019 we have worked with governments, development partners, institutions and businesses to create the conditions for sustainable economic prosperity, and we have built the communities of people who turn those conditions into livelihoods.
We started with a simple conviction: Africa can only achieve true and sustainable economic prosperity, when its founders, innovators and wider community of practice are supported and empowered to build and deploy solutions to the continent's hardest problems. We began by teaching.
Today we advise governments and development partners on reform, convene the people who have to agree for change to happen, train the institutions that carry it out, and deliver programmes on the ground.
We advise, convene and deliver. Advocacy, stakeholder engagement, policy, trade and business environment reform, documentation and reporting, institutional training and end-to-end project execution across the continent.
We build communities of practice that build. SheBoss for women-centred solutions. Climed for climate and the environment. DiGiTALL for Africa’s digital future, from digital literacy to public infrastructure. MyKraft for the hands that build this continent. Spark for the ecosystem of ideas, where founders get what they need.
We teach what works here. Expert-led business learning, TVET courses with recognised certification, and the contracts, templates and documents African businesses actually need.
OUR EXPERTISE
FOUNDER STORY
Tracy Okoro Isaac founded Business Academy Africa in 2019 and leads its work with governments, development partners, institutions and businesses across the continent. She works at the intersection of economic policy, digital transformation and enterprise, and has spent her career turning policy into practice.
She advises global governments and institutions on innovation policy and regulatory frameworks, and has worked on reform, capacity building and ecosystem programmes with partners including GIZ. Earlier, as Chief Executive Officer of Ventures Park, she led initiatives that strengthened Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Tracy holds a BSc in Political Science and has completed executive education at London Business School, Stanford and McKinsey. She has been recognised among Nigeria’s Top 100 Most Inspiring Women and the Top 50 Most Influential Young Nigerians in Policy and Governance. A former radio host, she brings a communicator’s instinct to every room she convenes.
WORLDWIDE CLIENTS
We work alongside governments, regional institutions, development partners, foundations, corporates and ecosystem organisations that share our commitment to Africa’s prosperity.
