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The last time I was complaining much on what the government is doing towards creation of employment for the youths, I wondered the promised 500,000 jobs that we were promise

It is generally recognized that SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) face unique challenges, which affect their growth and profitability and hence, diminish their ability to co

Around the globe, most small businesses fail within the first 3 years. All to often, it is because the entrepreneur made one of 4 very common mistakes. Any business owner, f

In the recent past most banks have turned their resources to the SMEs, this new market has proved to be the future economy frontier for any developing country with Kenya not

The succession planning process generally takes 12 to 18 months, with an orderly transition taking as long as three to five years. This time horizon makes it tempting for an

Come to think about it doing business is not a joke, particularly in the environment where funding is not easily coming. So in the last few days.I have been thinking seriously

My lecturers have continuously and ceaselessly emphasized on the importance of writing a business plan before starting an enterprise. One of them, Dr Nassiuma, termed a busi

It is said, you will never know where you're going until you know where you've come from. This is a common saying reiterating the importance of origin and culture in an in

In my recent times of study I have been trying to understand some of the reasons as to the failure of some of the start up retail business . The following might sound like t

All of us have alot of work in our hands that we end up having some trouble to plan our time, its in this case that we end up failing in some of the petty issues at our gr

The idea for the Accelerate Seminar started many years ago.  I was in Las Vegas, Nevada.  At the time I was working on the executive team of a small non-profit company.  I

In every start up or new innovation there are mistakes that are made. It is these mistakes that we learn from as the saying goes ‘once beaten shy’. A research contacted

Every time we as SMEs are faced by immense challenges that have made some of our big and prospective ideas not to kick off. The current market situation has seen a lot of inte

1. Clearly Define the Desired End ResultA big problem with going from idea to implementation is simply a lack of clearly defined vision and goals. Leaders who cannot define wh

I've heard it said, pun intended, that the only way to make money is to either inherit it, to marry into it or to steal it.  But in all fairness, the majority of us

I’ve learned something over the past few years – Success is a team sport!  Whether you are a business owner, entrepreneur, or a corporate executive (and I’ve been all)

Stay hungry, stay foolish is the closing line of Steve Jobs famous speech to the graduating class of Stanford University. This was a powerful call to some of the brightest bra

The launch of the fifth edition of the Kenya Top 100 mid-sized companies survey was launched on Tuesday, opening the submission of entries to a competition whose outcome will

Every time I talk to a a youth about starting their own business empire the issue of Capital cannot be left undiscussed. In the recent times there have been alot of firms who

1. Deductions – Make the Most of Them While reviewing your expenditures, remember that ‘ordinary and necessary’ business expenses aren’t just equipment and rent. Bus