Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Online opportunities for extra cash

If you have a laptop you want to make work extra for you, i want to tell that the internet is flowing with opportunities to make cash writing and doing data entry. One of the sites i came across today is www.submitwebads.com which is looking for ad writers and its not as hard as you might think. check it out and let me know what you think.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Exciting product by DHL

Just wanted to let you enterprising people out there know that DHL has a very exciting product called Easy shop. Basically you can get a shipping address in the U.S! How cool. So if you have seen a book you like online among other things that are cheaper there you can now buy them online with your visa credit or debit card and have DHL deliver them right to your doorstep. Check out www.dhl.co.ke for more information and click on the link below the Easy shop banner and you can register for your address online without leaving your office/home! Check out the list of prohibited items and also the costs of delivery before making your purchase. I am personally in love with this product and I'm testing it out, just made my first order.
Let me know what your experience is.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Female enterprenuer of the week

Every week i want to honor an inspiring enterprenuer and this week i want to honor flora mutahi who owns melvins marsh international a company that had humble begginings out of her love for tea and has now ventured into other products such as brown rice.i honor her because she represents the different facets that a woman encompasses and strives for. She is a wife, a mother, and a very succesful enterprenuer and one of the only women in the manufacturing industry in kenya. Catch a glimpse of the rest of her story in the july issue of african woman magazine kenyan issue.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Turning Bins into Pools

Now am always on the look out for interesting ideas. check out this link for an interesting opportunity. Imagine if you set this up in Kibera and charge 20 bob per person per weekend or something like that.

http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2009/07/23/entrepreneur-turns-trash-bins-into-pools/

Fibre optic goes live

This is in commemoration of the day when the fibre optic went Live but like someone told me do not expect miracles at least in the first month as the several ISP's sort out configuration issues but to all enterprenuers please take note and advantage of the vast opportunities available online! Make hay while the sun shines and indeed its shining now

Register A company in 4 days!

If you are still harboring dreams of financial independence and entrepreneurship but are yet to take that first step, registering your own company, then get a move on. These guys promise to have you on the road to your dream in just 4 days for only 19,500 OR YOUR MONEY BACK. Now thats a good deal by all means. Visit www.formakenyancompany.com go on, take the first step and sign in!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Book Review: Jimah Mbaru's Transforming Africa

If like me you did not know that jimnah Mbaru had a book out and a website www.jimnahmbaru.com check out this review from his website and if you like it go out and get the book and promote Inspirational African Writers.

Transforming Africa

This volume comprises speeches, lectures, papers, letters and press releases that address pertinent issues in the realm of socio-political economy while laying particular emphasis on policy reforms for sustainable growth and development in Africa as it enters the 3rd millennium.

These issues range from the origin, significance and repercussions of globalization of national economies and revolutions in information and telecommunication technology, to capital and money markets, regional and continental integration, socio-political and economic reforms, and women's emancipation.

These are issues that will be of great interest to academics, scholars, policy makers, political players and economic planners and all those concerned with development in Africa.

Jimnah Mbaru is an internationally renowned investment banker who has made a remarkable contribution to the development of capital markets in Africa. He has been associated with the development of financial institutions including the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), which he served as chairman for 10 years and Africa Stock Exchanges Association, which he launched as a founder chairman in 1993. Currently, he is chairman and director of several companies, including Dyer & Blair Limited, a leading stock broking firm.