SMEs portfolio
Ken Atlantic, Cameroon
Entrepreneur: Caroline Kendem Sack, Master in Management and Science and MBA.Activity: Manufacture of professional workwear
Established: 2006
I&P's investment: 16% equity stake
Revenue in 2008: 75 000 €
The company employs 50 people.
Ken Atlantic is a textile manufacturer specialised in making professional work garments for the American market under the terms of the African Growth and Opportunities Act, AGOA, a preferential trade agreement for products of African origin.
The company has had a long and difficult start-up but its marketing efforts are starting to bear fruit, and the outlook for 2010 is highly favourable.