Category: Industry Trends and Insights
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PAPSS: A Game Changer for SMEs in Africa
Read More: PAPSS: A Game Changer for SMEs in AfricaThe Challenge of Cross-Border Payments in Africa For many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa, expanding beyond their home country has always come with a major challenge: payments. Traditionally, making or receiving payments across African borders is slow, expensive, and often dependent on foreign currencies like the U.S. dollar or the euro. This reliance…
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Industry Trends: What SMEs Need to Know Right Now
Read More: Industry Trends: What SMEs Need to Know Right NowSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies worldwide, driving job creation, innovation, and economic growth. In Kenya, across Africa, and globally, the business landscape is evolving rapidly. To stay competitive, SMEs must adapt to key industry trends shaping the future. Here’s what you need to know right now: 1. Talent & Workforce…
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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…
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The Gift of Being Unknown: Small Businesses-Bigger Risks
When No One’s Watching, You’re Free to Create There’s a hidden advantage to being unknown and many business owners don’t realize it until they’ve grown. In the early days of starting a business, no one is watching your every move. You’re free to try, to fail, to pivot. The stakes feel lower. The public pressure…