What you need to Start a Business in Kenya
Ever wanted to start a business but don’t know where to start? Here is a break down of the documents you need and the procedures. Some of the processes might take slightly longer than projected but it has improved. 1. State registration Registration the business as legal entity,…
Manage Your Expenses, but See Them First
It is one of those things easier said than done: managing your expenses. All of us have trouble with it because we never have enough money to do or have everything we want at any one time. And so we find that we have to make budgets. I bet you…
5 Ways Farmers will benefit from the Budget
Agriculture employs more than 80% of Kenya’s populace whether directly or indirectly. This fiscal year’s budget was more or less drawn to tackle the problem of inflation especially in the high food and fuel prices in the country. The minister allocated a lot of funds to the supply side of…
Junk in the Trunk
Susan has a very good job with a multinational and earns a salary that most people will give their right arm for. She dresses well, lives in a nice neighbourhood and from first impressions especially given her income you would think that she would not have any problem investing or…
Tips on Responsible Spending Habits
We all know about the dangers of drug and gambling additions, but believe it or not in recent years there have been numerous studies regarding the dangers of shopping addictions as well. Thousands upon thousands of people suffer from shopping addictions, which in medical terms is termed as “omniomania,”…
Entrepreneur Characteristics- Are you one?
Entrepreneurs have some distinct characteristics that define who they are and explain how they are able to see opportunity where others see none or difficulty. -Always learning- they look at every new opportunity as something they can learn from. They expand their knowledge ken by reading, going for formal training…
Bonds. Central Bank Bonds.
Yes those bonds. The Central Bank is re-issuing treasury bonds from 3/6/ 2011 to 21/6/2011. The bonds are 2, 5 and 20 year periods. The minimum amount you can invest is 50,000/= The bonds will be listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Buying treasury bonds is advisable if you have…
Business Friendly Tax Reform = More Tax Revenue
The treasury has come up with an excellent summary on the Budget and the forecast for the next few years see Budget Highlights Final. Suffice it to say that domestic borrowing will be checked at Kshs. 120 bn. and although the budget deficit looks high at 8% public debt…
Before you Start
What is it that you know before you start a business? Here are a few questions to ask yourself before you take the plunge.
Dairy Farming in Kenya
Looking to get into agribusiness? What about Dairy Farming? Here is a breakdown of all you need to know about dairy farming.
What is Good Business?
As entrepreneur how you treat your customers is what will help you get ahead. What is good business? Read on to find out
The Kenya June Economic Update
Main Messages from the people involved as per the full document… • Kenya will need to navigate through another economic storm in 2011. This will reduce growth to a projected 4.8%, which is still substantially higher than the average of the last decade. • The decade started on…
5 Habits to Expand Your Champion's Mind Set
We have been exploring champion’s mindset. I shared a host of tangibles to help us develop a champion’s mindset and making it happen {Expand.Enlarge.Stretch}. Remember the question I’ve been asking myself, Why do some people seem to have all the answers, while others make little progress?… And my conclusion was…
Wedding Plans and Dreams
Thinking of a wedding? We talked to MrsMaqC about hers and what advice she has for anyone thinking of making the big step. MaqC (my husband) and I share a story of faith, love and friendship. During our dating and courting time, we knew when we wanted to…
Let’s Talk Cards
It has taken me a long time to compose and upload this post because it puts my moral authority in having a personal finance blog to question. Then I figured we all have our vices and mistakes we make and need to correct, this is one of those for me.
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