According to the stats released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in September, Kenya’s unemployment rate grew two times between the month of April and that of June …
BCW Africa, Brand Leadership, Kantar, and Geopoll announced the launch of the Buy Africa Build Africa initiative to encourages local brands to adopt the approval for ‘made in Africa’ brands …
CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) are partnering on a cross-platform campaign that explores how innovation will change the way we will live in the future. In …
In an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, the CEO of Safaricom PLC, Peter Ndegwa, outlined how he expects M-Pesa to develop in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on Quest Means Business, …
Kenya’s largest job and career website BrighterMonday has introduced the Employers Handbook meant to potential employers to make the right decisions during the hiring process even as Covid-19 continues to …
No brand exists in a vacuum. Every brand is because of the people. Every brand lives and survives because of customers. Without customers, there is no brand. That is the …
Toyota Kenya and Co-operative Bank have entered into a strategic financing partnership that will enable the bank’s customers to purchase commercial and personal vehicles under Toyota Kenya’s portfolio, including Toyota, …
Shelter Afrique has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two Chinese construction firms, Amberton International Holdings, and Sichuan Huashi Enterprise Corporations E.A. LTD. The MOU is aimed at scaling …
Kenya imports about 80 percent of honey despite there being a huge potential for the country to satisfy the market with the production of quality honey. The demand for honey …
Family Bank has entered into a partnership with Performeter Agribusiness Limited in a deal that will see 100,000 farmers in dairy cooperatives access to credit to finance fodder production. Through …
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) is set to convene the Africa Regional e-Conference for Leading Women in Banking and Finance from 15th to 16th October 2020. The virtual summit will …
Wakilisha Creative Enterprise (“WAKILISHA”) announced today the beginning of their adoption of a Humanistic approach to creative content aimed at raising public awareness of Covid-19, a novel virus that was …
Covid-19 has messed up everything. Businesses have shut down. People have lost their jobs. There is just hopelessness all over the country. It is already July. Half of 2020 has …
Darling, Africa’s leading hair extensions manufacturer, has launched the “#SalonTukoSet” program aimed at supporting Kenya’s 25 billion-shillings hair industry meet the newly published guidelines for business operations. Last month the …
Huawei Kenya and its partners organized an online job fair as they seek to hire more than 40 professional ICT workers. Despite the difficult economic environment, Huawei continues to invest …
Covid-19 has changed the business environment. It is no longer business as usual. Millions of businesses have shut down and millions of people have lost their jobs. People are calling …
CNN’s International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh reports from Rio de Janeiro as the coronavirus spreads through the favelas, with Brazil now the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections behind …
Livestock farmers in Kenya can now access essential extension services from their mobile phones following the unveiling of the ‘Last Mile’ app. The “LastMile” initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven program …
Everybody is thinking of how to financially beat Covid-19. Things are getting tough with each passing day. Businesses have shut down and family savings are running out. The SME sector …
Demand for bitcoin is really surging across Africa regardless of the economic crisis. So far it appears that South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana are home to growing populations of …
Covid-19 has affected businesses around the world. Millions of businesses have shut down. People have lost jobs and the future looks gloomy. Is there any light at the end of …
Workplaces carry so many secrets. They are potential crime scenes. Workplaces are some of the perfect places where people scheme the downfall of others. Workplaces carry witches, sorcerers, murderers, and …
Students from Makerere University in Uganda have produced their first set of electric buses, putting Uganda on the global map in terms of innovations. The first set has already been …
Global trade has, with no doubt, taken a major blow in the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The rates of imports and exports have tremendously dropped in every State …
Almost 90 percent of African small businesses fear they may not survive the Covid-19 crisis, and need access to practical tools and support to prevent financial loss, according to a …
Are Kenyan women aware of the ever-spreading cybercrime activities around the world and the dangers posed to society? Are women aware of the critical role they can play in combating …
The month of March is known as the “month of women.” The month is dedicated to celebrating and appreciating women in society. On the 8th of March, the whole world …
During the week, I had a sitdown with one Ms. Maureen Ngina who is 23 but already a proud owner of a property with Premier Realty Limited. Meeting her for …
MultiChoice Talent Factory and Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has trained over 200 filmmakers in sound over two-days at a training facilitated by DOLBY Laboratories Inc. Dolby creates audio, visual, voice …
Social media best practices for financial advisors is a key prospecting tool in the financial services industry. This is because almost everyone is on these social platforms. Whether catching up …
2020 is here with us. How will the year look like in terms of the Small Medium Enterprises (SME)? Banks will start lending to the SME but will still be …
1,000 SMEs close down daily in Kenya. 30,000 SMEs close down monthly in Kenya. 450,000 SMEs close down annually in Kenya. At least 1,000 businesses are set up in Kenya …
Most brands often seek the help of PR agencies to manage their communications in protecting, amplifying, and enhancing the face of the brand. There are many challenges that brands face …
The unemployment rate among the youth in Kenya is at an alarming level. Stats show that the unemployment rate stands at 43.5 percent according to an official from the National …
Not all heroes wear capes and certainly, Nicholas Muchami, a 45-year old man from Kaganda village, Kiharu, Murang’a County is one of them. The tall, lean, ashy-haired man of few …
Dear Entrepreneur, if you only run with the wolves you will only learn how to howl but if you learn how to scale fly with the eagles, you will learn …
What is emotional intelligence?
Trust is like a glass. Once broken, it is hard to put the pieces together and even if the pieces are put together, cracks will still show. In any given …
Business incubators from several sectors of the economy in East Africa gathered at Utu House, Kabete during the week for the Incubator Growth to Excellence Programme, an event aimed at …
The day kicked off like any other day, yet in the end, proved different among them all by presenting hope for both the present and the future for thousands of …
For 10 consecutive years, Kenya has been voted as the leading nation in financial inclusion and as a leading African country in financial innovation. The Mastercard Foundation, for instance, recognizes …
When Ruth Yole walked into our offices, very few people turned to look at her because to them, she was just like any other visitor. She walked in calculated steps …
If you treat your employees like people who don’t matter, like people who are only if your company earns a living and that you are doing them a favor, they …
A business is as successful as the people who work for you. If you have a mediocre team, you will have mediocre results. With the current economic situation in Kenya, …
Someone once said that a good idea can always survive anywhere at any time provided the bearer of the idea is focused to see it materialize. An idea is like …
Trust is the invisible currency that every business needs. Without trust, there is no business. In fact, customers don’t buy products or services, they buy trust. Trust in business is …
Kenyan Millenials are the most misunderstood group of people in Kenya and beyond. Millennials are millionaires of ideas. In most cases, these ideas go unutilized. Many institutions, especially financial institutions, …
Here are ten key steps to financial security as outlined by Cytonn Investments Limited every entrepreneur should know: Invest before you spend: Your monthly consumption should be equal to your …
More than 100 entrepreneurs have graduated from the entrepreneurial school of Sinapis in a colorful ceremony that is ongoing at Panari Hotel in Nairobi. Sinapis, whose mission is to empower …
The Founder and CEO of Alibaba, Jack Ma was in Kenya where he delivered a keynote speech to entrepreneurs in Kenya and Africa. As the Chinese investor spoke, many lessons …
I was talking to a friend of mine who quit his job to start his own small-medium enterprise and from what the lady told me, I learned that sometimes, in …
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