Meet the Boss: Ashish Thakkar, MD, Mara Group Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 July 2012 Ashish Thakkar, founder and managing director of the Mara Group, answers our questions.
Cheki.co.ke – disrupting Kenya’s auto market Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 1 July 2012 Cheki Africa Media runs cheki.co.ke, a Kenyan online car classifieds business. The company also has dedicated websites for Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
Kenya’s top five media moguls Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 27 June 2012 Although many Kenyans can claim to own a small radio station, magazine or shares in a listed media house, the real kings are few.
Meet the Boss: Mickael Ghossein, CEO, Telkom Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 June 2012 “Any successful person needs to have a listening ear; this will help them be in the know of what is happening around them.”
International ad agency eyes South Sudan Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 June 2012 Advertising group TBWA is planning to open an affiliate agency in South Sudan as part of its expansion in east Africa.
Easier to be a market leader in Africa than India, says Mara Group MD Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 June 2012 Dinfin Mulupi interviews Ashish Thakkar, MD of Uganda-based Mara Group, about entrepreneurship and doing business on the continent.
Mogadishu: East Africa’s newest business destination? Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 21 June 2012 “It is a once in lifetime opportunity to see a country being rebuilt. We have seen it in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Every time that happens it brings great opportunities.”
Why Africa’s tech entrepreneurs should think about moving to Silicon Valley Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 21 June 2012 Dinfin Mulupi talks to Mbwana Alliy, founder and managing partner at the Savannah Fund – a fund that invests in African technology startups.
Pesa Pata: Kenya’s next big innovation? Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 20 June 2012 Kenyans can now access quick loans from their nearest kiosk thanks to a new product called Pesa Pata.
Meet the Boss: Liban Abdi Egal, chairman, First Somali Bank Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 20 June 2012 Liban Abdi Egal, chairman of First Somali Bank, answers our questions.
Opening a bank in Somalia? Not a crazy idea, says businessman Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 18 June 2012 Years of war has taken Somalia off the map as a business destination. But with calm returning to the country, a group of investors has identified an opportunity for a bank.
Why mobile telecom towers are big business in Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 June 2012 The spectacular rise of Africa’s mobile telecommunications industry over the past decade has been well documented. Riding on the back of this growth is Helios Towers Africa, a company that leases space on telecom towers to mobile network operators.
How Kamal Budhabhatti built one of Kenya’s foremost IT companies Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 June 2012 “M-Pesa was invented five years ago, but everywhere you go the only thing we talk about is M-Pesa. We must come up with something new.”
Five outstanding Kenyan women entrepreneurs Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 June 2012 Dinfin Mulupi looks at five Kenyan women entrepreneurs who have dared to enter the male-dominated world of business to build some of the region’s most respected companies.