Mlab has been awarded the Impact Economy Innovations grant
Mlab East Africa has been awarded the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF). The fund is administered by the...
Business
How to register a company in Kenya
Before you start trading legally in Kenya you need to register a company. In Kenya, companies at registered...
Start-up of the week: SokoText
SokoText is an SMS based food pre-odering application that connect food vendors and retailers in the urban informal...
All you need to know about the Nakumatt Global Card
The Nakumatt Global card is both a prepaid debit card and a loyalty card. The Nakumatt Global card...
Your chance to own affordable land in Oldonyo Ridge is here
We all deserve to have a secure future. For most of us, this means owning something that is...
Cost implications of the NationHela card
As we have discussed before, the NationHela card can be used in a variety of ways. I know...
All Africa Business Leaders Awards set for November 8th
Africa’s ultimate business game-changers will be named on Friday, 8 November 2013 at the Johnnie Walker Blue Label...
Start-up of the week: Ideasafrica
Founded by Billy Odero, ideasafrica is a pan-african online platform that links start-ups to investors, venture capitalists(VC’s), mentors...
Kenya Orient launches an insurance cover for mobile phones
Kenya Orient Insurance has today launched an insurance cover for mobile phones. Previously, you could only insure your...
Nailab to organize first hackathon in Mombasa
Tech incubator Nailab, in conjunction with JKUAT and the ICT Authority, will on September 20th and 21st organize...
All you need to know about the Uwezo Fund
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto yesterday launched a Kshs. 6 billion fund for both the...
College student launches online lifestyle magazine; myheraldmagazine.com
Kenyan entrepreneur and Cambridge University student, Evelyne Oloo started MyHerald Magazine in University in the UK. She has...
Start-up of the week: Ghafla
It used to be that for one to get entertainment news in Kenya they had to wait for...
You can now pay rent via Lipa Kodi na MPESA
Safaricom has launched a new payment service targeted at the rental market in Kenya. The service, dubbed Lipa...
Startup of the week – Waabeh
For lovers and creators of African music and audio content, discovering it and buying has been a problem...
Mentorship is not just about business
As I was growing up, I would often be asked ‘who is your mentor?’ I did not know...
Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
image via I had the great opportunity of helping facilitate a talk at the University of Nairobi Art...
Kenyan entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter
Twitter is a fountain of information if you follow the right people. For those looking to start or...
Bonyeza Ushinde na Safaricom is back
Safaricom’s popular marketing promotion Bonyeza Ushinde na Safaricom is back. It will last for a period of 60...
Equity partners with Airtel on mobile money
Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya have today announced a partnership that will offer mobile commerce solutions to their...
Of coin deficits and supermarkets
For quite a while, we’ve been given sweets for coins at supermarkets and not because we have...
The need to add innovation to your business
Are you a young entrepreneur? Is your target market online? Are you unsure as to answer both questions...
Equity Bank makes paypal withdrawals in Kenya possible
For the first time in Kenya, users will now be able to make withdrawals from paypal to a...
New MPESA tariffs effective February 2013
A week after announcing the MPESA rates would rise, Safaricom has released the new rates which will take...