Business In The Sub-Sahara

Host shares mobile phone applications that he has used and found useful in his business endeavors, only the most essential, nothing fancy. Features news about OLX and it's recent attempt to promote agribusiness, NIC Bank/ Nissan Kenya partnership and so on.. Enjoy.

A look at how to deal with competitors in business, laced with some interesting business news in the region this week that reveal emerging business opportunities including free markets that run into the night provided by the County Government of Nairobi; a relatively new concept.

Exploration of the idea of crowdfunding in Africa. Looks into business news of the week; the cause of the sudden and sharp hike of bank-loan interest rates in Kenya. The host also discusses the possibility of start-up businesses increasing their chances of survival by forming a network of symbiotic relation with other start-ups. Book recommended for reading on this episode is Blue Ocean Strategy by Reneé Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim.

This podcast talks about the spirit and role entrepreneurs in providing solutions to social problems. It looks at the steps in buying land in Kenya. The book recommended for reading is The 80/20 rule By Richard Koch.

Have you ever wondered whether or not to close your under-performing business? If you want to save your business from falling to the ground, this episode has a few suggestions about what to do to avoid that. If you are looking for an almost fool-proof way to save your money while making a decent profit out of it, you will find it in this podcast, especially for people living in Kenya. It's called M-Akiba. Akiba is a Swahili word which means "savings". Also features a business idea...

On this episode Owen Wandago discusses the fear of failure with regard to entrepreneurs and how to manage it. It also features the politics of Kenya and the laws policy makers put in place that affect how business is conducted in the country.

Features talk about one of the most essential skills that an entrepreneur ought to have, the rest you have to listen to find out :-)