How I bounced back after losing my business

Christine Wanjiru, a decorator and beautician, shows some of the decorating and beauty products she makes using recycled materials during the Embu Investor’s Conference

Christine Wanjiru Njeru was running a thriving salon in Nairobi. Clients flocked to her door making her job as a hairdresser and beautician profitable. To cap it all, she had landed a lucrative youth empowerment project to train youth on hairdressing skills.

But then misfortune struck and she had to close down. Her business premises was sold and the new owner evicted all tenants. The salon Njeru had nurtured for eight long years was no more.