Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- Wambui Njoora began the year with a back-to-back schedule for corporate meetings. Her enterprise was tasked with providing tents, seats and sound systems for various events across the country.

This year was also a special one for the executive director and founder of Extra Dimensions as it marked her 20th year in the business of planning and overseeing promotional events for corporate clients among them, Safaricom #ticker:SCOM and KCB Group #ticker:KCB.

It was a hype of activity for her, which meant business was looking up: "You marshal all energies, take loans and hire new expertise to boost your ability to deliver on every new contract. It goes late into the night and at times the weather adds a twist that demands y...