One of my youngest clients gave me a call a few days ago. She was direct to the point. “ I need to buy the bond that is currently on offer”. She was a few hours ahead of me as I had not seen it. They say that if you didn’t expect it, you probably […]

VICKY ASKS… “I have a performance review coming up soon .I do not want it to be like the rest of the reviews I have had, fruitless. I would like to create an impression and make sure I press all the right buttons, generally, have a good review. I really need this to be a […]

BUSINESS INCUBATION DARIUS ASKS… I recently read about Business incubation and the opportunities they hold for small and upcoming entrepreneurs. I do not know how true and/or appropriate to me this could be. Could you please shed some light on this? Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through […]

HOW TO SAVE EFFECTIVELY EDDIE ASKS… I’m a twenty-three-year-old professional single man. Ever since I started working, it seems that my financial life has not quite improved as I thought it would. I don’t know if it’s me or not, but I feel that things were once a lot cheaper — and I don’t think […]

BORROWING FROM SACCOS My name is Kim, i like your updates on business and finance. Keep it up FFI. I have been employed for about 6 years now and I think its time for me to grow and even start my own business to grow with. My main worry is that I may start a […]

MEDICAL INSURANCE KOCKIE ASKS… Hi FFI, my sister recently had a severe tooth ache and had to rush to the hospital. She had to undergo several procedures that cost her lots of money, over Ksh 45,000 some of which we had to borrow as it was an emergency. It got us to thinking of taking […]

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1, CUSTOMER CARE 2. Football is a beautiful game. Losing at home is bad though.It is not only attractive from great goals but the crowd plays a very big part in the beauty process. You get to meet new people, the banters and soon, it’s an addiction. The habit carries on to an extent […]

THE BANKING CHALLENGE. DEATH OF THE BANKING HALL? Many years ago, technology started getting into the Kenyan’s blood. Computers were the talk of town. Very few people if any had knowledge of how to use a computer. In those days, being in possession of Microsoft excel skills was like owning road rights. The town was […]