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How mkototeni idea birthed an e-mobility firm

Kenneth Guantai pioneered an electric handcart and his company Auto Truck was recently given motor vehicle assembly status by the government.

By Wainaina Wambu 5 days ago

How mkototeni idea birthed an e-mobility firm

Why being informal hinders business growth

Why being informal hinders business growth

By Graham Kajilwa 5 days ago

A letter from Navakholo, Kakamega's famous town

A letter from Navakholo, Kakamega's famous town

By XN Iraki 5 days ago

Four Kenyan entrepreneurs in race to win Jack Ma's Sh178.5m innovative prize

Four Kenyan entrepreneurs in race to win Jack Ma's Sh178.5m innovative prize

By Moses Omusolo 5 days ago

Kenya-based business accelerator helps 2,000 entrepreneurs scale up

GrowthAfrica works with entrepreneurs and companies who - through their businesses - make a significant positive difference to their surroundings and society at large.

By Moses Omusolo 5 days ago

Kenya-based business accelerator helps 2,000 entrepreneurs scale up

EABL doubles profit after lifting of Covid-19 curbs

The company’s net profit grew 124 per cent in the year to June 2021 to Sh15.57b compared to Sh6.96b previously.

By Macharia Kamau 10 days ago

EABL doubles profit after lifting of Covid-19 curbs

Chemistry whizz who found calling distilling craft gin

Kenyan Originals has been disrupting the alcohol market since 2018 and is now Sh1.18 billion company with a beverage portfolio - alcoholic and non-alcoholic - of over 10 flavours.

By Wainaina Wambu 12 days ago

Chemistry whizz who found calling distilling craft gin

Mdundo: How free music service became a multi-million business

The now decade-old business boasts of having over 100,000 musicians with accounts on the platform. Kenya alone has over 20,000 musicians on the platform.

By Graham Kajilwa 12 days ago

Mdundo: How free music service became a multi-million business

Design thinking: The next big thing for Kenyan businesses?

Ayushi described design thinking as focusing on five key steps during the creative process, with the first two being the most important.

By Nancy Nzau 12 days ago

Design thinking: The next big thing for Kenyan businesses?

Failure prepared me for success - Hyssop Properties CEO Naftaly Mwangi

Mr Mwangi worked in a bank for four years but quit to venture into the lucrative real estate sector.

By Wainaina Wambu 12 days ago

Failure prepared me for success - Hyssop Properties CEO Naftaly Mwangi

As a business owner, don't forget to pay yourself

Most entrepreneurs haven't created boundaries between their personal and business accounts which may lead to massive failure.

By Pauline Muindi 12 days ago

As a business owner, don't forget to pay yourself

Fund earns G7 recognition for investing in African women entrepreneurs

Recent data show that between 2018 and 2020, the member DFIs invested and mobilised over Sh1 trillion ($11) billion.

By Moses Omusolo 12 days ago

Fund earns G7 recognition for investing in African women entrepreneurs

Letter from Shamakhokho and its entrepreneurship

Visiting Shamakhokho and Navakholo left me convinced there are still innocent regions in this country, with cultures not too contaminated by modernity.

By XN Iraki 12 days ago

Letter from Shamakhokho and its entrepreneurship

How to capture the Gen Z market

Here’s a cheat sheet to winning these younger consumers who appear unmoved by price discounts, promotions or even huge billboard advertisements.

By Graham Kajilwa 19 days ago

How to capture the Gen Z market

This is how customers think

Clients are always right and can make or break a business, understanding their behaviour might be the key to your success.

By Pauline Muindi 19 days ago

This is how customers think

To own or lease a machinery

Leasing may be worth considering if the equipment you need is likely to date quickly or if you are looking for a short-term commitment.

By Lennox Mugambi 19 days ago

To own or lease a machinery

Hoteliers woo youth revellers with modern forest setting

The tourism and hospitality sector in Nyeri County has been hit by a series of losses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Lydiah Nyawira 19 days ago

Hoteliers woo youth revellers with modern forest setting

IMF loans Kenya Sh28 billion as SGR debt repayments fall due

It comes at a time Kenya is grappling with many challenges, including maturing debts and the spillover effects of the Ukrainian war.

By Dominic Omondi 19 days ago

IMF loans Kenya Sh28 billion as SGR debt repayments fall due

State should set good example by promoting sustainable procurement

Sustainable procurement is a conscious process where organisations meet their needs in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis

By Joshua Wamithi Maina 25 days ago

State should set good example by promoting sustainable procurement

How big firms are sucking smaller ones dry

SMEs face many challenges when doing business including inaccessibility of financing, poor management skills, underdeveloped sales channels, and lack of databases.

By Graham Kajilwa 26 days ago

How big firms are sucking smaller ones dry

What informal markets can teach your business

The size of business premises also matters. There are big ones with permanent structures while most are made of wood or other light materials.

By XN Iraki 26 days ago

What informal markets can teach your business

How your lean team can work smarter

Pushing employees into tasks they’re not skilled at slows down productivity and efficiency.

By Pauline Muindi 26 days ago

How your lean team can work smarter

What it takes to steer giant car spare parts firm

Auto Springs is known for manufacturing springs, bolts and fasteners, and wiring harnesses. Its sales average Sh580 million($5 million).

