This article talks about how to Start a Business in Kenya . It has over 20 Business Ideas that Can be started at a low Cost. The Objective of this article is to assist Jobless graduates create themselves jobs and more employment Opportunities for Others .

1. Written by Kennedy Nyabwala - About Me,
I am an entrepreneur and currently working for a leading Internet Company in Kenya
OLX, Inc.,
I have over 5 years of experience in Sales, Business Development, Research and
Marketing
I am very passionate about the Consumer trends / Behavior locally and internationally
Areas of interest: Oil, Real Estate, E-Commerce & Research.
Contacts: Cell +254 723 418 511 Email: Kennedy@Kenyabwala.com
HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN KENYA WITH ONLY KES 200,000 (USD 2298)
Every single day of my life I normally put myself to task as to how I can help improve the
lives of other Kenyans who ready to invest in ideas that could make them the
millionaires next door
Every year the Kenyan universities produce over 50,000 graduates, with the current
Cc
unemployment rate which is at 41% of the Population, This is a disaster.
This means we are rich in Human resource but opportunities do not exist?
So I came up with over 21 Business ideas that Kenyans can start today and make a
living:
1) ERRANDS boy /Girl :
Peak time 8:00 am and 5:00 pm , this would actually involve you looking for
Parking spots on behalf of your clients , It is a FACT most people struggle to locate
a parking spot Especially the Working class who attend evening MBA classes in
town, Other things would also be Purchasing items / Doing banking transactions
on behalf : you can charge only 50/= per client and you can serve as many as 100
people per day , this is 5000/= per day and would be 100,000/= per month
(assuming you work for 20 days - i.e. 4 weeks)
2) DAY Care School / :
Research shows many Kenyans have started trusting day Care Schools, This is a
huge potential business with many parents actually paying over 30,000 per child
(depends on Location) per week, what do you Need? A clean well ventilated
room with adequate security and you are good to go, you can make UP TO
1,000,000 Clean money, and this heavily depends on Trust.

2. 3) CAR Wash:
How Often do you clean your Car ? How much do you pay? , this is a Booming Business ,
on average you would charge 300/= per car (body wash) IF you have a good location and
motivated staff you can manage 100 cars per day , this is 30,000 Per day , assuming you
work for 20 days a month you make a clean Gross income of 600,000/=
4) Join a Sacco
Did you know you can join a Sacco in Kenya and be given 5 times the amount borrowed?
This will allow you to expand your business with a very good Capital base and low
interest. STIMA SACCO is currently the best
5) FMCG supplier,
Yes for 50K only, you can be a leading supplier of BIDCO Kenya, COCACOLA, RAMCO,
CROWN GROUP, there are 2 approaches in this , 1) to be subcontracted by the
Appointed Agents 2) to do it solo by buying as a Wholesaler
6) Movie Shop in Kenya :
According to Hollywood research , in Africa Kenya comes in 4th as a market for film
Products that is after SA, Egypt and Nigeria , this is Huge potential , with a small Capital
of as little as 30K, you can make up to 4K daily .
7) Coffee Shop,
Have you ever learnt How JAVA Kenya entrepreneur started? It was a small room with
only 2 waiters, his Motto was quality in service and convenience, After 1 year his capital
base grew from 35,000 to 5,000,000.
8) BALD HEAD – Hair refill
Research Shows, over 75 % of men get bald (mine has just started so al be your first
client), In Kenya we have a Population of 43M Kenyans This is a very simple Business,
you just Buy Hair fiber refill, other hair fibers brands going for as low as 15USD per can
in the US can be imported and the you translate it to Cash
There are BIG opportunities both as a Retailer and as a Wholesaler; ALL you need is to
get your marketing right

3. 9) ANGER Management Professionals –
Research shows that at least 3 out of every 10 people are ANGRY, So many People in
Kenya, Parents and Kids get Angry at one given Point; this is due to a number of factors
starting from Political issues, Poor economy, to Personal issues, At the Moment we do
not Have ANY anger management professionals, all we have are Psychologists who
assist .., you CAN make it BIG here
10) PRIVATE Docs and Bulk Storage –
Have you ever thought about the security of your Title deeds, Certificates security,
Banks are currently doing this but their CORE Challenge is this is not their main Business.
They are more interested in storing Money as opposed to Docs...
11) With 1000,000 KES buy LAND and speculate,
It is the easiest way of making money, Land appreciates by almost 25% every year..
12) If you have 500,000 KES you can BUY a second hand MATATU
"Pimp it Up” you can make around 2500 to 3000 KES per day, It is a business that has
made many Billionaire
13) If you have 250,000 KES you can actually Buy STOCK at NSE,
The best performing company is BAT with its price going up by 7/= as at yesterday..
14) If you have 125,000 KES you can start a Hair Salon / barber shop,
Let’s say, these guys make as from 3,000/= to over 15,000 per day (depends on location
)
15) If you have 70,000 , I would do a lot of Farming ,
In KITALE for example you can Hire a 1 acre of land for 30,000 and do farming of Maize
which is a staple food in Kenya, Returns are as high as 300,000 KES after 4 months
16) For 300 K I would suggest the following businesses
FMCG Distribution Soda, Coca-Cola, Pepsi or mineral water
how? you can buy 2 Motorcycles each at 50,000 (second hand )

