This is a question that has baffled many a small business owners at all times. Being passionate about your venture is one thing, but finding staff who share your passion is an uphill task. For a business to be successful especially when it’s still a startup, it’s important to surround yourself with individuals who are qualified and who share your …

What a Friend In Business Can Do For You I recently bumped into my good friend Gloria (name changed). We used to belong to the same team in a network marketing venture we had joined a few years ago. She was one of the most active members and a rising start at the time. After the initial chit-chat, her face …

Congratulations to Faith Muturi, the Founder of Simama Outreach, the Overall Winner of Pillars of Africa 4th Edition. The awards took place in a colourful ceremony on 5 March 2015 at the Gem Suites, State House Avenue in Nairobi. Pillars of Africa is an inspirational platform that is based on the accomplishments of the young people of Africa, where the …

People who will never be satisfied no matter what you do for them, those who look for opportunities of getting something for nothing or who claim a refund for goods they have made use of have existed since times immemorial. However, even though they constitute a very tiny minority, we tend to amplify their presence in our minds because dealing …

A few years ago, I attended a workshop where a manufacturer shared how his ‘Made in Kenya’ reasonably priced leather belts hardly moved from the shelves. On the advice of the Indian shop owner who stocked his products, he removed the patriotic label and doubled the price. The belts started flying off the shelves. This is an illustration of the …

And How to Prevent it From Happening Every year in January, the internet is awash with goal-setting advice and tools. Over the years, I’ve come across and used fantastic ones. However regardless of the tool I used, my challenge would be that at the end of the year, I would compare my goals list and my stack of to-do-list pads …