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...
Read moreEvery business goes through a season of stagnation; some come out of it tough and thriving, others wither and die regardless of their magnitude.
Read moreImagine 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,...
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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 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 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 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 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!
Everything you do from the time you wake up till the time you go to bed could make or break your business. Those things that you do daily; your routines, become automated in your mind and end up becoming habits. What routines can you identify in your everyday life? Are they killing your business or do they help you grow it?