Business Tips Kenya

How to Sign Documents on the Electronic Signature Platform

2019-05-07T19:08:00.003+03:00

By Kevin Peterson

Signatures play an important role in the various types of business transactions. Most businesses in the world require signatures to process documents and to close a deal successfully. Even in olden days, businesses still used signatures to sign a business document and to carry out the business transactions smoothly. However, the process of signing was completely different.

5 Must Know Tips of Solving Cash Flow Problems

2019-05-03T22:05:00.002+03:00

Cash. Flow. Well, sometimes there is no flow of cash at all! And its arguably one of the biggest problems start ups and big businesses alike face.

Why You Should Start an Online Business Today

2017-07-02T22:28:00.003+03:00

If you have been meaning to start a business, a brick and mortar kind of business that is, you should also consider opening an online store for the same business. If having a physical shop is not your thing, how about starting your business online?

5 Low Cost High Returns Youth Friendly Businesses in Kenya

2017-06-27T22:29:00.000+03:00

The story "Africa Kills Her Sun" by Ken Saro Wiwa pricks my conscience every time I reflect on the conditions of the youth on our continent. Its a satirical rendition of the failed attempts at governance by newly independent African states. The end result is this: those that stand up against injustices and corruption are jailed or even executed for their stands.

5 Key Social Media Risks to Businesses

2017-06-26T12:36:00.001+03:00

Social media platforms present wonderful opportunities for businesses. You can use them to connect to your customers, reach out to new customers, sell your products (both existing and new), answer queries from customers among others.

How to Use Social Media for Business

2017-06-25T10:35:00.001+03:00

The internet is full of social media sites that you can use for your own personal or business needs. These sites, which are essentially online communities, allow you to share and create content to the people who are within your circles.

Do You Have What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur?

2017-06-23T23:47:00.002+03:00

Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. - Winston Churchill

Its like every body wants to be an entrepreneur. Do you? If so, then it begs the question: do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

5 Powerful Tips for Startups (You Don't Want to Learn These the Hard Way!)

2017-06-20T23:33:00.001+03:00

Maybe you read our article on 10 businesses to start in Kenya and decided to start a business of your own. Maybe you have been mulling over the idea for years and have suddenly found courage to start that dream business. Maybe you have been patient enough with your boss - is it the pay, working hours, attitude, benefits? - and you can't stand them anymore. Maybe ...
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10 Businesses You Can Start in Kenya - By Tomorrow if You so Wish!

2017-06-19T21:24:00.000+03:00

If you have been meaning to go into business, here is a list of ideas to get you started. But before that, it is important for you to have a plan of the business you have in mind and do some research. You do not want to go into business blindly – that’s a recipe for failure!

5 Ways You Can Grow Your Small Business Before December 2017

2017-06-18T12:38:00.000+03:00

Business is about growth. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says "The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."

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Is the customer always right? Well, not always!

2017-06-18T07:49:00.000+03:00

There is nothing important to any business more than the feedback it gets from its customers. After all, the reason the business exists in the first place is to meet a gap in the lives of its customers and make some money while at it.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Should Learn From Big Businesses

2016-06-25T11:57:00.000+03:00

In his bestselling book How the Mighty Fall, Jim Collins discusses five things that have led to the fall of several big businesses and how one can overcome them. We'll look at each one of them in our next blog post.

In a world where the survival and business models of some of the oldest and most successful businesses is threatened, is there anything that an entrepreneur can learn from them? We can learn from their failures, can't we?

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5 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

2016-06-19T17:18:00.002+03:00

Its about four years since I last published on this blog.

When I started this blog in 2011, I set out to provide a mini-resource center for entrepreneurs. Somewhere they could come to from time to time for inspiration, knowledge and ideas.

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3 Event Organizing Tips to Make Your Next Event a Success

2012-06-27T22:53:00.001+03:00

You have probably organized an event before. The chances that it did not go as planned are pretty high if statistics on this subject are anything to go by. If you have however not organized one and the need for one seem to be weighing you down, I hope this article will be of great help to you too.

Appearance is Everything for a Business Website or Blog

2012-06-25T10:11:00.004+03:00

Lately, I have just been going through business websites and blogs to see what the owners have done with regard to appearance. The experience has been exciting and disappointing at the same time. Here is why.
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Why Your Business Needs a Blog ASAP!

2012-06-23T16:25:00.001+03:00

The internet is an invaluable resource to businesses. Used correctly, one can benefit so much by spending so little. If untapped, well, its like having diamonds under a grass thatched hut back in the village. Websites, blogs and social media sites are some of the ways you can use to place your business online.
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5 Marketing Tips to Help Your Small Business Grow Faster Than Others

2012-06-22T15:40:00.001+03:00

The goal of marketing is making both the seller and the buyer happy. If the buyer finds what the seller has to be relevant to them, well packaged and going at a reasonable price, they will buy it. Chances are, they will recommend the product or service to their friends and the benefits of this to your business are tremendous. If your customers are happy with your products or services, you will also be happy and feel motivated to go on.
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5 Tips on Content Marketing to Help You Get Found on the Internet

2012-06-22T10:07:00.001+03:00

Not so long ago, Google Panda and Penguin made a number of changes to their algorithms. The result was massive confusion and panic among internet marketers. No one was prepared for this, and it meant that the internet marketers had to start from scratch to align themselves with the updates.

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5 Things That Mark You Out As An Entrepreneur

2012-06-20T23:24:00.001+03:00

Are you an entrepreneur, or do you say you are? How are you supposed to tell whether you are for real or its just a passing phase in your life? What marks out entrepreneurs in the long run? Lets have a look.

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5 Ways to Make More Money With Your Business

2012-06-14T23:29:00.000+03:00

If you have attained your financial targets so far for this year, this is probably not for you. But having worked in places where we exceeded such targets and never stopped working, I am sure there is no such a thing as "enough" when it comes to making money.

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There Are Only Three Ways of Growing a Small Business, Make the Most of Each

2012-06-14T13:32:00.001+03:00

You probably know this more than I do, maybe not, but there are three basic ways of growing a small business.

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Your Business Name is Everything, Choose Wisely

2012-06-13T10:59:00.001+03:00

Have you found it difficult to find an appropriate name for your business? If it is any consolation to you, well, you are not alone.

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Research First, Then Go Into Business

2012-06-11T19:42:00.000+03:00

Everybody, it seems, yours truly included, wants to go into business. For some of us, it is the entrepreneurial spirit that inspires us, for others its the need to make more money to augment our otherwise hand-to-mouth salaries, for some of us its because we have been in and out of employment and want something that gives us security, and yet for others, its the desire to do something with their extra cash.

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Fare Thee Well Saitoti, Ojode, Pilots and Guards

2012-06-10T14:16:00.000+03:00

Early this morning, a Kenya Police helicopter crashed in the Ngong Forest. On board were Internal Security Minister Prof. George Saitoti, his assistant Hon. Orwa Ojode, two pilots and two bodyguards.

When Passion Dies, So Does the Business: A Personal Testimony

2012-06-06T08:03:00.000+03:00

Monday, April 23 2012. That was the last time I posted something here. Its over a month since then, and by any standards, even the laziest writer (and yours truly isn't one of them!) would still have managed to post at least twice after all that time. I didn't.
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