Bad driving habits that damage your car: You know how important regular oil changes, tire rotations, and changing drive belts are for keeping a car running smoothly and reliably for many years. Perhaps you have a calendar for taking...
No matter what kind of business you start, some marketing mistakes are inevitable. But startups in particular must navigate a unique set of marketing challenges: restricted budgets, limited resources and the pressing need to build brand visibility.
Knowing when and...
Dangote wealth is equivalent to that of Trump, Abramovich and Oprah combined!
Nigerian Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group wealth is equivalent to that of US president Donald Trump, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, and media Oprah Winfrey according to...
Over the past one decade, Kenya and Africa have undergone a smartphone evolution that has made it easier for people to access the internet and grow economically. For example, by in the five years to the first quarter of...
Co-operative Bank withered a very challenging economic environment to post a full-year pretax profit of 16.4 billion shillings in 2017, representing a 7.3 percent dip.
Chief Executive Gideon Muriuki says the results were commendable against the backdrop of a challenging...
No one likes to fail. That’s why it’s beneficial to constantly review your goals and business plan and see where you can improve. It’s also important to look at some of the ways you may be hurting your own...
As I was coming up with ideas for my new wine brand, my mother had suggested I call it “Josh” -- my father’s nickname. Although she was half joking, I loved the idea because the name embodied everything the...
Most startups and established SMEs deploy the traditional hierarchal functional as their default structure without giving it a second thought. The assumption is that the company has a great product that has been selling and will continue selling to the...
Five Affordable Employee Plans for Small Businesses
Imagine this....
You are a founder/entrepreneur who has been having to pull 80 hour weeks. You find most of your time taken by menial and routine work in the office. The question of hiring...
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The meeting was organized by Fountain Enterprise Program, headed by Arch. John Kithaka who is the founder and CEO. He says he was so ambitious from childhood that he joined the only secondary...
