Thursday, 29 September 2011

Don’t let your Big Business Ideas Follow you into the Grave

By Arnold Mutugi

So you have this big idea but like majority of folks today, your pockets are full of holes or you are plainly broke? Don’t let that business idea go to hell or heaven with you. There are many ways you can share your idea with the world and get a financial backing, a missed miracle that has been crippling you for all along. However, you should be cautious before you share your ideas to the opportunists who already have abundance of idle finances but are poor when it comes to ideas.  

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Don’t Tarmac, Make Some Money Online --- Part 3


Editor: Today we bring you the third and last piece of Ondieki's article. We are looking forward to your feedback. Happy reading!

5. PLATFORMS WHERE ONE CAN FIND JOBS ONLINE

There are pro-freelancer sites coming up each day; sites that help people give and receive jobs.

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Don’t Tarmac, Make Some Money Online --- Part 2


We bring you the second part Ondieki's article on getting work online. Tomorrow we will bring you the third and last part of the same article.


2. CAREERS IN THE ONLINE JOB MARKET

There is a plethora of careers that one can get online.   Most of these careers require making use of various computer applications for example Microsoft Office programs, Adobe Photoshop, etc.

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Don’t Tarmac, Make Some Money Online --- Part 1


By Elvis Ondieki

There you are: Your studies are over, there is no Helb loan coming your way, your parents are not eager to give you free money anymore, there is no forthcoming job AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE MONEY.

Watch Your Spending and Save a Shilling for Another Difficult Day


By Psirmoi Daniel

My Editor, Karani Kelvin, in a recent article (click here to read it) on this blog has pointed out that these are hard economic times. I agree. These times are especially hard for the unemployed and those not gainfully employed. Uchumi ni mbaya!

Friday, 23 September 2011

Locally Brewed Ways to Beat Inflation, Weakening Kenyan Shilling


By Karani Kelvin.

Times are tough. The cost of living is extremely high. Incomes are stagnant. Jobs are hard to come by. It’s like we have lost it all and are at the mercy of the gods!

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Important Things to Consider Before that Coveted Interview


By Psirmoi Daniel.

Every year, thousands of students from both tertiary institutions and universities are poured into the world to do one thing only: get a good job!

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Why You Need a Well Written Business Plan


By Karani Kelvin.

Your business plan is your key to unlocking your great business potential. It can mark the genesis of your successful stint in the world of business or it can also mark the end of your ambition.

Monday, 19 September 2011

5 Tested Ways of Creating Customer Loyalty


By Arnold Mutugi

The cost of obtaining a new customer is seven times more than retaining a regular customer. Customer loyalty is important because loyal customers influence others to be the firm’s customers. Dissatisfied customers may
eventually influence other customers to defect from your business. 

Forget Profits, Think Relationship Marketing


By Psirmoi Daniel
The market environment, business people will tell you is continually evolving, in tandem with the ever changing and turbulent market environment. New strategies and techniques of staying afloat in business are constantly being developed.

Sunday, 18 September 2011

5 Things to Know Before Starting your Own Business


By Karani Kelvin.

Fine, there are many things one needs to acquaint themselves with before starting their own business.  Who knows, they maybe ten, twenty, a hundred or even a million!


Dream Big, but Always Start Small

By Karani Kelvin.

There is no shortage of business ideas. One can easily turn even the most "bizarre" thought into a magnificent business plan that would earn them more money than people would expect.

How to Sign Documents on the Electronic Signature Platform

By Kevin Peterson Signatures play an important role in the various types of business transactions. Most businesses in the world require...