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What marketers and sales men could learn from Nairobi hawkers

Posted by george on October 30, 2012 at 4:45 AM Comments comments (0)

Have you ever encountered those pesky fellows who stalk in town holding sim-cards or offering you loans…don’t they just irritate you? I have worked in sales and I tell it is very hard to get folks to even listen to you let alone purchase a product…however with time I have learned a few tricks here and there that have enabled me meet my targetsand surprisingly it is ...

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kenya's Finance bill 2012

Posted by george on May 15, 2012 at 7:30 AM Comments comments (1)


Income  Tax

1. Medical Benefit Beneficiaries

position in finance bill 2012

The Finance Act 2012 further elaborates  on this provision  by defining “beneficiaries” to include the employee’s spouse and not more than four children whose age shall not exc...

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what to consider when choosing a business name

Posted by george on February 14, 2012 at 6:10 AM Comments comments (0)


Many individuals find it a hard task to come up with a business name. they may even end up contracting consultants while it can all be an easy task.

 

To enable you come up with the name here are some pointers below.

 

 

A name should be simple and memorable

A good name should be easily understandable and memoriseable...

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how to go about a cash/ bank reconciliation

Posted by george on August 18, 2011 at 1:10 AM Comments comments (0)


Cash-bank reconciliation is the analysis of transactions in the accounting systems cash book with that of the bank as per the bank statement.

The differences between the actual bank balances as per bank statement can be classified into two broad categories;

(a)   Differences that occur as a result of ordinaryevents and transactions...

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How create an invoice-dummy guide

Posted by george on July 15, 2011 at 4:21 AM Comments comments (0)


With formal employment becoming hard to come by more and more Kenyan are turning to business and consultancy to earn a living more than ever, however they are unable to conduct business well due to various limitations like billing customers

This problem is more prelevant when dealing with the government that is very strict on requirements and specifically in...

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What to look for when choosing an office chair

Posted by george on June 13, 2011 at 6:58 AM Comments comments (0)


People have always had a problem when it comes to choosing what kind of chair to have in the office…many times people choose chairs without due consideration for many aspects that eventually end up with chairs that are uncomfortable and  impractical

One thing to always remember is that you may sit in an office chair for up to seven hours a day and therefore you should ...

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Requirements for NHIF application and Download and print a nhif application form

Posted by george on June 8, 2011 at 6:35 AM Comments comments (88)


Employee application form downloads

Employer application form downloads

Qualifications for employees

  1. Who is a resident in Kenya
  2. Has attained the age of 18 years. (No ...
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how to file your individual kra tax return on-line

Posted by george on May 30, 2011 at 6:50 AM Comments comments (1)

many kenyans have been asking on a previous article about how to fille their  individual tax returns online

to help you do it yourself and avoid huge lines at kra offices

here is a user guide to help you do it

click here to view or

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Advertising Business opportunities in Kenya

Posted by george on May 27, 2011 at 6:08 AM Comments comments (1)


There are massive opportunities of investment in the advertising industry in Kenya…any opportunity arises in this industry when two things arise, high traffic of people and a way to get their people attention

The most exciting thing about advertising is the fact that it is so dynamic and diverse that you can even invent your own media of advertisement…over time ther...

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What to look for when choosing an accounting application or software

Posted by george on May 19, 2011 at 7:07 AM Comments comments (0)


Long time ago you could account with a book, a pen and your fingers, it was so easy there was no VAT to pay, no elaborate reports (cash-in,cash-out) but then came vat, invoicing, reports, dividends, law suits,international trade etc

It was not only a herculean tasks but an impossible tasks to be undertaken without the necessary tools that is compute...

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