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What I wish I knew before I turned my hobby into a business

By Winnie Makena | 5yrs ago

Do you dream of turning your passion into what puts bread on the table? Four successful entrepreneurs share how they turned their pet projects into money-making ventures.

Andrew Kaggia, Kifaru Studios founder.

MY HEART WAS ALWAYS IN ANIMATION

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