For the last few years, the Kuza Biashara Blog team has dedicated its time in researching and sharing the best content with you; our bonafide readers. It has been a long journey and we’ve been truly inspired by the kind of support you’ve accorded us. From the minutes (or hours) you spend on this site reading your favourite articles everyday to the love you share with us on social media, we would like to say a big thank you. Continue reading

If you are looking for a business that is fairly passive (does not involve a lot of hard thinking), and allows you to keep doing your current hustle, but still provides you with a nice return on investment then starting a small laundry business could be your best bet. Continue reading

Africa is a hungry continent and you can never go wrong if you invest in food business. Everyone needs to eat and the escalating rate of rural to urban migration means more new mouths to feed every day. That is why the idea of starting a cereal shop is a good one. This is one of those businesses that you can start with as little as Ksh20,000 ($200) and scale up to Ksh1,000,000 in a year if you play your cards right. Would you like to know more? Read the next few paragraphs. Continue reading

Have you visited a restaurant lately to grab a fried chicken bite? Well, next time you go to Sonford or any other fast-food joint make sure you ask the cooks what they do with the used oil. Most probably they will tell you they usually throw it away. What a waste! Did you know that you can actually convert this waste into Bio-diesel and sell it at a premium price? Continue reading

In our most previous article, we talked about how demand for beauty and cosmetic products in Kenya has grown steadily over the last one decade. Continue reading

Research shows that Kenyans spend over Ksh5 billion a month buying beauty products. These include bath and shower products, cosmetics, skin care, baby care, oral care and perfume products. Talking about perfume products, the local industry is largely dominated by foreign multinationals; which begs the question – are there not enough Kenyans who can control their own market? Continue reading

Gone are the days when owning a fleet of taxis was a lucrative investment strategy. Nowadays, innovations like Uber have disrupted the market and taxi owners are scampering for safety. What does this teach you as a business person, innovator and youth? The writing is on the wall, it is either you innovate or die. Continue reading

Gaming is fast becoming a popular pass-time activity in Kenya; and since most people cannot afford to buy and maintain private gaming consoles at home then you can capitalize on this opportunity to launch a small business. One good thing about setting up a gaming lounge is that you don’t need to a lot of pre-training to get the wheels of the business rolling. Continue reading

Did you know that over 7500 new vehicles are introduced on Kenyan roads every month? Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that a total of 90,664 new cars were bought in Kenya in 2013 alone! Continue reading

Operating a crocodile farm has good financial potential, but requires a great deal of confidence and patience before you make a profit selling the skins (hides) or meat in the market. Continue reading

First, I must say although this article title targets those in the 19-29 age bracket, most of the facts discussed in it are applicable in virtually every stage of life. So if you’re past 30 and you think you’ve got some catching up to do, or if you’re in your 20s and still struggling to figure what it means to be an adult, this is your opportunity to rise from the ashes. Continue reading