Entrepreneurs are a blessed lot of people. They create jobs, solve society’s problems and most importantly open doors of opportunities for everyone. Continue reading

Potential businesspeople and creative thinkers will often have amazing business ideas, but they put them on hold due to lack of funds. They know that their idea(s) will not go far off the ground unless they have some funding behind them. Continue reading

Studies have shown that having two founders versus a single founder significantly increases chances of success. From the benefit of splitting workload to sharing the burden of searching for new markets and financing, finding the right partner can be a minefield. Continue reading

As a start-up owner, there are many challenges you are likely to encounter and lack of a formal office is definitely one of them. You don’t have enough money to rent out an office in town and neither do you have the “connections” needed to survive in the streets. Your father is not a real estate mogul either. So how do you go about operating your business without appearing like a “briefcase company” in the eyes of your customers? Continue reading

Despite many efforts to beef up your income and slim down expenses, you are still somehow broke. You have always wanted to regain your financial freedom but that so far looks like mission impossible. Continue reading

If you know nothing about business and you still want to start something chances are that you may feel lost in your quest. But it doesn’t have to be that way forever. Continue reading

Every river has its source and a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Talking about journeys, many of us know of His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta as a privileged son of Kenya’s founding father – a man who had it all. Continue reading

As a businessman the most important thing you need to do is understand your market. You cannot purport to be preparing for a great future if you are not familiar with the wants and needs of your target customers. That being said, today we would like to give you a bit of market intelligence regarding the top 9 fastest moving consumer goods in Africa (FMCGs). Continue reading

Ethiopia is known for many things, it is home to some of the world’s best long-distance runners, a fast-growing economy and a vibrant textile industry. Talking about textile, Ethiopia’s leather industry has of late been attracting all manner of international and local shoe manufacturers who have turned the Made In Ethiopia brand into a global phenomenon. Continue reading

Depending on how you approach it, car hire or taxi business can either have you laughing all the way to the bank or mourning all the way to your deathbed – quite literary. Just like in the matatu industry, this is a business that is best suited for the street-smart ladies and gentlemen and not the typical softie, office goers. Continue reading

If you run a small business, you probably have not considered that operating your day-to-day entrepreneurial activities could put you in a danger of a lawsuit. But as it turns out, the risk of crippling litigation is never too far away. Continue reading

If exploring new investment opportunities is your thing, it is time to get to know stevia. Native to South America, the stevia plant produces leaves that are packed with sweet compounds that remain stable even after the leaves have been dried. Continue reading