Susan Wanjiru Mburu is a businesswoman/manufacturer: “Borrowing money and quick loans in Kenya has been a blessing in disguise for me. In fact, right from the beginning, I always knew that I had to borrow to succeed. However, I...
Best Business to Start: On Syokimau estate’s Katani Road stands a one-storey building that reflects a kaleidoscope of colour and radiance above the ordinary monotony of homes. The striking building, labelled Zuwena International School, is the budding dream of...
About ten years ago, Hilda Moraa, was just another broke undergraduate student. Then she decided to turn her school project into a business.
The amount of time and energy spent in developing the idea that led to the formation of...
Somali Millionaires: Growing up in the rough and dry terrains of the remote village of Girissa Rhamu in Mandera County, Saeed Abdirahman’s life appeared set against all odds.
The fifth born in a family of eight could hardly imagine that...
How much do you need to start a business? Eunice Kamau started her business with Sh. 1,000. She speaks on how she made a corporate training business out of a single one thousand note:
"I was employed for thirteen years before...
Biogas business in Kenya: Carolyne Wanjiku had been employed for five years before she took the jump into entrepreneurship. Her journey started in 2010, a few months after sitting for her 2009 KCSE exams.
“I was employed as a waitress...
Elizabeth Munga has worked as the Group Head of Strategy and Business Planning at Britam Holdings Limited.
Secret to building wealth: My secret is popular: saving and investing early. It takes discipline to create and maintain a wealth base from...
Alison Ngibuini is the CEO of Al Is On Production Limited. She is a two-time Top 40 Under 40 Women winner, and has shot over 400 commercials and produced over 20 drama series.
The challenges I faced when I started
I...
Seed Capital Kenya: Seed capital is the biggest challenge that budding entrepreneurs face in Kenya. Although there is always the option of a bank loan, not too many banks are willing to extend loans to green entrepreneurs. Such borrowers...
The Kenyan State and her people are choking with debts. Every day, Kenyans borrow billions from banks and mobile phone lenders. Many Kenyans are as a result stuck in endless cycles of debts. Getting out of debt is never...
