- Bring your data to life by telling a compelling story
Nancy Wambura
November 23, 2021
In April 2020, Sarah realized that she had to sell the products in her physical store in Nairobi online, because of the government COVID19 lockdown measures. She set out to create an e-commerce website that would help her sell her scented candles and candle accessories online. She mapped out her audience and brand colors and in no time, her website was live. This was a great move for her small business as she was able to reach a wider audience while keeping in touch with her loyal customers.
Having learnt from the COVID-19 lockdown, Sarah approached us with the aim of using data from her online and physical store to gain insights about her business. This would help her scale as well as learn how to come up with presentations that are easy to understand for her potential investors.
We recommended Microsoft Power BI, a business intelligence tool that analyses data and provides useful insights. She wanted to understand:
We used a two-fold approach to address Sarah’s needs. We had to create a Power BI dashboard that collected data from different points and unified it on one dashboard, essentially giving crucial insight for Sarah’s business.
We used an Excel sheet which had customer data and stock details as a data source. The team then got down to choosing the best charts, slicers, tables and matrices that would represent customer data and stock flow on one page in a comprehensive way.
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Once the dashboard was complete, Sarah took one of our Power BI Masterclasses that did not require her to have any prior Power BI knowledge. A Masterclass like the one we are conducting between 29th Nov and 3rd Dec (See image below).
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She covered the following among many other things:
View more here: https://sunesiskenya.com/power-bi-masterclass/
At the end of this course, Sarah was able to do much more than she expected with Microsoft Power BI. Her favorite part was the fact that she could create beautiful and comprehensive presentations for her investors. She was also stoked about the fact that her data would always be secure and easily accessible as it is stored in the cloud.