Kenyan business and entrepreneurship publication covering SMEs, personal finance, companies, careers and investment.
161 students who were schooling in Kenya’s national schools scored a the lowest mean grade E. The results produced by the students has left many puzzled as to how they could have managed to score the lowest grade in national schools that…
Why do you want to invest your money in MMFs? Is it because everyone else seems to be doing it? What returns do you expect? Well, Rhina Namsia, the founder and chief executive officer of The Acemt Consulting, a training and consultation…
Sammy Subu is the co-founder of the online marketplace, Soko Huru. Biggest decision: In 2013, I quit employment to venture into entrepreneurship. I did not make the jump overnight. I carried out intense research that gave me the…
Make your first million in your 20s: ‘I will be a millionaire in my before 30’, that’s the common phrase from every university graduates or perhaps their dream of living large. I hate to burst their bubble but truth be told, It doesn’t…
Supplying Supermarkets Business: Jesse Muniu is the East Africa Managing Director of Lexo Energy. Lexo Energy is a network of 40 petrol stations spread across Kenya and Tanzania. We opened our first fuel station in Kenya in Busia in May…
Linda Chepkwony is the founder and managing director of Kyle & Ibrahim Limited, and the founder of the Abraham Lincoln Youth Initiative. Kyle & Ibrahim Limited is an export firm based in Nairobi. Greatest milestone: This has been the…
Best businesses to start in Nyanza: Mr Daniel Okal felt challenged when a group of elders from his village visited him in Nairobi in 2014 and asked him to vie for a political seat in 2017 so that he could help young people from his home…
Grace Ngaie Mwanzia is the founder and director of Twenty Fifth Hive (25th Hive), a beauty products line that is based in Nairobi. I started my business with Sh. 200 only. I was in my fourth year at the Stathmore University when I saw an…
M-Pesa Agent: Patrick Macharia was among the first pioneers of the M-Pesa business in Kenya. By the year 2017, he had 256 M-Pesa agency shops spread across the country. “Most of us (early adopters) were unfamiliar with the kind of jargon…
BY LEILA BURAJE: My name is Leila Buraje. I started my mitumba business immediately after I finished my Fourth Form due to lack of college fees. I did it because it was the only thing I could do then to earn a living. I had also gotten…
Nancy Aketch is the founder and chief executive officer of Taraji Insurance Agency “I was excited about being my own boss when I quit formal employment and founded my own insurance company. But then again, I felt that I had a lot of time…
Did you know that you can turn your debt around into riches? That debt can actually turn out to be a ray of hope? This is what the story of Raymond Cheruiyot, popularly known as Ray of Hope, shows. The story was written by Simon Ciuri:…
Susan Wanjiru Mburu is a businesswoman/manufacturer: “Borrowing money and quick loans in Kenya has been a blessing in disguise for me. In fact, right from the beginning, I always knew that I had to borrow to succeed. However, I have never…
Cheap Business Ideas in Kenya: More often than not, I see people stating that they have a certain amount of money and would love to know what business they can invest in. Away from the popular view that starting a business will require…
Chicken hatchery business is more than the ordinary raising of chicken. It basically entails the regular production and supply of day old chicks by artificial incubation. With chicken hatchery business, there can be variations in the…
From poultry farming, tomato, and now cucumber farming, Fidel Mwendwa, a Kenyan farmer, is confident that there is big money in farming. The 27-year-old grows cucumbers using hydroponic systems, a farming process where crops are fed…
Tracking and budgeting all your expenses for every month is not an easy undertaking if you are just getting started. You will either give up midway or find that you spend outside your allocations. This struggle can be easily solved with…
The growing demand for ornamental birds in Kenya has given farmers new businesses. One such farmer is Joyce Kiara from Nakuru County, who is a jack of all trades in agriculture. Her farm, christened Charis Farm, is located at Nyondia along…
Charis Farm, located at Nyondia along Kinangop Road on the outskirts of Naivasha town, is a must-visit site for farmers in the region and beyond due to various smart agribusiness activities carried out there. The farm, owned by Joyce…
For Samuel Magumba, farming has always been an integral part of his life. In his childhood days, Magumba would always spend time playing on their family’s farm. With this, he developed an appreciation for the potential rewards that lay…
Pyramid Scheme Kenya: Emily Kamunde-Osoro is the director at Rise & Learn, a human resource and leadership consulting firm. Biggest money mistake:I put Sh. 700,000 that I had borrowed to fund my Master’s degree in a pyramid scheme. Back…
Most profitable farming ideas in Kenya: Agribusiness is the backbone of Kenya’s economy. Many Kenyans are taking on agribusiness and applying modern technology to make it more efficient and profitable. Below are the top ten profitable…
Best Business to Start: On Syokimau estate’s Katani Road stands a one-storey building that reflects a kaleidoscope of colour and radiance above the ordinary monotony of homes. The striking building, labelled Zuwena International School, is…
About ten years ago, Hilda Moraa, was just another broke undergraduate student. Then she decided to turn her school project into a business. The amount of time and energy spent in developing the idea that led to the formation of Wezatele…
