Blogs
Doing the CEO’s Job in Your Small Business: Logistic and Smart Entrepreneurs
Many youth, especially Kenyans, have jumped onto the entrepreneurship bandwagon, their first step often being creating domain based email addresses for their intended companies. In a bid to sound more professional or impress potential clients and new...
Your Wallet and You: Celebrating the Resurrection of Kenya’s Leather Industry
In an effort to breathe new life into the Kenyan economy, the government has announced plans to revive the now sadly under performing leather industry in Kenya. Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed made it known that a Leather Development task Force...
To Pay or Not To Pay: Money Mangement and Logistics
The nation recently received the grim announcement that county operations were likely to grind to a painful halt soon as a law meant to release about KES.200 billion to county governments had been delayed by MPs. Effectively, salaries and much needed funds meant to be...
Are You a VIP? Exploring the Value of Exclusive Services in Business.
Leading mobile services provider, Safaricom, launched a VIP retail shop dubbed the “Platinum Shop” designed to cater for their high volume spenders. The shop, located in Sarit Center, is exclusive to holders of the Platinum Card- proof of membership to the...
We Hope You’re Good at Chess: Selecting Logistics Firms’ Locations
A secret war wages silently across our capital: an intricate chess match where one false move could cost millions. Banks, retailers, eateries, none have been spared in the struggle for prime business locations in Nairobi more so the CBD. With international sandwich...
Long-Awaited Savior or Bringer of Doom: The Eurobond and You.
Local news has been abuzz with mentions of the ubiquitous “Eurobond”, quoted time after time as proof that Kenya is still on the right track financially. For those of you that have nodded silently as your coworkers discussed this mysterious Eurobond, fear not:...
Hate Speech and You: Choosing Your Words in the Logistics Industry
Ramadhan Kareem to all folks around the globe. I understand the topic of the day would certainly be BRAvsGER but lets comeback home and discuss some few things in our surroundings in relation to our obvious and favorite subject: Logistics. The case for being careful...
Goooooooal! Logistics Lessons from the 2014 World Cup
World Cup fever has officially taken over across the globe, with even the farthest thing from sports fans remaining up to date with game results, if just to taunt fans of the losing teams the next day at the office. We in the logistics industry are watching as well,...
#BabaWhileYouWereAway: Conflict Resolution in Logistics
In another show of stellar behavior befitting our political leaders, the Nairobi County Assembly descended into chaos early last week, following what some considered inflammatory statements made by Leader of the Minority Abdi Guyo, making reference to opposition...