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11 questions African Startups must answer #CNNAfrica
The much awaited #CNNAfrica tweet chat on entrepreneurship in Africa happened yesterday and I must say it was very successful. Questions were being hurled left, right and center on Twitter and it was...
View Article(VIDEO) The Five Keys to Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Empire
Jay-Z and Beyonce’s On the Run tour kicked off in Miami this week, marking the first-ever joint tour by the couple. Bloomberg Ranx looks at five keys to their empire. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Learning from rejection and moving forward #HeshDeSilva
Rejection is one of the hardest pills to swallow. The feeling you get when someone tells you that you are not good enough. Inadequate. Under qualified. Sub-par. I could go on and on but I’m sure you...
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PIC wants Sh43bn pipeline deal halted
PIC Chairman Adan Keynan said the process leading to the award of the contract was suspect and its implementation should wait until emerging issues are cleared/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, July 2 – The Public...
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Kenya’s luxury market an untapped resource
New World Wealth Report 2014 statistics reports that the market generated Sh17.2 billion in 2013 derived from the sale of high end clothing, accessories, cars as well as hotels/FILENAIROBI, Kenya Jul...
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Making it easier for clients to do business with you
A mobile user/FILE Businesses globally have been using electronic payment systems as a way of making it easier for their clients to do business with them. Advanced economies like the US and Canada use...
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Pedalling solutions to Dar es Salaam’s mega-city woes
A file picture taken on April 27, 2014 shows a man transporting charcoal down Sokoine Drive along the harbour front in downtown Dar es Salaam/AFPDAR ES SALAAM, July 23 – Fatma rides on the shoulder of...
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China’s rich pimp their planes as jet market takes off
When a Chinese customer asked for the interior of his new Bombardier Challenger 850 jet to be covered with pricey black carbon fibre, the designer was shocked — but happy to oblige. “We’ll do whatever...
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Of great leaders and great followers #AskKirubi
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” John C. Maxwell After several years of being on various Boards and heading various companies, one would think...
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Here is my secret to success – Kirubi
NAIROBI, Kenya, – I have attended several forums where industrialist Chris Kirubi is speaking and the underlying factor about all of them is one – you will never get tired of listening to him. Apart...
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What a business plan should have #HeshDeSilva
It’s come to my attention that young Kenyans, and many older ones too, haven’t got the faintest idea how to write a business plan. I see many, many plans every week given my role as an investor. Some...
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UAP Group opens its complex in Uganda
, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni welcomed investors into the country while calling on insurance companies to invest in manufacturing to create employment as well as increasing insurance...
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Sophia Bekele: From model to tech entrepreneur
Sophia Bekele is not your average entrepreneur. She started her career as a model in the US by chance but she never lost focus of where she wanted to be. Sophia is now an international entrepreneur,...
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma tops China rich list: Forbes
Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Alibaba/AFP Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is China’s richest person with a fortune of nearly $20 billion, as billionaires increase despite a...
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The difference between an entrepreneur and ‘wantrepreneur’ #HeshdeSilva
There is a certain glamour associated with the startup space at the moment. I like to call that glamour ‘noise’. Entrepreneurs rushing from one pitching event to another in a frantic race against...
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Don’t start a business, find a problem and solve it #HeshdeSilva
I was recently speaking at Nairobi Chapel. After asking a question to almost 4000 people in two services – over 90% of the hands went up. The crowd was asked, “how many of you have a business?” That,...
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma: Being richest is ‘great pain’
Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Alibaba/AFP He may now be China’s richest man but Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has admitted in a US television interview that being so wealthy...
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I work 16hrs a day – Access Kenya MD, Kris Senanu
Kris Senanu, the Managing Director of AccessKenya’s Internet business, says he usually works for 16 hours in a day. He does this so that he can retire by the time he is 45 years. He talks about his...
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Ditch the handcart to Range Rover mentality #HeshdeSilva
Kenyans all over the country have embraced entrepreneurship. There is a growing desire to make a better life for themselves through their own endeavours rather than formal employment. It is this...
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Tabitha Karanja on humble beginnings, challenges, success and family
Being a wife and a mother, Mrs Karanja is a firm believer that family comes first — even before business. She admits that despite being the face of Keroche, she has all through worked and succeeded due...
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