The following businesses can be run from the comfort of one’s home. one does not necessarily need an office to operate the business.

Web and graphics design

Web designers can comfortably operate the business at the comfort of their home. One only needs to have a computer or laptop and an internet to get the work done.  There is an increase in the number of graphic designers in the country as a result of many students enrolling for IT courses in universities and colleges.

Hairdressing

To be a hair dresser, one can carry out the operations from their house without necessarily having to set up a business premise. To start a hairdressing business, one only needs to buy a blow-dryer or shaving machine in order to get the business operational.

Starting capital for a hair dressing business is as low as 5000ksh depending on the type of blow dryer or shaving machine.

For those already having other white color jobs, they can still go to work from monday to friday. Then on weekends work on their home based hairdressing business.

Digital marketing

To be a digital marketer one does not necessarily need to have an office. The job can be done from any location as long as one has computer and internet. There is an increase of digital marketers due to the world shifting g from analogue to a more digitized world.

Freelancing

To be a freelancer one does not require an office to do the work. One only needs a computer and internet to do the work. A freelancer can comfortably work from home.

There are numerous successful freelancing academic writers in Kenya who earn as much as 10000Ksh in a day. This is lucrative business among young Kenyan graduates and college students.

One can as well decide to venture in a translating freelancing job, translators as well earn more than 1000ksh per day.

Another lucrative freelancing career is blogging. The are numerous Kenyan millionaire bloggers ranging from fashion bloggers, entrepreneurship bloggers etc.

Freelancing is a great way of earning extra income other than relying on the monthly salary.

Baby sitting

This can be a great income earner especially to house wives. If you have a passion for children and can comfortably baby sit one or two children this can turn out to be a business idea! especially if one cannot afford daycare facilities. In this business, one can not lack clients since children are born each day. you can baby sit at a fee of say 700ksh per day, this way one can generate an average monthly income of 21000ksh.

Catering

Well, if you know how to cook then this is a great business idea for you!

One can cook various meals from her home and supply the food to various workers in different offices in the city. This is a simple idea although one can as well offer her/his catering services to the events happening in various parts of the town.

Virtual secretary

This is an idea that is flourishing especially in the current tech inclined generation. With a computer and a working internet, you can receive and reply emails as required by your boss, receive and make phone calls etc from your home without having to go to an office to carry out the required duties.

Hand crafting

You can hand craft various useful substances e.g. hand bags, jewellery, door mats etc. from home and sell them to your clients. You can sell them to your clients on delivery and save up the money that can be used to set up business premises.

Tutoring

This is a great idea for college students who need extra money. You can approach parents in the neighborhood and offer tutoring services to their children at a small fee.

You can tutor children from your home.

Photography

Being a photographer does not necessarily require an office to get the business operational. All one needs is a high quality camera. little or no training is required for one to perfect the art of photography.