Protecting Yourself Against Sexually-Transmitted Debt
As we hit the season of Christmas parties and New Year bashes, many Money Academy readers are probably thinking about 2012 financial resolutions, budget gifts and how to whip up a frugal feast for 25th of December. Some of you may also be fearing that annual call from a family…
Battle of the Smart-phones: Nokia
Nokia is one of the worlds oldest phone manufacturing company which begun in the early 1860’s as a paper manufacturing industry in Finland. Almost everyone who has ever owned a cell-phone in their lives at one point owned a Nokia handset. This comes as no surprise that 5 out of…
Who Will Be the 'Next Steve Jobs'?
Will there be another? It’s a bit absurd to try to identify “the next Steve Jobs.” Two decades ago, Mr. Jobs himself wouldn’t even have qualified. Exiled from Apple Inc., Mr. Jobs was then hoping to revive his struggling computer maker, NeXT Inc. But just as Mr. Jobs followed Henry…
Think big, start small and start now, says Kenyan entrepreneur
Eric Kinoti is the 27-year-old founder and managing director of Shade Systems East Africa. He talks to How we made it in Africa’s Regina Ekiru about his journey from cashier to successful businessman. How did you get into business? I got into business in 2004 while working as…
Max and Mike take Tanzania’s IT market by storm
Inspiring Internet entrepreneurs: Jammi Forums surfs on Internet technology. When it comes to playing with tech toys, these two are making it happen. Friends Max and Mike have known each other for years and have a couple of things in common: they love technology and they both have…
Turning Your Hobby into Your Business
One can utilise one’s own skills and imagination to build up a viable business. Such is the case with entrepreneur and inventor Asidu Abudu who has dreamed up inventions of mechanical devices to make and now has emerging as a successful venture. Asidu Abudu sits in his workshop surrounded by…
Monica, Kenyan female Entrepreneur Excels in Trucking Business
This self-starting woman began a trucking operation known as Workmanship Ltd, a freight and transport company in Kenya. As a sensible and practical entrepreneur Monica took her time to build the business she wanted. Not one to rush in unprepared, she considered her options, did thorough market research and carefully…
Teens and Money
I always stress on the importance of starting your wealth journey young, however that’s often easier said than done. Teens today are in control of more money than ever, thus it is important for parents to teach their teens how to use their money wisely and to be smart about…
Aly Khan Satchu: Financial Brilliance
Most who know Aly Khan Satchu, or Aly Khan as he is popularly known, know that he is one of the best minds on Kenya’s financial markets and trading floors. Having established his skills early in life, he relocated back to Kenya, and he has made a significant difference in…
7 Tips to help you cope with that job you hate but can’t do without.
Its mid week, you are tired of your work and all you can do is wish that the weekend would come a little bit earlier. We’ve all been there; if everyone loved their job, they probably wouldn’t call it work. The lucky ones are those guys who have figured out…
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