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Kuza 6777 Chap Chap, the next big thing?

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Today, global products and service providers are faced with the challenge of reduced average revenue per user, a stiff competition environment, and a market that is increasingly insistent on customization of products and services to their personal liking. This situation is further compounded by reduced market prices, advancement in technology, change in government policy/guidelines, and consumer trends fueled by increased marketing schemes, to name a few. Continue reading


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Business & Leadership coaching workshops at KuzaBiashara

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In a developing economy like Kenya, there, often, is a lot of confusion about coaching, what it exactly is, and the sort of value that it can create for you, both at a personal and professional level. For you to extract that good exceptional performance from your team, you would require a new type of workplace relationship formula. Getting a new relationship formula, in this case here, involves reviewing a combination of factors that will straighten out the rough edges of the business model you have based your business on. To get the full picture of how wrong things in your company may be, you must first be in a position to identify common areas that are facing a problem. Continue reading


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Driven to Success

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When Timothy Mwangi discovered Zidisha he used it to change his life. Timothy Wanjau Mwangi, a forty-year old taxi driver in Nairobi, has no doubt that Safaricom’s Zidisha Biashara service changed his life. Timothy ventured into the taxi business eight years ago and started off by leasing cars from individuals. He enjoyed relative success but has always yearned to expand his business. He was introduced to Zidisha Biashara by a loyal client who managed to convince him that the Safaricom service would help him. Continue reading


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May the real job creators stand up

May the real job creators stand up

With the month of November here with us, the year 2012 is finally winding up. Although this is not going to be an election year, as per the the new constitution, the symptoms of election fever are evident all over the nation. This is the moment when the government and policy makers who want to form the next government tell us about how they plan to create employment. In Kenya, job creation has always been the icing on the cake to any electioneering campaign period. Away from the politics behind this, the crucial question that I want to raise here is where do these jobs come from, or what brings about a new job. Continue reading


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5 tips to make that Business Lunch successful

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Business deals don’t always happen in the office or at that conference table – a number of deals are struck over a meal. A business lunch however, for it to achieve its intended purpose, needs a certain art to it. For the sales executives, it always seems easy to them, for the sole reason that they have a lot of experience making deals over dinner tables, and have thus mastered this art. Continue reading


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The five principles of success

The five principles of success

Abraham Lincoln had once said that “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”Given below are the five principles of success, which if followed will put you on the straight but difficult path of success.

  1. Be relentless in your pursuit and work hard. Success is a marathon and not a sprint, so never give up. I think every story of success that we read entails long hard hours of work, there is no getting away from this reality. But if you’re working on something you’re really passionate about, something you really love – is that really work?You will love to do something that you really like.
  2. Aspire to learn a new thing every day and never stop learning. Go back to school, read books, get trained, and acquire new skills. Becoming a lifelong learner would benefit all of us and it is a quality that we should instill in our kids. Once you’re out of school you realize that school was indeed fun and how enjoyable learning can was. Ask yourself this question everyday -“Did I learn anything new today?”
  3. Every person who would like to become something in life should have a dream, and when you have a dream, make it a point to ACT now. Goals are meaningless without action. Be like Nike’s slogan “just do it.” Do something every day, that will take you closer towards your goals. It could be small but it’s still an action. Have you taken any action today towards your goals?
  4. Decide upon your dreams and goals. Write down your goals and develop a specific plan to reach them. Has your plan been finalised and have you written down your dreams and goals? What is your plan to achieve your dreams? Your plan should be similar to a project plan? They say that, “A new year’s resolution that is not written down is just a dream, and dreams are not goals.”Goals are measurable stepping stones of success towards the achievement of your dreams.
  5. A lot depends on how you think; remember to be positive at all times. Think ‘Success’, not ‘Failure’, and beware of negative environment. This positive trait has to be one of the most important things in the entire list. Your belief that you can accomplish your goals has to be firm and unwavering. When you say to yourself, “I can’t”, it is most that you won’t. I remember my father giving me the advice – “Never say I can’t”. I have taken that advice seriously and I have struck off those words from my dictionary. Positive things can only happen to positive people.