We always believe that starting a business starts from a place of know it all, a lot of capital, and certainty that the future will be without challenges. But, the tale of Rebeka Teshome, shows us a story of conquering fears, starting with passion, and eventually footprints as an author with a vision for global transformation. Madame Rebeka Teshome started her first business very young and consequently has been a four-time serial entrepreneur ensuing what speaks to her soul. Not without taunts, but she made lemonade through her frustrations. Perhaps that she learns a lot, so she teaches with the same measure, and has been able to turn this passion into profits, is also indeed a great blessing. Overcoming impostor syndrome through internal work has made her get away from the girl that used to shy away when opportunities knocked on her door, losing a lot of opportunities, to becoming a great woman of influence, inspiring women across the globe. Four years ago, she started her journey in ...

  Entrepreneur of the Week: Entrepreneur Corner Lynda Iyadi ": Founder and CEO Vazi Network Madame Lynda Iyadi is a lover of fine things in life and she is fine herself, brilliant and a trailblazer in her own right. For her, fine involves being smart and being able to attain great things through hard work. She believes that to be at this level, one must get down and dirty, fold your sleeves and never look back when chasing dreams. Even still, she believes that businesses should be clean, even as she soils her hands in farming which she says is capital intensive and a lot of hard work. She has overcome great challenges and become a surviving business owner, unlike most people who quit too soon, Linda has served her years and has learned in the process. Even amidst disappointment, when the county closed her shop without a basis, Linda has found ways to reinvent herself. She was clear that she would never be part of brown envelopes and found herself in the online space, branding her...

  I remember the first feeling of registering my first Business at 26. I was thrilled, ill-prepared for the journey ahead, but nothing short of the excitement of the possibilities I was about to create.  Esther Neema This became the journey to my most adventurous living, only, in a matter of days, which turned in to months and years, I was frustrated, lonely, and afraid of the future, like the many young entrepreneurs. The event company that I had started, had turned my entire life into a circus, living adequately below the poverty line in most seasons, experiencing not only bad hair days but bad hair months. The love for the hustle had cost me "the good life" and it was taking a toll on me. Esther Neema running Belle Enterprise Themed Events I was once always among the top of my classes, a Headgirl even, and naturally a top achiever. Yet here I was frustrated, having very little to show for my degree and my masters, and at that moment, all I could believe in was dreams and a...

  “The measure of a man is not how did he die, but, how did he live?" said a poet. “His measure is not, what was his station but, had he a heart?" And above all, “How did he play his God-given part?”. For most male teens incarcerated, your guess is as good as mine, their chances in life in many cases remain zero to none. Faced with the Dilemma, to either go back to crime or be part of nation-building. For many, they would have been hopeless had it not been for the one trouser man, whose journey of sacrifice and determination to restore the dignity of young men from ex-convicts to leaders still goes on. In July 2012, Hawi James met 100 boys at Nairobi Remand Prison and overwhelmed and felt love, compassion and responsibility towards each of them. Soon devoted to having sessions for them during his off day, on Fridays. About 60% of the boys had not been visited by their families and needed someone to accompany them to court. They also needed someone to visit their families an...

  THE TALE OF THE ONE-EYED ACROBAT GLOBALLY SPOTTED They say that talent is worth a pinch of table salt, but for Muhammad Eysmert , talent has been his bread his butter. Sliding through the air and on the ground, Mohammed has created a name for himself in the world of acrobatics. It wasn’t always this way, like many young men, he was going for the traditional work. Today, as the word says, your talent will make you sit before kings, indeed, if he hasn’t already, he is on his way. He is passionate, enthusiastic, and persistent. I believe traits necessary in the world of entrepreneurship. Muhamed is Kenya's one-eyed acrobat – ( https://p.dw.com/p/3pYja?maca=en-Whatsapp-sharing ) Gnashed to the ground but never dispirited in pursuing acrobatics. Mohamed Ismat Mohamed is a multi-talented Kenyan. He does many things starting from Dance, acrobatics, and yoga. This is what he does for a living. He is also a mentor on online branding teaching fellow youth on accessing opportunities online...

ENTREPRENEURS CORNER: FROM ZERO BOB TO IT HERO WITH TWO APPS IN 35 COUNTRIES #entrepreneurOftheweek #yepiinspirations Growing up, Ken Gitonga didn’t know who he wanted to become, he laughs and says, “ Maybe it’s because I’m from the village where there is little or no motivation at all.” But one thing for sure he knew he wanted money: and a lot of it. From the childhood struggles, he developed the culture of depending on himself whenever he wanted something. Starting a Business with absolutely nothing, just a big idea, laptops, and a dream. Today, two known start-ups; the e-Bursary System and StockApp, that have gotten the team awards, he probably becomes our Kenyan version of Elon Musk straight out of Mombasa to the global stage. From no business on the first round to having users from 35 countries. He also has been part of other consultancies. Ken Gitonga also referred to as Kenly or the T-shirt CEO is a serial entrepreneur and IT enthusiast. He is a twin last born, together with ...