Taking off: Experimenting with oils led me to business in skincare

Vicklyne Jessicah Otieno runs Monarq Naturals, a line of products inspired by her son's skin condition

By MARIA NENE

Taking off: My business idea almost flopped

When Evalyn Oloo used her savings to import equipment from China, she imagined her concept of office chair massages would be an easy sell

By MARIA NENE

Taking off: How I built my start-up in an unstable industry

Ever since I can remember, I have always been passionate about fashion and design

By MARIA NENE

Shadeshares founder Veronica Ojwang: I wanted a business that would benefit the environment

I have been a practising nurse for ten years and in 2017 when the business officially started, I quit my career as an OR nurse to concentrate on it

By MARIA NENE

My dry, cracked skin gave me a bankable idea: Dawn Industries Kenya founder Lucy Kimani

Lucy also talks about seeing her business go bankrupt and how she brought it back to glory

By MARIA NENE

I found a niche in wheat-free cakes, Morgan’s Bakery founder

I left a lucrative law career to pursue baking

By MARIA NENE

Mentoring people helped me find my voice- former vixen turned gospel artist, mentor Roz Haki

Former video vixen Roz Haki became a motivational speaker, Gospel singer, mentor, and founder of Faiward Mentorship

By MARIA NENE

Harriet Chebet Ng'ok: I found the cure for menstrual pain

The health and wellness startup makes herbal medicines, whose ingredients are sourced from forests in the Kenyan countryside

By MARIA NENE

Hardship threatened to drown her but Moesha found reprieve in dance

Moesha combines her dancing prowess with philanthropy to inspire others

By MARIA NENE

Entrepreneurs should not be creatures of habit: Wazawazi founder and proprietor Chebet Mutai

Never underestimate the power of networks. Learn how to associate higher and you will surely see the returns in your business and career: Chebet

By MARIA NENE

I tell African stories through music: U.S. based Afro-Fusion crooner Justo Asikoye

Justo Asikoye is one of the founding members of Jabali Afrika Band famous for promoting African culture through music in the United States

By MARIA NENE

Live your best life in 2019: Life coach Mary Waceke shares tips to making best decisions this year

Do you feel you make all the terrible choices, while everyone around you seems to be getting it right? Life coach Mary Waceke unravels your judgment

By MARIA NENE