Nine Skills Needed to Run a Small Business

Nine Skills Needed to Run a Small Business

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So, you’ve taken the leap. You’re a small business owner! That’s HUGE. You’re building something from the ground up, pouring your heart and soul (and probably a lot of savings/debt) into it. Running a small business is like juggling three water melons while riding a…

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To Teach Them War

To Teach Them War

3 min read

Have you ever stumbled upon a passage in the Bible that just made you scratch your head? I recently found myself pondering a curious detail in the book of Judges. Specifically, Judges 3 tells us that after leading the Israelites into the Promised Land, God…

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The Leader We Need

The Leader We Need

2 min read

I recently heard an incredible story that stuck with me. There’s a public primary school near my home in Nairobi, and for years, it was considered one of the worst. It served the poorest families, and anyone who could afford it sent their kids elsewhere….

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How to Stop Unwanted WhatsApp Status Mentions

How to Stop Unwanted WhatsApp Status Mentions

2 min read

Have you been noticing WhatsApp status updates popping up from people you don’t recognize? You’re not alone. WhatsApp recently introduced a new feature called ‘status mentions,’ designed to let users tag contacts in their status updates. The idea is to alert specific people to your…

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Solar PV System Sizing

Solar PV System Sizing

If you’re planning to install a solar PV system, you’ll need several components, including batteries, a charge controller, an inverter, and solar PV modules. Determining the quantities and sizes of these components can be challenging, but it can be done using our solar PV sizing…

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New strategy. Will it work?

New strategy. Will it work?

2 min read

One of the most humbling moments in life is to have a business that is dying, and there is nothing you can do about it. You try all possible interventions but nothing happens. You restructure the business, but nada. Everything goes south. No one ever…

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Capturing Value

Capturing Value

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One of the challenges I face with farming is that after creating a lot of value (such as starting with barren land and ending up with coffee beans), I cannot capture the full value involved when someone buys the ground coffee at the retail shop….

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Top .KE Domain Registrars 2024

Top .KE Domain Registrars 2024

If you have a website in Kenya, you probably use a .ke domain name such as .co.ke, .or.ke, .sc.ke, and others. These are the most popular domain name extensions used by Kenyans, although .com and .org are two other popular domain extensions. There are tens…

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