By Graham Kajilwa 26 days ago

What it takes to steer giant car spare parts firm

Heifer International's agri-startups challenge applications deadline nears

This year’s applications are ongoing, with the deadline being July 14. The top three winners will be known by September.

By Kelvin Ogega 26 days ago

Heifer International's agri-startups challenge applications deadline nears

Uber Eats boss: Kenyan market is easy, just have stellar service

While Uber Eats is known mainly for food delivery, the business also delivers other items necessary for day-to-day life like groceries and water.

By Graham Kajilwa 1 month ago

Uber Eats boss: Kenyan market is easy, just have stellar service

How to find and master work-life balance as an entrepreneur

You need a strong support system to keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Contrary to what many assume, working longer doesn’t make you more productive.

By Pauline Muindi 1 month ago

How to find and master work-life balance as an entrepreneur

Building more trust cuts the cost of doing business

Think of the number of people who earn their living because of a lack of trust.

By XN Iraki 1 month ago

Building more trust cuts the cost of doing business

Watchdog flags firms for violating antitrust laws

The investigations involved companies that deal in baby products, transport tech, tours and travels, furniture shops, clothes stores, pharmaceuticals and the general online marketplaces.

By Graham Kajilwa 1 month ago

Watchdog flags firms for violating antitrust laws

Lessons from Kune Foods for budding entrepreneurs and politicians

Kune recently closed shop less than a year into operations.

By Leonard Khafafa 1 month ago

Lessons from Kune Foods for budding entrepreneurs and politicians

The tough life of a tenderpreneur

Government is the biggest consumer and getting a tender to supply products or services can change an entrepreneur's life - or break it, leaving one far worse off.

By Graham Kajilwa 1 month ago

The tough life of a tenderpreneur

Key strategies to diversify your small business

Diversification happens when a business moves into new areas while continuing to run its original business.

By Pauline Muindi 1 month ago

Key strategies to diversify your small business

The secret to our 128-year-old family business

Elgon Kenya is a family-owned business that deals in an assortment of agricultural products. It is nearly 130 years.

By Dominic Omondi 1 month ago

The secret to our 128-year-old family business

How to raise capital for a small start-up

A majority of businesses fail because they didn't start with enough money.

By Rose Kwamboka 1 month ago

How to raise capital for a small start-up

Harvard-trained math genius re-shaping local e-learning

Magema had faced this challenge as a student in one of the most intense and consuming courses at an equally demanding university.

By Wainaina Wambu 1 month ago

Harvard-trained math genius re-shaping local e-learning

Total mitumba ban won't work here, traders tell Raila

Traders advised Raila and the government against any attempt to do away with the mitumba industry in favour of local textile industries.

By Josphat Thiong’o 1 month ago

Total mitumba ban won't work here, traders tell Raila

How to prepare your business for uncertainty

By preparing for all possible scenarios and diversifying your products and services, you won’t be caught by surprise.

By Pauline Muindi 2 months ago

How to prepare your business for uncertainty

Collateral: Why most SMEs are denied credit

Before joining the field of public relations, Wangeci Kanyeki used to run a bakery. By her own standards, the business was doing well despite being a one-woman army affair.

By Graham Kajilwa 2 months ago

Collateral: Why most SMEs are denied credit

How SMEs can use soft skills to transform business

Businesses exist to provide access to products and services for people and other businesses, but their existence is pegged on people.

By Pedro Gomes 2 months ago

How SMEs can use soft skills to transform business

Fund to pump Sh87.2 million into rural firms in Turkana

Over 40 firms in Turkana County are set to benefit from a Sh87.2 million fund.

By Moses Omusolo 2 months ago

Fund to pump Sh87.2 million into rural firms in Turkana

Tech giants take the fight for clients to local startups

More global tech giants are pitching tent in Kenya, sparking a wave of excitement and apprehension in equal measure in the ICT sector.

By Wainaina Wambu 3 months ago

Tech giants take the fight for clients to local startups

Sidian Bank gets Sh1b capital for lending to small businesses

MSMEs will be able to get over Sh100 million in long-term loans following the injection of a Sh1.1 billion long-term facility into Sidian Bank.

By Peter Theuri 3 months ago

Sidian Bank gets Sh1b capital for lending to small businesses

Dukisa stars as Kabras Sugar retain Enterprise Cup title

South African fly-half Ntabeni Dukisa scored three penalties as Kabras Sugar narrowly defeated KCB 9-3 in the Enterprise Cup finals

By Washington Onyango 3 months ago

Dukisa stars as Kabras Sugar retain Enterprise Cup title

SMEs get Yatani's financial boost with enhanced credit facilities

Small businesses emerged as one of the big beneficiaries of this year’s Budget as the government strives to ease access to finance.

By Esther Dianah 4 months ago

SMEs get Yatani's financial boost with enhanced credit facilities

KCB upbeat ahead of Enterprise Cup semifinals clash against Impala

KCB will be keen to avenge a 11-10 loss suffered in 2019 ahead of their Enterprise Cup semi-final against Impala Saracens set for Impala Club on Satur

By Washington Onyango 4 months ago

KCB upbeat ahead of Enterprise Cup semifinals clash against Impala

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