How to Grow Your Small Business in Africa

Micro and Small businesses in Africa get most of their customers within the local estate or village surrounding the business. The challenge with such business is that most do not

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

Sporadic Promotions Can’t Buy Customer Loyalty

Most of us are familiar with constant bombardment from retailers, telecommunication companies, airline companies etc. The big question in business owners and other stakeholders is, do short term promotions provide