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Werit ab Sonoiya
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| precious wrote: | | Eldoret, Nakuru are viable, Kericho not so much. |
Hey do you have something against Kericho? I happen to think that Kericho given a chance can actually be the a prominent business center in the country. Hell it already contributes to about 15% of the GDP. Talking about tea, only wish the revenues would actually reach the people in the district itself, instead of overseas.
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cheptabkoret
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| orgoyot wrote: | | Quote: | I find the term small business to be relative,since what might be small for someone else is gigantic to another. I think if we define small in terms of a scale of capital investment, we will be in a better postion to know exactly what we are talking about and to be able to estimate ROI and hence make viable judgement.
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Well, I guess I could clarify. The term small business usually means business with 50 employees or less. Capital has nothing to do with it, well I guess it has everything to do with it given the given the fact that non is available at home in most cases. When it comes to investing in any kind
Cheptabkoret, the argument I was trying to put accross is that the fact that our people don't understand the rule of supply and demand basically kills the small businesses that some have managed to start. The concentration of businesses offering the same product across the board in one particular area leads to unnescessary competition hence driving prices down, leading to little or no profit for the owner or investor. This means that sooner or later they will have to close down, and this infact causes a lot of discouragement for that prospective interprenuer. Well it's an issue that we need to think about and find a way to resolve it. We all want to be prosperous, and it starts with a litle understanding of how to run a business. We all need to educate our people. Thanks you all for your responses. |
actually capital has everything to do with it too, and i am sure capital has a lot to do with it. So are saying it has or not, as shown above. But what you are implying here is lack of diversification by our people, i think this is very true..... now orgoiyot can you like state a rough idea of start up capital for this small business
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| Werit ab Sonoiya wrote: | | precious wrote: | | Eldoret, Nakuru are viable, Kericho not so much. |
Hey do you have something against Kericho? I happen to think that Kericho given a chance can actually be the a prominent business center in the country. Hell it already contributes to about 15% of the GDP. Talking about tea, only wish the revenues would actually reach the people in the district itself, instead of overseas. |
my mum comes from those sides... so the Kericho i know i have a problem with. It has the potential to be all that given its proximity to all this other places, the tea and many other things but yet remains shamefully stagnant. "Given the chance" .... weritab sonoiya..whats the holdup so far? besides slowness that is. So until you and Chemosi get in there , start making things happening such that various businesses will be able to thrive, i would look elsewhere. (i think retail and stuff may have a chance but if u want to do commercial space and/or anything non-agricultural would you go kericho?) theres nothing major there school, hospitals (can only think of tenwek) eeeeh! things have to change. Akina Salat, Keter, Kones and who else whoever deals with that area i can't remember... with their siasa should also jumpstart local development.
Did i mention i love the place....
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Chemosi
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'm glad to know that one day when it's all said and done people will be running away from those other "cosmopolitan" areas to come and rent from people like me in Kericho.
This gives me some cause to celebrate to hear every body running to expensive ,over populated areas because as I said my plan is long term not short term. Have you thought about coming back to "backward areas" like kericho in say the next ten year only to find people like me owning 75% of property and almost all the developed land in and around kericho town? and we are selling tiny plots for Ksh 1,000,000?  I'm just drooling about that thought.
Kina cheptabkoret who where laughing at my clan animal being a hyena ain't seen nothing yet. Good Luck to all you cosmopolitan Business men and women, one thing though keep my phone number you gonna need it in the near future.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| it definitely has the potential....
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cheptabkoret
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chemosi, you are on my case..., well kericho is not backward and as you have said, for long term investment it is ok and so is kitale, (actually in ten years time i would be married to an old coasterian and lying in the beaches), hyenas as somebody said are very hardworking which is a plus coz actually i can see the magnification in somebody  , as for Eldy that is a definate plus, for R.Estate.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:08 am Post subject: Let's go for it guys |
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Manufacturing! manufacturing! manufacturing! For Kenya to achieve industrialization,manufacturing has to lead the way.There is still a lot of potential to tap in this area because of the huge cheap labor available.We have to think globally now!
| cheptabkoret wrote: | | I will add, Kitengela, Athi River and Along Mombasa Road just before Machakos junction to that...., the value for the plots are still pocket friendly but the owners will soon have ideas. |
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| SuraMbaya wrote: | | by the way Orgoyot, i should have your avatar representing my image amun that's about as ugly as you can stretch it. Can I borrow it? |
you are way uglier surambaya.infact you should audition for an ugly part in a movie!What you really need is to wear a mask and book that plastic surgeon fast.hehehhehehhe.just kidding but ua avatar is ugly 
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on a different note& back to the topic.............people need to address the idea of customer service.Practically speaking, as a part of a small business owner, you can?t operate under assumptions that the customer is always right. You can?t give each customer what he or she asks for.
