ENTERPRISE 101

The popularity of digital marketing has exploded in Kenya, especially on Twitter. It’s almost impossible to imagine a day passing without an issue, event...

Engaged employees commit themselves to their employer's goals, find satisfaction and meaning in the work they do, and have the potential to enhance business profitability.

Mr Eddie Ndichu, the co-founder of Wapi Pay, said the funds will help Wapi Pay diversify its product range and drive growth to evolve remittances into real-time global cross-border payments, starting with Africa and Asia, while minimizing the cost of transactions. “It needs to be as easy as sending M-PESA,” Mr Ndichu said.

Joyce Wairimu Avoka has been active in the mainstream beauty industry for more than a decade now, though this 31-year-old hair stylist says she has been plaiting hairs for as long as she can remember. Joyce developed passion for hair-styling at the tender age of 5 while in the lower primary.

Its services include valuation, consultancy, management and agency (letting & sales). The name has led many to mistakenly believe that the firm was named after a person known as Lloyd Masika.

It’s easy to get stuck into a day-to-day routine in your business. Seeing how other companies do something can provide a fresh perspective and help you think in creative new ways.

It takes courage to lead with an infinite mindset because success might not show immediately, but if you adopt it as a corporate strategy, you’ll build a stronger, more stable, more innovative, and inspiring company.

Last year, Mojo Skincare Products Ltd marked a milestone by rolling out the Mojo Hand and Body lotions as part of its 2020 products line in four variants - Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera and Glycerin. “Our lotions feature hand-picked, cutting edge formulation that is suitable and friendly for every skin type, tested and declared safe for use,” says Judith Musembi, the company's managing director.

Giraffe Manor is one of four luxury lodges and camps that make up the couple's hospitality group. They met in their early 20's and share a love for adventure and wildlife.

So how exactly did the deejay brothers go on to build an entertainment empire? An interview with one of their earliest employees, events and marketing guru Fakii Liwali, offered interesting insights on the behind-the-scenes work that went into growing the operation to what it is today.