Where to Look for the Kenyan Online Community?

When I have a question that might need some input from Kenyans, I have have limited options: I can make a very expensive call home, send an email that might not get answered in time, or take to the ‘net and hope for the kindness of strangers. To be fair, I usually get a good [...]

Freeware of the Week! [VirtualBox]

Ever had one of those awful moments when you need a different operating system? Thanks to VirtualBox, the need for separate computers is now a thing of the past. VirtualBox is a collection of x86 products that can be used for home and business. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac, with support for a [...]

What Tech Should You Have in Your Home Office?

As a freelancer or newly-minted entrepreneur, you don’t necessarily need an office, as you’re either going to be working from home or at client sites. You might work on the sofa, with your laptop warming your thighs as you get distracted by whatever happens to be on television at the time. Alternatively, you may have [...]

Problem PR: a Primer

Regardless at how much effort you put in and no matter your dedication to customer satisfaction, at some point every business will be faced with a publicity problem: too much of the wrong sort. There are, however, other ways to navigate a potential PR disaster. Decide who has the right to speakThere should only be [...]

And then Came the Property Slump

I knew when I read Bankele’s recent blog post on the lacklustre Property & Home Living Expo 2009 that something was up. Lo and behold, today Business Daily Africa reports that the commercial office space is experiencing a downturn as the economy heads south. Apparently many owners of commercial office space are holding off on [...]