ENTERPRISE 101
This is the Startup Section. It is updated daily with news, features, profiles as well as various other Startup Guides, Entrepreneurs & Business. Target readership includes managers, business people, professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, students as well as all general readers.
How To Become An Entrepreneur In The UK
Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and do you want to start your own business in the United Kingdom? Fortunately, anyone can do it...
20 Kenyan Fashion Startups Get a Major Lift
Twenty Kenya-based start-ups have been selected to benefit from a British Council programme funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Office to support the growth of...
Hawker Who Makes Sh120,000 From Porridge
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Janet Chepkoech, an informal trader in Kericho town, is making a kill from selling porridge. Janet has been distributing porridge to local traders and...
Planning To Buy A Business? Here’s Some Important Advice
When someone decides to acquire a business, there are several factors to consider, especially if it is their first. We will attempt to reveal...
It’s a Tough Life For Betty Kyallo Out There
To stay afloat, she has implemented a number of strategies. "The secret is always knowing how to have your comeback. For us, we did a few things to make sure our customers are still catered for, like reducing the prices. It makes the customer feel that you are considerate," she said.
Minting Billions from Student Housing – How Qwetu Did It
Qwetu USIU 4 (601 beds) and Qwetu Hurlingam (832 beds) are expected to be complete in Q4 2021. Qwetu and Qejani Catholic University (542 beds and 1,000 beds respectively) are on course to open in Q3 2022. Qwetu and Qejani Chiromo (837 beds and 2,112 beds respectively) aim to open in Q4 2022 after the necessary approvals were received in July 2021.
Customer Engagement: Keeping Up With Gen Y and Z
By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, Africa, Zoho Corp.
The term ‘customer engagement’ is arguably one of the biggest buzzwords in today’s business landscape. It's so...
City Lady Juggles Beadwork, Dress Making And Family
Fatuma Said is one incredible woman. After losing her job during the early stages of Covid-19, she ran into difficulties and couldn’t raise school...