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saitoti
#1 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:41:00 AM
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SK mpo?

I,M BACK AGAIN,RELOADED & WITH THE SO-ELUSIVE-TO-MANY MONEY. I GOT IT!!!

It’s a great morning,the sky’s blue and the air fresh.



I have been having an entrepreneurship mind as long as I can remember. It’s more than a passion to me. I have so far engaged in several businesses. The first one,while in class 5,was selling fruits and vegetables in the main market. Soon after,I opened a Jambo junior account at the Narok branch of National bank. I continued with this trade until the time I cleared primary school. Immediately after,I started farming Kales (Sukuma Wiki) at our small shamba by the En’gare Ngiro River. In time,I was able to sell the Kales at the market at a profit of about 300 daily. I continued with the practice until the time I cleared high school. My savings from the trade really boosted my financial muscle to pay for my secondary education.



After high school,I decided to do another form of business; dying leather jackets and faded jeans in Narok town. This went on well,though with humble profits. Alongside,in order to develop the entrepreneurial skills of the other youths in the district,I founded the Maasai Youth Development Foundation (MAYDEF) and joined an existing youth club known as Health Awareness Peer Education Programme (HAPEP). With these two clubs we empowered the youth in business skills and health matters through such activities as puppetry,open forums,workshops and seminars.



By the time of joining the University in late 2007 to date,both clubs were and are very vibrant having established working relationships with the government and NGO’s in the country and grown in membership and activities . In campus,the enterprising spirit has still been burning. I do typing,typesetting,copying and writing music,movies and soft wares. This business has been bringing in very meager profits and has no growth opportunities.



That was some lengthy background information which may help you see my unique situation. The challenge I’m facing right now is that I’m working really hard to establish a business that will give me some good returns that can somehow guarantee a comfortable life after university. I have read widely from Financial post to Business daily,Nation’s Money magazine and Smart company to Standard’s Financial journal and several E-books and websites.

I'M NOW GETTING HANDSOME RETURNS.

SK MANAGEMENT PLEASE DON’T DELETE THIS THREAD.





WE ARE ONE UNITED KENYA.
Sankjack
#2 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:36:00 AM
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your experience resonates with mine.

all you need is to work hard in campus,get a good job that will enable u get capital and go back to Narok and do wheat/barley/potato farming and blend it with transport and cereals buying business-maintain the consistency,keep focussed and u'll see after a few years.


KSJ
luxel
#3 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:12:00 PM
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How did you open a jumbo junior account ( a product of co-operative bank) in National bank branch?

I would advice you to concentrate on what the lecturer is saying and stop thinking about money in class,you might miss both. Otherwise if you are a genius (like bill gates) just drop out of school and make money.
caesar
#4 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:52:00 PM
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Don't worry so much about money now. Focus on improving your Accounting,Financial,and management skills. Join and run some student groups,learn to public speak,to run meetings,and to add value in teams using your already God given business mind.

Read widely,and sorround yourself with friends from all over the country. Travel widely and always analyze things. Visit companies at your leisure time if youre allowed. Attend business forums in other universities.

In short expose yourself... Don't worry about potatoes,God may have a greater vision for you...

Shine


Much Know
#5 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:58:00 PM
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I used to sell hot samosas and sausages to fellow students at night...there are several ways to make money at university....and scoring good grades all the same...avoid unga

Ninajua Yote!
Ras Kienyeji Man
eli
#6 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:47:00 PM
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You need an idea,which will enable you to run a successful business after campus? Well,Archimedes got his idea when taking a bath and there it was Eureka for him. He discovered Archimedes principle: An object immersed in a liquid displaces its own volume( I hope i got it right: Form 4 is now 10 years behind me)

Newton got his idea when resting under a tree( mango tree or something?) and there he discovered the Law of Gravity!

Back to you! Nobody will give you an idea. You have to search for it. You'll get it just in a flash. Keep thinking: Thinking is the hardest thing to do! We can't think for you! It would be unfair men! Remember top management in big organizations are paid hefty salo 'because they are suppose to think'

But you shall remember the LORD your God,for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth,that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers,as it is this day. Deu 8:18
nanfor
#7 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:47:00 PM
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usual kenyan drible. Nation,bdafrica,standard and even sk are not what you can call sources of business information........You need to grow up a bit.....Sorry!
saitoti
#8 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:04:00 PM
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@ Sankjack,
thank you for sharing your piece of mind. I’m very focused and hard working in campus,the key reason being I’m doing an economics and communication degree which are very applicable in business.

I have my parents and very close relatives as living testimonies on the hardships and challenges that face the employed and I have promised myself,with due respect to all the employed,never to follow this path towards my financial security and freedom.

Your idea about farming is genius though I know it’s easier said than done. Early this year,I tried to secure a farm in Mau Narok district but ended up being conned my hard earned cash by a rogue broker,the chief wasn’t of much help as he said I await the next season and ask the broker to do me right this time.

Also,my uncle,who after a buoyant harvest in 2007 decided to dig back his profits by leasing more land for wheat farming,got his fingers terribly burnt when the rains failed,he is still a very broke guy as I write this.

With that said,I’m determined to engage in farming,persevere all storms and come out successful. The problem is,as per with my current situation,I think its too much of risk to start up with especially when I cannot afford to loose my seed capital.

@ Sankjack et al,What do you think of that?

Thanks indeed.


WE ARE ONE UNITED KENYA.
saitoti
#9 Posted : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:24:00 PM
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@ luxel,my mother helped me to open the account. I was given an elephant shaped green piggy bank upon this-the reason I reffered to the a/c as jumbo junior.
I concentrate on what the lecturer says all the time and think about entrepreneurship only when outside the class. I have been handling them both (schooling and entrepreneurship) comfortably and with astounding success ever since primary school. I never downplay the importance of the formal education because I know it’s of immense help in my enterprising journey,as it has proved so far. I’m planning to get my first degree and an MBA from Harvard and leave at there. Meanwhile,I ought to have developed businesses of my own,starting from now.
What’s your opinion after the additional information?


WE ARE ONE UNITED KENYA.
willin2learn
#10 Posted : Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:59:00 AM
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before i give my 2 cents.. please answer the QN - how did you mum open a coop account in National bank? the rest might add up.
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