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Starting out in business can be daunting and overwhelming. With so much to think about and do, it can be easy to forget vital tasks or simply not be aware of others. When launching Asilia, we went through our fair share of near misses and at times wished someone had given us a (almost) comprehensive checklist of the tasks and areas we need to address.
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Last year I wrote a post about the measures the Kenyan government is implementing in order to curb gender imbalance in the Engineering industry. Well, this year, I was invited by the National Industrial Training Council (NITC) to share my experience with the 6th and newest intake into the programme.
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It's been 15 months since we relaunched Asilia and in that time we've come across some really useful information for start-up businesses that has informed and interrogated our own workings and ideas.
Here are some recent finds that you may find valuable for your entrepreneurial pursuits:
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It was in July 2007 when I came across an advert in the Daily Nation newspaper offering scholarships in engineering. They were for courses at craft and diploma level in the four National polytechnics in Kenya: Kenya Polytechnic, Mombasa Polytechnic, Kisumu Polytechnic and Eldoret Polytechnic.
When I was young, my dad kept telling me that he wanted me to be a Civil Engineer. I didn't know what that meant at the time but by the time I was in high school, I had developed a passion for it.
Read more...Everyone's dream is to be successful and to lead a happy comfortable life. We want to gain personal freedom in our way of earning a living. Many plan to start and own their own businesses, i.e. becoming entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs make money through risk and initiative. For this, a successful sales and marketing plan is essential and Matt Bacak shares tips for achieving this:
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Recently I had an opportunity to attend a Creative Commons event at Nairobi's iHub. Wondering what Creative Commons is all about? You would not be alone in having no idea or not having heard about it.
What is Creative Commons?
Read more...In my latest blog post on Afriapps, I ask: are app developers and entrepreneurs using the right yardsticks in measuring success? Have app competitions, Facebook/Twitter fans and investors taken over from good old fashioned fee-paying customers?
Are they wowing the right people?
Check out the blog post here.
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Last year, I spent my Christmas holidays visiting family in Phoenix, Arizona. Although it wasn't my first visit to the States, it was the first in which I stopped being simply mesmerized and started noticing nuances and finer details. As is becoming standard, I compiled some pointers to share.
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As some of you may know, I was recently on a trip back to Kenya. Unlike previous trips, I was now looking at it as an entrepreneur/businessman rather than as a student or an employee. This distinction proved important. As anyone who has ever bought a car will tell you, once you start considering a certain brand/model, you suddenly start to notice it everywhere.
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