4. and then this leaves you with a Cool 200K meaning you can buy how many 300Ml
bottles at 15/= for a wholesale price 200K/15 = 13,333 bottles , So what’s the
Distribution Price ,? = 19/= per bottles, so you make (4/= per bottle X 13,333) = 253,327
/= Your Gross Profit margin is 53,327, assume 3000/= is for fuel and other expenses,
then you can easily net 50,000/= per week / for 3 days depending on Manpower,
In 2 years you are a Millionaire . How? 50,000 net per week X 96 weeks (2 years)
= 4,800,000
17) FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE :
Tourism is actually the 2nd largest contributor to Kenya's foreign exchange following
agriculture , According to the Tourist board statistics, Kenya now receives over 300,000
+ visitors every year, now this shows we receive an of (300,000 / 12) = 25,000 Visitors
every month ..
(Excluding high seasons i would give it 60% less EVERY MONTH = [25000]-[25,000*0.6] =
10,000 Visitors monthly, How many days do you want to work for? 20 days excluding
weekends, narrows your target market to = 10,000/20 = 500 visitors per day.
REMEMBER YOU ARE SMALL = target only 2% of 500 ,= 10 visitors per day ,
HOW MUCH IS A NICE 10 SEATER TOUR VAN FOR HIRE = 10000/= Per day
YOUR TOUR CHARGE ? 75 USD per day * 87.0 = 6525 per visitor * 10 = 65,250 per trip,
expenses = (petrol 10,000) + ( Van Hire 10,000) + (TAX-VAT 16% of 65,250= 10,440) =
30,440 .
Net Income = 65250 - 30,440 = 34,810 on a Good day ...
Growth on this business depends on high levels of trust and a strong online marketing
strategy like a good website.
18) RE-USABLE BABY DIAPER RETAILER;

5. According to research from the world bank, there are 31.93 births /1000 people , if we
go by the working population which is 40% of 40M Kenyans = 16 M Kenyans / 1000 =
16000 Kenyans * 31.93 births = 510,880 Kids born per year meaning monthly 510,880
/12 = 42,573 .Kids Per month
, A small Businessman targets the Middle class , start with 2% as a target =(2%* 42,573)
= 851 kids ..
Reusable Diapers in India are very affordable, going for only 150/= (after customs duty)
in a pack of six, if you make 50/= per pack then (851 *50) = 42,550 Per month, use
10,000 for distribution = Net = 32,550.
19) LANGUAGE ONLINE COACH / TRANSLATOR :
Are you eloquent in English / Swahili / French , this is a booming Business online , we
have over 30 embassies in Kenya and we do not have any proper website that can coach
foreigners to know the Kenyan languages , ( apart from through Google and Skype ) so
how would this work ? Build a strong website with ability to hold video Conferencing
and Online payments solutions like Mpesa , Visa and Master card , A good website
would cost you 25,000/ =
How many users are you targeting a day? 10 only, Charges?? 30 USD per hour ,
assuming they go for 2 hrs. each then (10*30)*87 = 26,100 per hour , if you do only 6
hours a day then this would be 26,100 *6 = 156,600
After VAT= (156,600)- (16% of 156,600) = 131,544
This Business enables you to evade Fixed Costs like Rent and Service Charges hence
overheads are very low
20) HOME CLEANING SERVICES ;
Yes , A booming Business started by PARAPET cleaning services with a Capital of only
10,000 / = , How did he start ? he hired Women who strategically placed themselves in
different estates positioning for Business, His service charge was 1000/= He started with
10 women and paid them 500/= per house / per work done , meaning he would spend
5000/= for expenses making his profits to be 100% , after 2 years , He Registered His

6. Business and was able to expand from 10 employees , to over 1200 employees , He now
nets over 15,000,000 KES Per month
There's is still a Big Gap in these Businesses , and you can make it big here especially
when targeting the Middle Class ..
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ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW BUSINESS.