The role of failure in shaping your success
Every person faces failure in their lives and a question that comes to mind is “Do our failures make us successful?” Failure is experienced in many facets of our lives, from school, careers, relationships to personal fronts. How many times have you analyzed how these failures are shaping up your next success? Most probably not,…
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BRIDGET MKHONDO: Embracing agriprenuership in South Africa
Bridget Mkhondo is the Founder and Managing Director of BW & Daughter Farms, a venture which produces and sells organic vegetables and tomato-associated products. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Limpopo, South Africa and is a finalist for the 2023 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans under the…
Lavender Odeny: How to grow an agribusiness venture
Lavender Odeny is an Agri-preneur enthusiast with an educational background in Agribusiness Management and Trade. She is the founder and director of MashLav Foods Company LTD, an agricultural company based in Mtwapa, Kilifi, Kenya that produces fresh oyster mushrooms while training farmers on mushroom farming. Lavender has skills and experience in grant writing, market research, design…
CHARLES MGHENYI: How to build a career in the media industry
Charles Mghenyi is a seasoned journalist with over 10 years’ experience in news reporting. He currently serves as the Coast Region Bureau Chief for The Star Newspaper, Kenya where he oversees a team of correspondents and covers the six counties in the Coast with a focus on business, health and education news. He is a…
To Have and To Hold
An intimate look into young male-friendships. By Kevin Shachile Months after I invested in the business that would later become Oulaj, I made nearly a hundred thousand Kenya Shillings in loss. I lost the initial capital and I walked into debt. I was twenty two years old and that is all I had on me….
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How to pay yourself from your business
Making money is probably one of your main goals when starting your business. But in some cases, especially when starting out, money can end up mostly being reinvested into the business. Even when business owners begin to pay themselves, they may not understand how much they should pay themselves in order to make the business…
What is the value of your product/service?
There is nothing like a product being `too expensive’. If it were, then brands like Apple, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce would be out of business. As the seller, you always set the price of a product. This price should always include operational costs (costs incurred in making/offering the product/service) and profit. The customer on the…
5 Money Rules To Generate More Income For Your Business
The ability of a business to generate income through the various products and services offered, determines how long the business becomes operational. A business will eventually close down if it does not generate enough profit to be sustainable. So, the most important question that an entrepreneur will ask themselves is ‘How can I generate more…
WEVYN MUGANDA: The role of the youth in community leadership
Kindly introduce yourself to us. My name is Wevyn Muganda, a community organiser from Mombasa, Kenya and the founder of Isirika; a grassroots social enterprise in Mombasa. I am passionate about social justice. When you talk about social justice, what does it mean? In the same line, what is community leadership? Social justice, in my…
Top Video Interview Tips for you to nail your job interview
As the world re-emerges in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, more and more businesses are embracing technology. Thus, more job interviews are done virtually. One of the preferred tools for video conferencing is Zoom, a platform that powers online meetings, webinars and events. Having your meeting on Zoom can both be good and bad. Zoom…