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Business, Startups September 16, 2019

6 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs

The majority of new businesses fail. If you want to see your business succeed and avoid being just another statistic, it’s a good idea to look at what makes businesses succeed – and model it….

Business, Startups, Youth August 12, 2019

The Extensive Range of Investment Opportunities Available To Kenyan Youth Entrepreneurs.

Following a recent realization of the huge entrepreneurial opportunity in Africa, there has been no shortage of private and public investors channeling millions into potential break-through projects and concepts. From global ground-shakers, the likes of Jack Ma…

Startups August 6, 2019

113 Kenyan Entrepreneurs Set To Benefit From the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

On this year’s Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurship program, a total of 113 Kenyan entrepreneurs were selected. This is up from last year’s 74 Kenyan Entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs are set to receive USD 5000 in…

Startups June 26, 2019

Two Kenyan Teams Win $100,000 in Prize Money through the Annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge

Kenya’s Solar Freeze and Illuminum Greenhouses have been named as winners in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge. Solar Freeze won the first runner up position, getting US$75,000, and Illuminum Greenhouses was the second runner…

Business, Startups June 12, 2019

The Nairobi UxP Conference 2019: Driving Product Innovation in Emerging Markets

What is design thinking & how do we apply it to tech and socio-economic challenges? How can we better understand our users? What does it mean to build products customers love? How can we continue…

Startups June 10, 2019

A Look At The 6 Kenyan Startups Chosen To Pitch At The Nairobi Innovation Week

The Nairobi innovation week is an annual event that was established to celebrate and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. This year’s Nairobi Innovation Week is set to take place as from the 10th-14th…

Startups June 9, 2019

Applications Ongoing For The Seedstars World Competition For Kenyan Startups

The Seeedstars world competition is the world’s largest startup competition in its emerging markets. It takes place in more than 75 countries globally. Annually it selects national winners from all over the world and brings…

Startups, Youth June 6, 2019

Standard Chartered Launches FutureMakers, a New Community Investment Strategy on Youth Empowerment

Standard Chartered Bank today launched its new community investment approach called Futuremakers by Standard Chartered. The initiative focuses on helping the next generation learn, earn and grow. For the past 15 years, the Bank has…

Apps, Lifestyle, Must Reads, Social Media, Startups, Technology May 6, 2019

A Minute Worth Of Internet Activity In 2019.

In this age of digital overdrive, people are living their lives through multiple screens and switching from one platform to the next at an exponentially faster rate than has ever been previously recorded in history….

Business, Startups April 29, 2019

Loyasoft: Helping Startups Keep their Legal Affairs in Order

Startups have become quite commonplace in Kenya as well as the global commerce. Every day, a fresh generation of entrepreneurs are leaving the corporate sector and branching out on their own. Through this model, a…

Business, Startups April 23, 2019

A Chat with HMD Global’s Marketing Manager about Nokia Phones in the Kenyan Market

With many flagship smartphones being launched in Kenya recently, the Kendesk team sought to find out how HMD Global, which is in charge of designing, selling and promoting Nokia phones is planning to cut through…

Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Youth April 12, 2019

Sustainable Fashion – The Green-Fashion Movement

Truth be told, we all fancy a good look. Whether it’s that $142.00 engine-turned full-grain Ralph Lauren belt you intend to gift yourself for your thirty-first birthday or that cheek, cool and urban Chilli Mango hoodie…

Startups April 9, 2019

Standard Chartered Launches Africa eXellerator Innovation hub in Kenya

Standard Chartered Bank has announced the official opening of its Africa eXellerator lab, an innovation hub that will serve as a platform to collaborate with fintechs in Kenya and the broader African region, drive innovation…