Is there a difference between market research and responding to customer needs? Some interrelate the two and obviously there is a difference. Market research means you the entrepreneur goes out there and source data about your customers needs and wants. At this stage you are not yet responding to a need, you are merely finding […]
[Continue reading…]Kenya’s Economy and Government Spending
September 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As the economies of many African nations fall back into bad habits, Kenya’s government has decided to fight back. Kenya has become the first African nation to publish detailed government spending plans on the Web in an effort to fight persistent corruption. East Africa’s foremost economy, which intends to be a center for information and […]
[Continue reading…]Write A Business Plan That Is Not Boring
September 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A business plan is any plan that works for a business to look ahead, allocate resources, focus on key points, and prepare for problems and opportunities. Here’s how to write one without boring the life out of its readers: Don’t Make My Eyes Bleed
[Continue reading…]MedAfrica
September 19, 2011 by 1 Comment
Here’s a very interesting presentation on MedAfrica which a very ambitious Kenyan company seeking to solve very real and appropriate healthcare related problems. They look pretty good, don’t they?
[Continue reading…]The Long Grind Before You Become an Overnight Success
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I read Seth Godin’s “The Dip: The Little Book that Teaches You When to Quit and When to Stick” over the weekend. It has some interesting approaches to life and work. Let me paraphrase: If you (or your company) want to be “the best in the world” at something…you need to work through the beginning […]
[Continue reading…]Amazing Low Cost Computer (Kshs 2,500)
September 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Remember when we wrote about Raspberry Pi a couple of months back? For those who do not know, the Raspberry Pi is an amazing little device that is actually a fully functioning computer. It is not much larger than a persons finger credit cart and consists of not much more than a processor (CPU), a […]
[Continue reading…]Refreshing Like Chapaa
September 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
Well, in keeping with our tradition of changing the look and feel of likechapaa.com every year or so, we are very pleased to announce that Like Chapaa now wears a new look. We think (and hope) that this is better than the old one and that it is easier on the eyes and that it […]
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