1. The customer always deserves to be treated as if he or she is important, because they are. Simply put, you won?t be in business without customers.
2. The customer deserves to receive maximum effort on part of those serving him or her, even when the customer?s expectations, wants and needs may be impractical. Even in situation where you can?t do what the customer wants you can contribute to the customer?s development of how he or she is treated.
3. ?WOW!?your customers with positive surprises ?positive surprises are things you may do that go above and beyond their expectation. This may include offering unexpected discounts or providing benefits that normally are not available to them.
The bar for customer service should be held high.that way u can start a business with a clue.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| Chic12 wrote: | on a different note& back to the topic.............people need to address the idea of customer service.Practically speaking, as a part of a small business owner, you can?t operate under assumptions that the customer is always right. You can?t give each customer what he or she asks for.
1. The customer always deserves to be treated as if he or she is important, because they are. Simply put, you won?t be in business without customers.
2. The customer deserves to receive maximum effort on part of those serving him or her, even when the customer?s expectations, wants and needs may be impractical. Even in situation where you can?t do what the customer wants you can contribute to the customer?s development of how he or she is treated.
3. ?WOW!???your customers with positive surprises ???positive surprises are things you may do that go above and beyond their expectation. This may include offering unexpected discounts or providing benefits that normally are not available to them.
The bar for customer service should be held high.that way u can start a business with a clue. |
Agreed customer service is key. I wonder how the Indian shops in Kenya get to be so successful with the service they provide. They literaly chase you out of the shop if you don't look like a buyer. Aynyway, good point there Chic12. The customer should be pampered and the customer sshould always be right, but in order for that to happen, we must be educated in all apsectsof business management. A man must first learn to walk before he can fly, remember?
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Chemosi
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| cheptabkoret wrote: | chemosi are you trying to say we dispose of plots in places like kitengela?? or majimbo thing should be put into consideration!!! you are scaring me
and what about transport business, like lets say having a lorry that must have contracts with the manufacturing sectors or distributors agents??? |
I told you so. That was last year before even a clear presidential winner was in the offing. Niliwambia na mkanichekea haiya!!! sasa kimaumana what will you tell me now? that you will never consider towns like kericho?
MangaManga business will stop.
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cheptabkoret
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I agree with you.... now we are caught in a quagmire, we don't know what to do... dispose of or wait till situation cools....
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| Chemosi wrote: |
I told you so. That was last year before even a clear presidential winner was in the offing. Niliwambia na mkanichekea haiya!!! sasa kimaumana what will you tell me now? that you will never consider towns like kericho?
MangaManga business will stop. |
I really hate to admit that someone was right.... yikes!
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Its a shame that kale women now days do not listen to kale men.
Back at home right now you will find our sisters who had been gone for years with their kuyk husbands are now back with children.
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cheptabkoret
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| Toto wrote: | Its a shame that kale women now days do not listen to kale men.
Back at home right now you will find our sisters who had been gone for years with their kuyk husbands are now back with children. |
was that because they didn't listen to kale men?????? i know kale men who are now minus their kyuk wives too....so don't even think of bringing male chauvinism into that..... that was politics
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:37 am Post subject: |
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It seems I missed alot of good topics during this period!!!
What is the advice then to some potential husbands & wives from outside the kalenjin tribe??
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: Small business |
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| i know that with positive attitude,sober mind and alot of courage one can realy benefit by investing along litein and kaplong
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Small business |
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| manue wrote: | | i know that with positive attitude,sober mind and alot of courage one can realy benefit by investing along litein and kaplong |
Iman we can go crazy business but we'll make it where there are opportunities not along our ethnical boundaries. Sorry for the high pitch but surely pple are looking for real biznes, unexploited world we can team up and buy SERENA kwani mingala not just taming manga manga bizness
the problem as it has beeen sugested we fear taking risks better die when it"s still held fully we cant nature bizness which has never been experimented by our own first, so we need more teaching to our culture but anyway we were born satisfied (kipiyongotin) so why .......... aisuru
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