Sometime ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Lisa Muthoni who is a phenomenal woman when it comes to helping women take charge of their money and financial future. In this interview, Lisa talks about women, money and relationships. Today’s article concludes the series on Women and Money. You can read the first 3 articles in this…
As we continue with the series on women and money, let’s look at how you can create a budget that works for you. You can read the previous articles in this series by clicking the following links: What Are Your Money Habits and How To Figure Out Your Money Leaks. Last week, we looked at the different…
Continuing with the 4-part series on Women and Money, today let’s look at money leaks. If you missed the first part of the series, you can read it here: What Are Your Money Habits? A ‘money leak’ is anything that takes money from your pocket, wallet, purse, salary, MPESA or bank account. It is where your…
In last week’s post (The Main Obstacle to Success), I shared an experience that revealed my hidden money blocks and how I got over them. Since financial success is core to any business, it’s important that you too identify your money blocks and eliminate the ones that are holding you and your business back. Over…
August is almost halfway through and by this time you should be just about three-quarter way into achieving your #1 goal for 2015. How well are you doing so far? If your goal was to start a business this year, have you started? Or did you start and life got in the way as the year…
I’ve mentioned several times that success is not easy. There is a price you have to pay for success. You need to find this price and then commit to paying it. Very few people come into success by chance. It takes time, commitment, discipline and determination to succeed at anything. This process simply starts with…
All around you are opportunities for you to turn your skills, talents, experiences and education into extra income. With careful planning and implementation, this extra income can become a successful business. Below are 60 easy to start businesses that you can get into with KShs. 5,000/- or less. The main idea here is to look…
In this last instalment of the series “How to Choose the Perfect Business for You”, I’ll outline how you can come up with 3 business ideas that you have a high likelihood of succeeding in. These ideas are businesses that you can start with little or no money. Once this is done you get to decide…
We’re continuing with the 4-part series on how to choose the perfect business for you. This series is extracted from my book 12 Weeks to Startup. So far, I’ve outlined the elements of a perfect business and explained how you can conduct a personal analysis. By conducting the personal analysis, you identified the things your family…
Continuing with the 4-part series on how to choose the perfect business for you, I’ll look at how you can analyse what you’re already good at or love doing. This series is extracted from my book 12 Weeks to Startup. You need to conduct a personal analysis because you’re the most important aspect of this business….
During a chat with two friends on New Year’s Day, one of them asked, “Have you realized that successful business people rarely give advice when you tell them you’re starting a business? Instead they just nod and tell you to go ahead and start the business first…?” This statement was so profound that we went…
Over the years, I’ve met lots of people who are waiting for their dreams to unfold. They have a huge vision of their business success. Yet, for one reason or another, this vision keeps them from starting the business. They are paralysed. In contrast, many successful entrepreneurs will tell you that they didn’t have a…