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

Kenya’s retail sector must rethink their Business Model

Kenya’s retail sector continues to record positive growth with favorable future prospects underpinned by an expanding middle-class, an increasingly sophisticated Kenyan consumer, the construction of new shopping malls, continuing expansion

SMEs Need a Rethink of Trade Shows

I was recently involved in reviewing the marketing strategy of a client with management specifically not seeing significant return nor feedback from the many trade shows the company attends vis

Internationalization of SMEs

Many Kenyan SMES searching for sales internationally; USA and Europe usually come to mind yet the East Africa Community (EAC), COMESA, SADC are much closer and easier to access. Most