Month: July 2026
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On being a beginner
Read More: On being a beginnerNobody wants to be called a beginner. A beginner asks too many questions. They hesitate before making decisions. They are slower than everyone else in the room. They don’t know the shortcuts, the jargon, or where the invisible doors are. In business, being a beginner can feel almost embarrassing. We admire businesses that look established.…
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On being a beginner
Nobody wants to be called a beginner. A beginner asks too many questions. They hesitate before making decisions. They are slower than everyone else in the room. They don’t know the shortcuts, the jargon, or where the invisible doors are. In business, being a beginner can feel almost embarrassing. We admire businesses that look established.…
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Cross Collaboration: Growth Strategy for SMEs
Why Cross-Collaboration Is a Growth Strategy for SMEs For many SMEs, growth is often imagined as a solo journey; building capacity internally, competing harder, and trying to do more with limited resources. But across small towns and emerging markets, some of the most resilient businessesare growing differently: through collaboration. Cross-collaboration, partnering with other businesses, even…
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eTIMS: A New Era In Tax Compliance
eTIMS and the Quiet Shock to Kenya’s Informal Economy: What SMEs Are Struggling to Understand If you speak to small business owners across Kenya today, from traders to small wholesalers to service providers, a one-word boogeyman keeps coming up in anxious conversations: eTIMS. The Electronic Tax Invoice Management System introduced by the Kenya Revenue Authority…