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Investment Groups have become common place in Kenya and most parts of East Africa where they are commonly known as chama, in plural, chamas. Simply put, these chamas are a group of like minded individuals – usually 5 or more – who come together with the chief objective of pulling their funds together in a…
The tactics that I will share on this post are relevant for much more than carving a career as a Business Plan or Marketing Plan writer. Applying your skill set to Business Plan Consulting can not only make you tons of cash — but will also help you diversify your income sources and protect your freelancing career. Even if…
The start of a new year is the best time to set positive goals, such as gearing yourself up to hook as many well-paying freelance gigs or jobs as possible. It’s a daunting challenge for any freelancer, but it is particularly challenging if you have to rely on freelancing platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr that have millions of freelancers bidding for the…
After signing up on Upwork, Freelancer, Fiverr, or whatever other freelancing platform there is out there, most newbies or new contractors go straight and start bidding for jobs. But in the freelancing world where everyone else seems like in a race track chasing the few available clients, it is not easy for someone who doesn’t have any prior…
Welcome to the most ignored Upwork profile section: The title. If you’re an Upwork freelancer, especially one who’s attempting to leverage your presence on Upwork to find large paying jobs or clients — kindly race over to your profile right away. And once you’re there, let me know what you’ve got going on for your title. Something…
While most professionals in the financial services space – read bankers, accountants, auditors, investment specialists, etc. – make a good living plying their trade in Kenya, it’s no secret that retrenchments and unsatisfactory have been the order of business for years now. If you want to make serious mula as a financial services professional…
If you engage in business planning, you have to develop business plans that potential small business investors and loan providers want to fund. Writers who succeed at this balancing act can proudly wear their business plan writer badge and daunt less-savvy strategists. Business Plan writing requires an understanding of what funds providers want to see…
Raising funds for a business is no easy task. And so is running your business. Or at least it can seem so until you get yourself that comprehensive business plan. Are you struggling to get the capital to start up or expand your business? Are you wondering how to validate your business model and convince venture capitalists,…
Becoming a freelancer for the first time is a tough job. To be hired by potential employers for a particular task or project, you need to show lots of proof and relevant working experiences as evidence that you are truly worth their time and money. Aside from the various obstacles that may await you as you set…
April 15, 2009 marked the beginning of my journey as an online freelancer. As at the first publishing of this post, I have had the privilege to work on 66 different assignments and made slightly over US $10,000 freelancing part time. Some of the clients have been repeat while others have just been one-off engagements. Fortunately…