The high costs of living are the Kenyan reality right now and one way to lessen your burden would be finding a means to reduce one’s tax burden. There are ways one can legally reduce their tax liability. Filing your returns correctly and on time This seems like an obvious solution but we have all […]
Hiring the right human resources is an extremely important part of any job because, without the right workforce, your startup is likely to fail. It is important that entrepreneurs understand solely hiring from and around their age group can be misleading and might be the cause of any startup failure. There is the need to […]
Times have changed. Things have evolved. Businesses have been disrupted while others have lost their market share. In this new era, we run businesses differently. It is an actual revolution and I think the most (read all) insurance companies are slacking. They all seem to be blind to the millennial market seemingly oblivious to the […]
Dambisa Moyo is an Economist with the experience of working with top financial institutions including the world bank. She is the author of a few books including, ‘Dead Aid- Why Aid is not working and How there is a better way for Africa’ which I find equally intriguing and thought-provoking. In this book, she is […]
Venture Capitalist and Angel investor terms are often interchanged to mean the same thing. There are many similarities that can back this up but there are multiple differences between the two suggesting that they don’t mean the same thing. Start-ups will require funding and both Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists can be the source of […]
The traditional Banking system is slowly dying and as we all know in a few years, banking halls will be a thing of the past but banking services will forever remain relevant and required. The initial move by CBA Bank into a complete digital space provides their clients with utmost convenience as they can access […]
Is your dressing affecting your career? You may not think so but it might make the difference between getting a promotion faster or being respected more. Yes. How you dress does affect your chances of moving up the career ladder and staying there while moving higher. It is true that your wardrobe choice is not […]
We are all struggling to meet both ends in this country. Some of us are surviving pay cheque to pay cheque and others are caught in the debt cycle where you borrow to settle your previous loan then borrow to settle for your next. One of the benefits of a promotion is that it comes […]
It is without a doubt that no industry is safe from tech disruption and with artificial intelligence becoming prevalent one cannot help but wonder if there will be a time that human employees will be completely irrelevant. Human beings cannot be entirely replaced by machines but we have seen through history that corporations now require […]
From August 1, the SGR train schedule will change. The public notice was given by the Kenya Railways and they set it to start a few days from today. According to the notice by Kenya Railways, they are revising the train schedule for the Mombasa to Nairobi Madaraka express passenger service. The revision is aimed […]
“Africa is the next big thing” is a phrase we have all heard being thrown around by external and internal investors. Kenya, for example, has been highly ranked in relation to other African countries and hence has been seen as most suitable for investments. Generally, this will translate into more international chains entering the Kenyan […]
Paying off student loan debt or saving is more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response because money issues are never simplistic. Situations are diverse prompting various decisions and it is for that reason that I will not provide a blanket answer. Assumption: You are recently employed or have a steady source of income Fact: HELB […]
“But there was light in the room So when the curtains fell Her scars were exposed…” The above is just one of my favourite snippets from this book. There are many, countless even, to choose from. ‘Tears of the pen’ is a short poetry book where the author lets you see her. Insecurities, the past […]
We have heard the terms social entrepreneurship countless time and its best-simplified definition was given to me by a social entrepreneurship lecturer. She said, “Social entrepreneurship is entrepreneurship that places our societies first and money second. We employ all the techniques and principles of entrepreneurship to solve a social problem.” In a broadly capitalistic economy, […]
Kenya as a whole is deep into a financial crisis and that translates to us the taxpayers being in distress too and therefore intentionality is a tool that is crucial to have during these times. Time and over again through books and online spaces, we have been introduced to this term which loosely means to […]
