“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.” Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s words seem to depict unemployment in Kenya in relation to formal education. That doesn’t mean the end of the fight but the beginning of war. To the best of my knowledge, Tyson always had Read more…
Negotiating is an art you are born with, nothing to be ashamed of. But there is a right way to do it, and an awful way that leaves the other party with a bad taste in their mouth; you could be using right now. You can change that right away Read more…
Imagine walking for one and a half hour on a hot and humid day in a busy estate carrying 5 kilograms of dry maize in a bag pack searching for a milling shop. Every time you see a cereal shop, your heart skips a beat. Your dream to feast Read more…
When you think of putting up a beauty therapy college somewhere in Kenya, Mishomoroni in Mombasa may not be the kind of suburb in mind. Come to think of it, over 70% of the houses there are Swahili type, not so business-like. But after rummaging through the densely populated estate, Read more…
No matter how hard you try, you can’t separate an African from stories of significance. It’s their way of passing wisdom from one generation to another. Think about it, when a little man from an unknown village tumbles down a notorious giant, the celebration drumbeats make the world Read more…
Understanding your business means being able to tell the story behind its being and the direction you are steering it to an 8-year old child. It means explaining the who and what is involved in the business, when, how and why you operate the way you do. That makes it Read more…
Thinking of starting a cleaning business?
Great!
Everyone needs a clean house… theoretically at least (wink). But the thought of going under the tables, chairs and beds is such a pain in the wrong place. That’s why quotes like this exist.
Have I caught the procrastination flu? “I don’t feel like writing today. How about I write tomorrow?” It seems like it. So I’m pushing myself to write this article. It’s going to be 2000 words at most. Reason being, I still don’t feel like writing but it’s been over a Read more…
How many customers have stopped doing business with you since the beginning of this year? Care to know? Does that have anything to do with the way you treat them; directly or indirectly? You could be losing them because you have stinky business ethics!
