Profitable Business ideas in Kenya

HOW TO START BUSINESS OF SELLING LADIES AND WOMEN HANDBAGS IN KENYA It is a well known fact that one’s appearance can tell quite a lot about the person. This is not just limited to their attire but also includes their accessories such as a handbag.  Most ladies never leave the house without a handbag. They have so many things to carry ranging from phone, notebook, makeup kit, umbrella, snacks, keys, toiletries etc.  A lady’s handbag has to match her outfit and most ladies have a variety of bags to go with their different outfits. It’s not a secret anymore that business of selling ladies handbags in Kenya is a booming venture. It becomes juicier when those engaged in full time jobs engage in this business as a side hustle. The best places to source for women handbags is Eastleigh Nairobi and Gikomba.  I have interacted with many women engaging in this business, either in part time or full time, and have intimated to me that starting is hard but once you gain referrals and ...

IS GYM A WORTHY INVESTMENT IN KENYA  With many people wishing to keep fit, a gym business is a lucrative venture with less competition. There are very few gymnasiums and the demand is high.  Many people working in offices have less time to exercise and they prefer to drop at your gym in the evening when they leave their workplaces. Laban Okemwa, a gym owner in Nairobi’s Karen estate had not really thought of investing in a fitness space until his customers got stranded. “Three years ago, one of the gyms I was working with closed leaving me stranded with the clients I was training. I had to think fast not to lose them and I rented a small room at Hardy, Karen area,” says the 40-year-old. He then started investing in a bigger space that he named ‘Laban’s Gym’. The fitness trainer says that a gym is a worthy investment though as an entrepreneur, it does not pay off at first. “Exercising has taught me to be resilient and I have watched the gym grow. The equipment is quite expensiv...

 * SIMPLE IDEAS YOU CAN START WITH LITTLE CAPITAL IN KENYA *   You may not have millions of shillings in the bank to start a business, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have any options. Let me surprise you. There are so many ideas you can explore with next to nothing and make serious returns out of them. All that is required of you is to provide the skills, work ethic and a bit of marketing. In short, that is what is called “sweat capital”. In the world of start-ups, “sweat capital” is worth more than monetary capital. Enough of vague statement. Let’s get practical. Here is a run-down of 10 business ideas that require very little monetary capital to set-up. Read through them keenly, take some notes and then go out there and do some deep digging and you are ready to go. *MAKING HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM AND SELLING (KSH.750 STARTING CAPITAL)* This is an interesting idea because you can actually start it with less than the cash you spend when you take your girlfriend for a movie at...