Opinion

October 12, 2020

Critical Success Factors for Kenya SME guarantee Scheme

Kenya announced establishment of an SME credit guarantee scheme in April as part of of wider stimuli to the economy and more specifically SMEs who play […]
September 27, 2020

Kenya’s Start-up bill | What is it trying to achieve?

Kenya’s start-up bill was published on 14th September 2020 through The Kenya Gazette supplement No 163 (Senate Bill No.16) and is set to be debated in […]
September 25, 2020

Kenya’s Start-up bill | Nexus between SMEs and Start-ups

Kenya’s start-up bill was published on 14th September 2020 through The Kenya Gazette supplement No 163 (Senate Bill No.16) and is set to be debated in […]
September 15, 2020

Kenyan Entrepreneurs Need a Cultural Paradigm to Succeed

I was listening to an interview of an entrepreneur engaged in taxi business where he was explaining his challenges as a graduate who was unable to […]
August 20, 2020

SMEs Covid-19 Resilience Strategy: Unlocking Value through Market Innovation

Since the first reported case of Covid-19 in Kenya, SMEs have continued to struggle to keep their heads afloat with the sector experiencing unprecedented mortality despite […]
August 13, 2020

Kenya Needs a National SME Intervention Report Card

There is an old management saying that goes; what doesn’t get measured doesn’t get done and this may prove to be true for Kenya in light […]
July 21, 2020

Strategic tech adoption and consolidation: Resilience option for SMEs in Education

I was recently invited to facilitate an online session at my church on how SMEs can build resilience amid covid-19. One thing that struck me was […]
July 14, 2020

Kenya’s Trade Deals must be coherent and Underpinned on SMEs

Global realignments of world powers have necessitated re-evaluation of trade agreements with their strategic partners across board especially in emerging markets. Kenya finds itself in the […]
July 6, 2020

Retrenched Employees can explore entrepreneurship in the gig economy

The covid 19 pandemic has had negative impact on business operations across all sectors in Kenya. Most organizations have had to take appropriate measures to keep […]