Is borrowing from bank to fund your business a good thing? What should you be cautious about when you decide to take this route? These are the questions Samchi Group chief executive officer, entrepreneur Esther Muchemi examined in her platform:
You...
Kenya is chocking with micro small businesses and we need a new economic model to deal with the problem.
It is extremely difficult to order our cities and urban areas because we believe it is progressive for everyone to start...
Toyota Wish is a popular model. However, there are still some out there who wish to seek an alternative mid-sized multi-purpose van (MPV).
One of these models is the Honda Stream, but the new Wish’s larger dimensions and engine means...
Mastitis is the costliest disease in dairy production because it strikes where it pays most — the udder. It causes losses through reduction in milk production, cost of treatment and culling of genetically superior dairy animals.
The management of the...
Dairy farmers in Kenya: By The Standard: After quitting teaching, a job he had done for six years, George Ngugi Karungo started rearing cows as a hobby. Today, he owns a dairy empire.
He started with a stock of 40...
There is the high likelihood that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will go down as Kenya's worst deputy president in history.
Kenyans are not enthusiastic about his regular outbursts and character that doesn't depict the picture of a sitting deputy president,...
For many small businesses, debt is truly a four-letter word -- not that it has mattered lately since lenders have been downright Scrooge-like about extending credit of any sort.
But now the purse strings seem to be loosening. And, say...
Imelda Imoli is the founder of Bakery Affairs, a coffee and cake bakery business located in Umoja 1, Embakasi.
I started Bakery Affairs in June 2018. This was after resigning from my job in March of the same year. In the...
Dennis Thumbi is the Family Bank’s Area Manager in charge of the Nairobi Central Business District area.
One of my biggest money mistakes starting out was not starting to save early and not keeping track of my spending. I had...
When applying for a passport in Kenya, many people get conned out of their money by crooks pretending to have the influence and capacity to speed up the process.
This happens because, quite often, people rush to get a passport...