I started a taxi business after retiring from teaching

From snide remarks from matatu drivers to young clients who want her to drive above the speed limit, Jelly, 55, has seen it all in her business

By SYLVIA WAKHISI

Business helped me take charge of my time and pay check

After 13 years in employment, Jemima Nzola called it quits to start a value addition business. What informed her decision?

By GARDY CHACHA

Taking off: Grooming the next in line for your business

From family businesses, corporate careers to even politics and governance, do we give succession plans the attention they deserve?

By NANCY NZALAMBI

All I want is to tell human stories

Toni tells stories about outsiders, rebels and changemakers to inspire and bring change. She shares how her work opened her mind to possibilities

By ANNIE AWUOR

Why I ventured into selling scents

With no office space, Eunice would market and sell her products in different places and would move from county to county

By SYLVIA WAKHISI

Sh100 and I was all set for my first henna client

Zulfa Ali Rashid, 24 years old, has been practising henna body art in Malindi, Kilifi County for five years

By NIMOYO SALIM

Fear of a saturated market kept me from pursuing my dream

Najma Juma, 29, a mother and wife, failed at business many times before she found her true calling in the business of beauty

By ANNIE AWUOR

I rent shelf space to entrepreneurs

My idea was born to help online buyers avoid horrible experience with virtual traders and give sellers chance to have convenient drop off points

By ANNIE AWUOR

E-commerce is more than just posting pictures on social media

As a young entrepreneur, Winfred shares her struggles to run the business and how she has kept it afloat in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

By SYLVIA WAKHISI

Taking off: How the lockdown helped my business grow new wings

The proprietor of Dassa by Design and Dassa Interiors Michelle Langi left the USA to settle back in Kenya and do business

By GARDY CHACHA

Taking off: I took off a leap of faith and it paid off

The first event I organised was my husband’s graduation party. This was an eye opener that I could actually follow that path

By SYLVIA WAKHISI

How I found my niche in an unfamiliar market

From a bedsitter in Kinoo, Nairobi and a Sh10, 000 loan, Elizabeth started her sea food business

By VIVIANNE WANDERA