i-INVEST: Investment Made Cheap
“Price is what you pay; value is what you get. Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks” – Warren Buffet. January is the time of year when savings and investment opportunities are briskly sought after. A major obstacle to this is financial resources. Where will you get the…
Financing For Start-Ups: Late Stage
Christmas is over, now back to the serious stuff, at least until new years day. So far we have looked at how to finance your business at the early stage and growth stage. By now, you are well aware of what to look…
Sasini Company's 104% Loss
Sasini Limited, a member of Sameer Group and one of the top tea and coffee producers in Kenya, has announced a final dividend of KES 0.25 per share. This makes the total they have paid for the year KES 0.75 after the payment of an interim dividend…
Why You Should Know Your Net Worth
Experts say it is wise to keep track of your net worth as it gives you a true picture of your track to meeting financial goals.
Sweet Nothings Of The Sugar industry: Part I
The Agriculture PS blames the shortage on shut-down and repair of some sugar companies such as Sony Sugar and Chemelil. But there's more, there's always more.
Financing For Start-ups: Growth Stage Financing
We have briefly tackled what venture capitalism is and who a venture capitalist (VC) is in part 1. Last week we looked at early stage financing and the purpose of the 2 legs of financing at this stage in preparation for growth stage financing. This…
A Chance to Invest in Africa’s Most Active Seed Fund
“Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity.” – Award-winning Artist and Illustrator, Henry Hartman Opportunity is often rare and those who choose to ignore it are forced to suffer in regret. So when the chance to bank on something promising is presented to an…
Financing For Start-ups: Early Stage Financing
“Africa is the only developing region in the world where the growth rate is expected to rise this year. Internet usage has grown more this year in Africa than on any other continent……in short, Africa is on its way. ” – Hillary Clinton on DEMO Africa…
Local Shareholders Spend Over KES 32 million on Athi River
COUNTER WATCH Athi River Mining – True to the prediction, locals took up shares in this company. The stock traded at KES 219, up by KES 9 from yesterday’s closing price. The amount traded was even more shocking as it stood at 150,000. Total amount that transacted was KES…
Why Stockbrokers are worse than Diagnosed Psychopaths
“Personally, I've been dreaming of this moment for three years. I go to bed every night and I dream of another recession.” - Money Markets Analyst, Alessio Rastani on the Global Economic Crisis. Find out why Stockbrokers, Forex Traders and Equity Analysts are stark raving mad.
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