Last week Safaricom launched the BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) TV Show under the youth product BLAZE. BLAZE is a product of Safaricom that is meant for the young generation between 10 and 26 years.…
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Equity Bank’s Wings To Fly – 1700 Bright Minds To Benefit This Year
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffEquity Bank Foundation has commissioned 1,700 scholars under the Wings To Fly program as they go on to join different secondary schools. Wings To Fly is a program that caters for Secondary school education for…
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BusinessTech
Could the Modernization of SMEs Improve Kenya’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking Even Further?
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffI start with the quote by Paul Krugman, in the age of diminishing expectations: “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything. A country’s ability to improve its standard of…
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Safaricom 4G has been around for some time now but in select areas. Today Safaricom launched expanded 4G which will now cover seven cities in the country. 4G will now be available in Nairobi, Mombasa,…
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Business
The Importance of Building Trust – 300 Business Leaders Trained
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffOn August 30th and 31st Kenya played host to Mr. Stephen R. Covey, a world renown author behind the book ‘The Speed of Trust’, a book that looks at power of trust to change things…
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Business
Mary Munge – Woman Entrepreneur Fighting It Out In The Tight Cosmetic Industry
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffFollowing the launch of She Trades Kenya by Barclays Bank, we met one of the many aspiring beneficiaries at Kempinski hotel. Her name is Mary Munge of Maycols cosmetics and we sought to know…
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Safaricom roaming charges have come down both for calls and data after negotiations between Safaricom and other global networks. Roaming charges are coming down upto 99% for upwards of 200 networks globally. As an example…
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BusinessHair & Beauty
Millions Up For Grabs As Barclay Bank Opens Its Door To Support Women In Business
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffWatch: Video of women entrepreneurs making it big in their businesses. To empower women in this direction, global leaders led by UNCTAD Secretary General and International Trade Centre Executive Director Arancha Gonzales have joined hands…
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BusinessLifestyle
Introducing Flora Mutahi – The First Ever Woman Chair – Kenya Association of Manufacturers
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffThe new Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors is Ms. Flora Mutahi. Ms. Mutahi who is in for a two year term is the first woman to chair for the…
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BusinessLifestyle
Barclays Bank & International Trade Center Partnership To Empower Women Entrepreneurs
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffLast week, Barclays Bank of Kenya and the International Trade Centre (ITC) unveiled the Kenyan chapter of She trades, a web and mobile application that provides women entrepreneurs across the world with a unique platform…