Francoise Mukeshimana has a 15-year of experience as a primary school teacher at Groupe Scolaire Saint Paruti. She was among the first to join Umwalimu Sacco, a savings and credit cooperative created for teachers in 2008.
Just like any other...
Entrepreneurs will often have amazing business ideas, but they put them on hold due to a lack of capital. They assume that their idea will never get far off the ground unless they have major funding behind them.
It seems...
The Nairobi Innovation week is coming up in March 2018 and I can’t but help to think who the winners are going to be and what kind of innovations are going to stand out.
Nairobi Innovation week has the potential...
Most entrepreneurs are lost when it comes to what they expect from their accountants. In addition, not all business owners are adept at handling finances. However, it’s important as an entrepreneur to familiarize yourself with basic bookkeeping and money...
Jumia next day delivery: Jumia Kenya sets pace with free next-day deliveries: Over the past few years, e-commerce prospects have been on an upward trajectory in Kenya. The volume of business has increased with buyers opting to shop online...
Ease of Doing Business in Kenya Index Means Nothing to Kenyan SME Development, by VICTOR OTIENO
The other day the World Bank released its latest report on Ease of Doing Business in which Kenya had reportedly moved up 21 places...
The 5 stages of entrepreneurship
Stage One: Drive
What most people lack, and the reason we’re divided as a society between go getters and settlers, is drive.
When you are driven, you suddenly have time.
Why? Because you somehow make that time.
When you are driven,...
No One is Telling You the Dark Side of Becoming an Entrepreneur
I know enough people who dreamt of starting a company, but they never took the first step. You need courage, and the mindset of an entrepreneur, to test...
Small Business Owners Among Top Mobile Loan Borrowers
Small Business Owners and individual borrowers are moving more towards alternative lending platforms as tighter credit rules lock them out of conventional borrowing.
Lending startups, Branch and Tala said at least 70 per...
The year that was
The year 2017 was a year full of anxiety and even turmoil for some Kenyan entrepreneurs and SMEs. Typically, Kenya's election years are usually characterized by a "wait and see" atmosphere. This year was no different...
