My Hustle: I make Sh500 profit a day hawking porridge

Leah Wanjiku, 31

Six years ago, I invested Sh150 in a porridge hawking business. It was tough at the beginning with hardly any customer base to write home about, let alone engaging in something I was barely known for. However, the hustle managed to weather the initial hurdles.

Although it may not seem like a capital intensive venture, it requires effort to do marketing. And here is where the sole meets the road; walking up and down, serving the usual customers and targeting new ones through the art of persuasive speaking.