While his name may not resonate deeply with most Kenyan’s whose primary daily digital interactions are on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, properties owned by Mark Zuckerberg where they as free users are the product; Ma Yun, popularly known as Jack Ma, one of the world’s wealthiest men with a net worth north of $34 billion, … [Read more…]
Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business and there is nothing as crippling for an entrepreneur, especially so if you are lumped into the small and medium enterprise segment as being invoice rich but cash poor. For over 750,000 SME’s in Kenya the gap between service or product fulfillment and payday presents the biggest … [Read more…]
Did you know that you can export live chicken and goats duty free to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) scheme? A quick examination of the list of products that can be exported to the United States (US) under AGOA, shows a variety of food products such as vegetables, fruits, fruit … [Read more…]
The budget making process in one of the ways available for citizens to participate in the governance of this country. Recently, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) in conjunction with the International Budget Partnership (IBP) held a Budget forum to discuss the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and debt management strategy for fiscal years 2016/2017. The aim … [Read more…]
Young and seasoned entrepreneurs alike are out looking for other people’s money to either start or scale up their businesses and Africa’s tech scene is alive with capital from angel investors and more formalized venture capital firms. Spark Venture Fund is one of the more visible funds in Kenya capitalized by leading telco Safaricom under … [Read more…]