2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Business & Entrepreneurship

Business and Entrepreneurship

Entrance to the Unaitas Kisii Branch Sacco. The financial facility has been a go-to sacco for farmers, investors, SMEs owners, parents and groups for loans and deposits. PHOTO/Elijah Nyaanga, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Unaitas Sacco is upgrading clients’ livelihoods

Founded in 1993 by farmers from the Central Region of Kenya, growing, rebranding and permeating over the years into all corners of the nation, Unaitas has become the go-to deposit-taking Sacco for hundreds of...
Africa owns vast wealth of minerals in her reserves. Here are the most abundant resources for each African country per production tonne as of 2019. PHOTO/Aljazeera.

Mineral resources, Africa’s nexus to self-reliance

How can we exploit Africa's minerals, grow a trained generation, change the mindsets of Africans and make them appreciate the abundance in Africa as well as get Africa into exporting finished goods made in...
Prof. Robinah Nanyunja (center), Founder and Chair Pilot International and Chair Women Economic Forum Uganda and other delegates pose for a photo during the Trans Africa Investment Summit held in Kampala, Uganda, between October 26 and 29, 2022. PHOTO/WEF.

INVESTORS: For entrepreneurial breakthrough, Africa must go borderless

There is need for African nations to abolish visas by Africans to enter each other’s nations. If this must persist then let it be visa on arrival. This will facilitate better trade and other...
A section of the handpicked speakers set to address the summit on the first day. POSTER/Pilot International.

Investors get their ducks in a row as Trans-Africa Investment Summit nears

Starting and running a business successfully in Africa needs a marketable idea, a great deal of effort, strategies, innovation, and links to the right market, partners, and marketers.  However, a thriving business is possible in...

Why Saccos should nurture good corporate governance

Good corporate governance is a system by which an organization is directed, controlled and held accountable by its shareholders and stakeholders. In this case, good corporate governance goes beyond compliance with basic legal requirements and...

Bestrock Sacco moving forward despite sector challenges

Bestrock Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited is on an upward trajectory despite the enormous challenges facing the business sector in the country. Making the remarks, the society's chairman Francis Muli Kithae said the economic...

Invest and Grow Sacco gets stronger, 44 years on

Invest and Grow Kabras management has called for more teachers to join the Sacco as it continues to grow day by day. Branch member Richard Shilaro, while conducting its annual delegates' election in Kabras electoral...

Kenya is safe and open for business, President Kenyatta assures investors

DUBAI, UAE, 16th February 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured global investors that Kenya is open and safe for business. Speaking when he launched celebrations to mark the Kenya National Day at the...

BUSINESS: Kitui Teachers Sacco on upward financial trajectory

The asset base of the Kitui Teachers Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited currently stands at Ksh. 7.6 billion. This is according to the society’s chairperson, Rev. Augustus Munuve. “To support this growth and ensure we...

How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur in Africa: A Practical Guide and Cases

Authors: Prof. John Kuada and Prof. Madei Mangori  Year of Publication: 2021 ISBN: 978-1-913976-08-8 Reviewer: Prof. Felix M. Edoho If the African economic environment is difficult, the African business environment is even more challenging. In spite of all this, however, there...