i have been having an business idea, on advertisement and running an agency in an industry dominated by unprofessional,unscrupulous agents and has non existing structures,and is inconveniently inaccessible to potential clients. just for brain storming purposes, which service industry in Kenya comes to your mind? Wazuans..sema tu.

Your doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt-Jane Addams, one of my favorite quotes. most kenyan's are afraid of getting out of their comfort zone...but again,not every one is a 'business man'...

In engineering, you need;
i. to have attended the right university for 5+ years,
ii. Registered as a graduate engineer (engineer in training),
iii. Practised under a registered engineer for at least 3 years (mostly +6years),
iv. Practised as a registered engineer for at least 15 years for consideration to be a consultant engineer.

Do the math. Join Campus at 19 yrs, leave at 24 yrs get employed and register at 25, be chartered at 30yrs become a consultant at 45yrs. Win your first tender at 50.

I HATE ENGINEERING.

No pain no gain. Nothing is ever easy my friend. If we all take the easy road out things will never change. When there's high demand for good service even from govt. supply will without a doubt follow.

"Some service industries have very little or require no no capital to start. All you need is your brains - case in point advertising"-
I will put this to the test, as i said earlier,i am thinking of starting an agency apart from my 8-5pm slavery shift,i think its feasible,
1. you re selling a product that's not yours,no production cost.
2. your operating from a virtual office, "laptop,mobile phone,and a nose for business"...conveniently avoiding kanjo fees and lisenses plus the tax man's noose
3.you have very little overhead expenses,no salaries,
4. you use your brains to target the right market niche,and enter into commissions payment contracts from both the seller and the buyer,"kula pande zote mbili kama samaki"
5. all you have to do is be aggressive,deliver superior service at a discounted rate...in other words-Nail the deal by all means necessary.
if i survive the first year, i will go to HR and kindly ask them for my wooden sword...