entrepreneurs Stories

Blue Economy boom: Over 200 Tana River youths empowered in fisheries venture
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 14, 2025

By channelling youthful energy into enterprise and equipping young minds with the tools to navigate the blue economy, the initiative offers hope in a...

Youth in Taita Taveta urged to embrace vocational training as solution to unemployment
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 13, 2025

Many participants pointed to the lack of awareness about vocational training opportunities as a major barrier.

Kenya’s women entrepreneurs face loan crisis amid digital transition
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 23, 2024

The report attributes the shortfall to the shift from manual to digital loan applications, which disrupted the usual loan processing cycle.

How Covid-19 pandemic turned into a blessing in disguise for a graduate
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jun 26, 2024

A reduction in the number of customers saw Pauline spend most of her daytime idle, forcing her to find a hobby in cake baking to keep herself busy.

Kwale youth urged to turn Maskanis into business ventures
Mishi Gongo  |  Apr 18, 2024

According to the lobby groups, there are lots of youth empowerment initiatives and chances offered by the government that, when taken advantage of, ca...

Bustling Eastleigh business hub lures youth from Tanzania
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 19, 2024

Operating as a group of seven young men stationed across Eastleigh, Riziki and his friends supply fresh juice to residents.

Entrepreneurs shine at the fifth annual trade fair in Mogadishu
Hassan Mohamed  |  Feb 10, 2024

The trade show was officially opened on Wednesday by the Mayor of Mogadishu, Yusuf Hussein Jimale "Madale,” and the Chairman of the Somalia Chamber of...

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