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KCB, NTV partner to launch Kenya’s business funding ‘Shark Tank’ programme

Local entrepreneurs will now get a chance to get funding for their business ideas. This after the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Nation Media Group's NTV partnered to launched a local version of the popular Shark Tank funding program...

Dyer & Blair launches trading app for investors

Investment bank Dyer & Blair has launched a securities trading app which will enable investors to trade from their smart phones. This follows the development of an android app dubbed 'Edge'. “You can monitor your stock watch list, execute trades...

Sack CEO or we strike, demand KQ pilots

Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots have threatened to down their tools within 48 hours if chief executive Mbuvi Ngunze is not sacked or does not resign. Through their union, the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa), the pilots claim that the leadership...

Lucy Kibaki dies

Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki is dead. A statement by President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that Mrs Kibaki died on Tuesday morning while being treated at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London. Mrs. Lucy Kibaki had been transferred to the hospital after...

I used Sh. 500 to set up my jewellery business

“I started my business as a hobby at 21 and I’ve been running it for three years now,” says Vanessa Mukami, 25. The first born in a family of two girls did not initially intend to go into business. At...

To buy a new or second hand car: here’s what to consider

BY KANANU IMATHIU Even with the rising middle class and increasing disposable incomes, eighty-three percent of vehicles bought in Kenya in the last two years were used vehicles, according to a survey recently conducted by PwC titled Kenya Motor Vehicle...

Billionaire Chris Kirubi: There’s no quick route to success

This is something that is not only common with Generation Y but with those among us who are always looking for the easy way out. The problem with Generation Y is that they seem to want everything quick forgetting that...

Atlas issues profit warning

Atlas Africa Industries says it expects its profits for the 18 months ended December 31, 2015 to fall by more than 25 per cent. The UK logistics company, which announced the closure of its Kenyan subsidiaries last December following a...

How to safely buy and import Japanese cars

Like many countries around the world, Kenya has embraced the net and many of its people rely on online shopping for their supply of essential goods – cars included. They are viewed online on various Japanese car exporters’ sites,...

Should you get a job or start a business?

Before spending time, money and energy starting a new business, you should ask yourself: Do I have what it takes to own a business or, am I better suited to being an employee? Here are seven questions that might help...

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