How SMEs can Build Resilience from Disruption

Doing business in Africa for SMEs in  is becoming harder than before as the various governments offer little support or protection, globalization bringing competitors to our doorstep, rapid change in

Africa Needs to stop Emerging and Just Emerge

The phrase Africa is emerging or Africa is the next frontier has been a catch phrase for many in the last decade.  To be honest very little has changed, most

Payment Gateways: Catalyst for Economic Boom in Kenya

  According to Wikipedia a Payment gateway is a merchant service provided by an e-commerce application service provider that authorizes credit card or direct payments processing for e-businesses, online retailers, bricks and

Intrapreneuership: Competitive Tool for SMEs

The business landscape globally is riddled with competition from every quarter more so Africa where SMEs have to contend with systemic government challenges, thin capitalization, and management issue among many

Strategic Cost Management for SMEs

Most of us have been through a situation where the organization is cutting back due to declining market share leading to poor performance. Most often than not employee retrenchment is

Customer Retention Tips For B2B Businesses

The problem of customer retention is not a new phenomenon to many companies in Africa. Customer turnover to a certain degree is allowable depending with the industry in question. Globalization,