How to succeed at marketing in the digital age

The initial years in business are meant to enable you brand and position your business to potential clients.

By Business 6 years ago

Cutting it in the jewelry business

Key in the business is to educate clients and create custom solutions that can meet a wide range of the client’s budget.

By Business 6 years ago

Award: Kenya restaurant wins three categories

The Mercado Mexican Kitchen and Bar has bagged three awards at the 2019 World Luxury Spa and Restaurants awards.

By Business 6 years ago

The fine art of business

To maximise on profitability, don’t specialise; rather, be diverse to leverage on the extensive market.

By Business 6 years ago

Steering your transport business in the right direction

ENA Coach commands a fleet of over 30 buses that travel to 15 destinations and ferry about 3,000 passengers a day.

By Business 7 years ago

When it's the right idea, nobody can stop reggae

Pitching ideas to media houses and clients can be quite frustrating as one is usually met with so many rejections

By Business 7 years ago

Looking to scale your hustle? Four ways to go about it

Develop your sales skills

By Business 7 years ago

My maternity leave had me conceive my business

Build trust in the business brand

By Business 7 years ago

Brewer backs crackdown on counterfeits

Investors in the alcoholic drinks industry have thrown their weight behind the ongoing inter-agency crackdown on illicit drinks.

By Business 8 years ago

Investor to splash billions on pharmaceutical and plywood factories in Narok

Speaking at Eor Ekule in Narok East Constituency during a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of two factories at the weekend, Narok Governor Samuel Ole Tunai said the pharmaceutical factory alone would cost Sh1 billion.

By Business 9 years ago

Taxman digs in as row with clearing agents over licences escalates

The row between Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and cargo agents over the renewal of operating licences enters a defining phase this week.

By Business 9 years ago

Huawei eyes a bigger pie of Kenya's smartphone market

Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched its advanced dual camera device Huawei GR5 2017 in the market, as it strives to enhance its business footprint in the local market this year.

By Business 9 years ago

Bid to strengthen delivery for e-shoppers

Kilimall has signed a partnership agreement with Aramex, the global logistics and transportation services provider, to enhance its delivery services countrywide to meet the growing demand for its products.

By Business 9 years ago

Tourism Fund signs MoU with Habitat

State-owned Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to advice players in the tourism sector on efficient methods of design, construction and maintenance of their facilities.

By Business 9 years ago

MP Midiwo's betting Bill goes after foreign investors

A proposal to ban foreigners from holding a stake in betting firms has raised eyebrows among sector players.

By Business 9 years ago

The party in the banking halls is over as banks get ubered

The bank cited ‘a lot of challenges’ as the reason it was denying its employees the one time in an year opportunity where staff let loose and unwind together, away from the banking halls. The lender did not blame the less profits on low employee productivity. But due to the regulatory need to set aside Sh3 billion as loan loss provisions for non-performing loans that went up by Sh3.5 billion. This is three times higher compared to last year’s provisions.

By Business 9 years ago

LG Electronics wins sustainability nod in Dow Jones index

LG Electronics has been named an industry group leader in the competitive Consumer Durables and Apparel Industry Group category for a third consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review.

By Business 9 years ago

Insurance sector set for growth, mergers

Kenyan insurers are set to witness stronger revenue and deeper penetration, thanks to an expanding middle class and young population.

By Business 9 years ago

Governors rally behind GM crops

Governors want the country to embrace genetically modified (GM) foods to address food shortages. They said this would also enable Kenyans access food at affordable prices all year round.

By Business 10 years ago

Chinese firm clinches deal to construct Sh15.5b cement plant

China Investment Trustee International Corporation China (CITIC) has been contracted to carry out construction works at a cement factory planned for West Pokot.

By Business 10 years ago

Expert comment on Unilever's annual results

With a myriad of problems facing Unilever, Dr Martin Kunc an associate Professor at Warwick Business School gives his expert view on what may be ailing the multi-national company.

