I recently met this interesting entrepreneur. She seemed to know her stuff at the tip of her fingers, but when I asked her where she saw herself in the next 5 years, she looked at me as if she was landing with a thud from the treetop. She fumbled a bit then confessed “I have actually not given it a …

You know what your passion is. You know the need this passion can satisfy in the market. You can’t wait to register your company, patent your idea and start your own business. Here is the reason you should hold your horses a little longer however. I have recently met entrepreneurs who have got all the paperwork right but haven’t identified …

I was recently listening to Classic 105 and Maina Kageni was advertising properties for sale in Race Course, off Ngong Road, Nairobi. The mortgage monthly repayment was Ksh.65,000 while the prospective rent income was Ksh.44,000 per month. Maina Kageni can be forgiven for urging people to buy a loss making property since he was reading an advertisement as part of …

I recently gave a talk to employed men and women and business owners, who wanted to find out how to get started in business in order to build a strong foundation. Here are highlights of the talk in 8 points. The REAL reasons why you are still hesitating to resign from your job Most people live their lives on autopilot. …

Last week I talked about the initial stages of the hiring process in order to find staff that share your passion. In this second and last instalment, let me talk about the character of the new hire, the onboarding process and the legal aspect in 5 points. Hire Friendly People Your employees are more likely to work hard and enjoy …

I am glad to give you the details of BizzRafiki, my new mentorship program for the employed woman who wants to step out and start her own business. What such a woman lacks is the courage to hand in her resignation letter and step into entrepreneurship. She’s held back by the fear of the unknown and the comfort and security …