Kenyan SMEs, which contribute 40% of the national GDP and employ 14.9 million people, are being held back by outdated, paper-based finance processes.

• These manual methods cause errors, delays, and limit access to capital, while automating financial workflows can reduce reporting errors by 90% and accelerate processing by up to 85 times, according to Solvexia’s 2025 report.
• Companies like Zoho offer unified, cloud-based finance tools, such as Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice, and Zoho Inventory, that streamline operations, automate tasks, and provide real-time financial insights.
• Lazarus Ogutu, Finance and Accounts Assistant at Eenovators Limited, noted that Zoho Books "transformed our accounting processes from manual tasks to seamless automation," while Brandon Brown, Creative Director at BROWN, reported a 2X revenue growth and an 82% increase in productivity using Zoho Invoice.