By Business 10 years ago

Chinese economy slowly moving from 'made in China' to 'made for China’

In the wake of a slowdown in the Chinese economy which is no longer driven primarily by huge investment in manufacturing to produce cheap goods, Professor Kamel Mellahi of Warwick Business School gives an insight on the way forward for the Chinese economy.

By Business 10 years ago

Egyptian firm woos Kenyans with 40pc discount to join its luxury sports club

Wadi Degla Investment, an Egyptian company that develops private sports clubs, will today break ground for its first resort in Kenya.

By Business 10 years ago

Chinese tech firm to train 100 engineering students

While growing up in a Nairobi suburb, Wendy Akola’s dalliance with gadgets baffled family and friends. It was soon clear that this fascination would form the foundation of her future career: technology was her friend.

By Business 10 years ago

Keroche boss Tabitha Karanja wins continental award

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja has been named the winner of the Transformational Business Award 2015, and her firm voted Africa’s Best Growing Company.

By Business 10 years ago

Africa makes gains on health, education, but number of poor grows

Africa’s strong economic growth has contributed to improving people’s health and education in the past 20 years, as well as major reductions in poverty in several countries, but a rapid rise in population has led to increases in the overall number of extreme poor, the World Bank has said in a report on poverty in the region.

By Business 10 years ago

Greek-Kenyan giving artists chance to shine on global stage

After living and working in London for 11 years, the allure of Africa’s economic take-off drew George Issaias back home to Nairobi to set up a speakers bureau and talent booking agency.

By Business 10 years ago

Scientists: Pearl millet can reduce hunger in Kenya’s arid areas

Perennial hunger and poverty in dry areas in Kenya could be reduced through the cultivation of a nutrient-rich millet variety.

By Business 11 years ago

After months of inactivity, GEMS becomes the in thing

Christmas has come early for entrepreneurs and a select few investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

By Business 11 years ago

Samsung donates 3,000 phones to boost fight against Ebola

Samsung Electronics yesterday announced that the company — through its global headquarters in Seoul, Korea — would donate 3,000 smartphones, worth about $1 million (Sh89.1 million), to support the ongoing fight against Ebola.

By Business 11 years ago

Key opportunities that will earn you good cash

Everyone is looking for investment opportunities with the best returns. From research, there are many options, depending on your pocket and interest.

By Business 11 years ago

Middle East and Africa IT spend to grow 40 per cent in five years

IT spending by manufacturers in the three core manufacturing countries of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) – Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa – is set to grow almost 40 per cent over the next five years, according to newly released data from International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Manufacturing Insights.

By Business 11 years ago

Why county staff’s pension fund is in RBA sights

A court order halting the deregistration of the Local Authorities Pension Trust (Laptrust) has put its more than 22,000 members at ease — at least for now.

By Business 11 years ago

GTBank CEO hosts 'My Chat with a Bank CEO discussion'

Mr Adekunle Sonola, the CEO of GTBank, hosted Kenya Bankers Association’s My Chat with a Bank CEO discussion last week on the risk aspects that affect the cost of credit. Excerpts:

By Business 11 years ago

Equity sees 40 students join global varsities

Gifted students enrolled in the Equity Group Foundation (EGF) administered Equity African Leaders Programme (EALP) have got scholarship to join some of the world’s prestigious universities this year.

By Business 11 years ago

Fitch Affirms Kenya at 'B+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kenya's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at

By Business 11 years ago

Unilever ups brand war with Lux relaunch

Unilever Kenya has announced the re-launch of its LUX brand, with the introduction of five new variants into the market

By Business 11 years ago

Nakumatt sets up in Tanzania

Nakumatt Holdings, has officially opened the first of its three new branches in Tanzania.

By Business 11 years ago

DHL opens new service point in Kisumu County

DHL Express has launched a new service point in Kisumu County. This is part of the company's

By Business 11 years ago

Tullow Oil abandons dry well in Norway

Tullow Oil Plc said it had plugged and abandoned a well in the Norwegian North Sea after it failed to find any hydrocarbons.

By Business 11 years ago