Latest profiles stories from across Kenya.
How to Start Hardware Business in Kenya: It was 2009 and Anne had just been voted the best manager in her bank’s branch network worldwide. Having started out as a clerk in 1991 and risen steadily through the ranks, things could only get…
Real estate company in Kenya: This feature is originally written and published by PAULINE ONGAJI in the Business Daily. Cash is always in short supply for many university students and saving is the last thing on their minds. However, Moses…
Most successful small businesses in Kenya: My name is Mike Kubai. Despite being an IT expert, in 2012 I was extremely broke. I decided not to tether my hopes to my inner computer skills. I got two job opportunities. One, a supermarket…
Peris Mbuthia is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Timeless Medical SPA Biggest financial milestone: I hit my biggest milestone when I built my first house without taking a bank loan. Hot on the heels of this milestone was the…
Biogas business in Kenya: Carolyne Wanjiku had been employed for five years before she took the jump into entrepreneurship. Her journey started in 2010, a few months after sitting for her 2009 KCSE exams. “I was employed as a waitress at…
RFH is is affiliated to Ruai Family Hospital. RFH joined prominent hospitals such as the The Aga Khan University Hospital, Coptic Hospital, Gertrudes Garden Children’s Hospital, MP Shah Hospital, The Karen Hospital, Mater Hospital and…
Michael David is the CEO of MoneySense Ltd, an investment firm, and the lead coach at Team MoneySense, a personal finance and investment WhatsApp group. Financial management system: I have a financial management system that addresses the…
Tonny Ichangai is the founder of Accsoft Solutions Limited, a business consultancy company which helps businesses run efficiently and increase profitability by automating processes and training staff on business skills. My biggest…
Elizabeth Munga has worked as the Group Head of Strategy and Business Planning at Britam Holdings Limited. Secret to building wealth: My secret is popular: saving and investing early. It takes discipline to create and maintain a wealth…
Alison Ngibuini is the CEO of Al Is On Production Limited. She is a two-time Top 40 Under 40 Women winner, and has shot over 400 commercials and produced over 20 drama series. The challenges I faced when I started I started my business in…
Wealth creation: Siamanta Martha Van-Labeke is the Revenue Manager at the Ole Sereni Hotel. She speaks on wealth creation and how to make it. Biggest Money or Wealth Mistake: Taking a loan with a plan in mind then digressing from the plan…
Bountiful Safaris: BY MAGGIE NJUKI: To think that Sh. 6000 is enough to start a company is audacious but this is exactly what Esther Njeri Njoroge thought. The bold lady is the director and CEO of one of the leading tours and travel…
Entrepreneurship vs Employment: Entrepreneurship will always supersede employment because it is the path to future success. Entrepreneurs develop business ideas that employees actualize. They take the lion’s share home! However, it’s not…
As the year comes to an end, it’s time to reflect and look back at the year 2024 with abundant gratitude. Across Kenya, many individuals – particularly men – have put in the necessary hard work to make a difference in various industries,…
‘The world is full of good people. If you can’t find one, strive to be one’. This quote perfectly captures the life and mission of Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Archbishop Anthony Muheria has recently…
Backed with a fierce-looking demeanour to show that he is all about business, Advocate Elisha Ongoya Zebedee has been making waves on social media for his incisive questioning of Gachagua’s impeachment motion mover, Mwengi Mutuse during a…
Monicah Kihia believes that a company’s success starts from within, with its employees. In a recent speech, she shared that ” a well-trained team is the backbone of any great organization”. NCBA has been making headlines lately for its…
Despite facing a tough economic climate, NCBA Group PLC recently announced a profit after tax of Sh. 9.8 billion for the first half of 2024, marking a 5.0% increase from Sh. 9.4 billion during the same time last year. Customer deposits…
Kiprono Kittony is the former National Chairman of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and CEO of Capital Airtime Limited. Entrepreneurship vs Employment: The best way to make money or get rich is through…
Stories of people rising from grinding poverty to having social success is a tried and true theme in the world for centuries. Despite seemingly impossible odds, some of these people have gone on to establish great businesses while others…
