Lizzie Wanyoike, Founder of Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS), had been a tutor and principal at a city college from 1975 to 1981. While she was busy teaching secretarial courses, Wanyoike realised the growing need for more courses, some completely new in the market. Armed with passion to serve the undeserved students, she approached her employer with her brilliant idea but lo and behold, it was rejected.