Nelly
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1. Pest Control
Pest control is a business with great potential. Pest control can be applied in the cropping and out of the cropping season.
During the cropping season, you can help eradicate destructive pests such as insects, rodents in farms. You can also look for opportunities in commercial and residential properties.
Besides, pest control is on demand with animal farms. Ticks, fleas, and related pests are always a nuisance to the health of your animals.
Additionally, pest control is very common in urban setting and you can start a business to help people get rid of these ‘urgly and painful elements’
To control these pests you may need to combine both chemical based sprays and organic sprays, depending on the demands on the client.
2. Baby Sitting
If you cherish small children, you can start a children babysitting center. Let busy parents trust you with their children as they go out for work or other engagements.
It would make great sense to have a special center for babysitting. However, you could do this right from your home if you don’t have the money to rent or build infrastructure.
3. Mobile Food Delivery
Mobile food delivery is quickly becoming common in both small and big commercial centers. If you can cook nice food, I think this business can be worth trying.
You don’t need a large amount of money to get into this business. However, you should be good at building relationships.
Since you will be moving door to door, of course marketing your service to other business people and corporate workers in the center, you need to be courteous and well groomed.
Well-cooked food at decent price will attract for you tens of customers. Just make sure that you delivery is consistent both in quality and commitment.
4. Stationery Supply to Rural Areas
The other area with huge business potential is supplying stationery to the most remote areas. Those schools deep in the rural can make for a good market for books, printing papers, revision papers, among other resources.
Your job will include outsourcing the resources from major towns at a cheaper price. Then make deliveries to these schools at a profit.
It is important that you market yourself adequately. Reach as many schools as possible to build a wide customer base.
Note that you need to have a reliable source of transportation. The business is about making lots of movements.
5. Office Supply
Office supply is one of the untapped business ideas in Kenya which can easily earn you good money. Big and small companies are setting up offices in towns.
You can grab the underlying opportunity. In this case, it means helping the office occupants find the necessary office resources and deliver them right at the doorstep.
Some of the things you can supply to offices include stamp pads, files, pens, plastic staff ID cards, business cards, etc. Just get these supplies from cheaper sources and sell them at higher prices that will fetch you good profits.
6. Mushroom Farming
Mushroom farming requires a bit of technical skills. Therefore, a bit of training is required to thrive in the business.
You will learn about the substrate for growing the fungus. You should also be able to tell the conditions required in the room for optimal mushroom growing and where to obtain the spawn.
The marketing aspect needs to be taken seriously. Otherwise, there will be no business sense.
With that said, mushroom farming can fetch huge profits. If you do produce the best quality of the fungus, of course.
7. Motor Vehicle Washing (Car Wash)
There is no denying that vehicles are everywhere in the country. And whether it is the rainy season or dry spell, the motor vehicles need to be washed.
You can take advantage of this and open up a car wash. This place should be strategically positioned to attract as many clients as possible.
Besides the open space, you need to buy a professional car wash machine. So, you will need to pay the rent for space and also fork out some money to secure the equipment.
Starting this business may not need a lot of money. Just make it basic in the early stages.
8. Private Teaching
After schools close, especially for the December holidays, pupils and students are going to idle for two months. You can save parents the scare.
This one does not necessarily need a lot of money. In fact, you may start this venture with zero capital investment.
You can organize to have the students taught from your home or theirs. Alternatively, you can book space in neighboring church or school.
Then you charge the students per each lesson taught.
Just make sure that you clearly define your area of expertise. If the subjects increase, you may need a helping hand.
9. Boda Boda/Tuk-Tuk Business
The boda boda business has been around for a while. So has been the tuk-tuk vehicles, thanks to the short travelling demands.
Albeit tough economic times, boda boda and tuk-tuk are small business ideas in Kenya that have sustained a huge chunk of the youth population economically.
The business is said to generate billions of shillings per year. For instance, the sector pumped in a revenue of Ksh.219B in 2017 alone.
This shows you the riches hidden the sector. In general, a motorcycle costs about Ksh.60,000 to Ksh.120,000 depending on the brand of the motorcycle.
The good thing about the boda boda business is that you can make up to Ksh.1,000 a day.
10. Sell Smokies and Boiled Eggs
Another widespread business in the streets of busy towns is the sale of smokies and boiled eggs.
Smokies and boiled eggs are on the go snacks that any person can take a bite whether they are hungry or not.
Well, this ready market and the fact that the business is easy to start due to low capital requirements should encourage your next moves. The trolley goes for about Ksh.5,000.
To sell more, ensure that you target the traffic at bus stops, marketplaces and entertainment areas. Be sure to be timely – know which hours of the day sales are made the most.
11. Ice Cream Selling
Selling ice-cream is one of the great business ideas in Kenya that won’t disappoint you. The business venture thrives best during the hot season.
The requirements for this business include a fridge and the ice cream ingredients. Once you are set to go, ensure to do your homework well about the areas you want to target for the sales.
Go to supermarkets, offices, and schools. Plus, visit marketplaces, children playgrounds, and social places. However, one thing is for sure – you will face stiff competition.
This business can fetch you a lot of money once you commit to the task. And yet, you may only need a starting capital of Ksh.20,000.
Pest control is a business with great potential. Pest control can be applied in the cropping and out of the cropping season.
During the cropping season, you can help eradicate destructive pests such as insects, rodents in farms. You can also look for opportunities in commercial and residential properties.
Besides, pest control is on demand with animal farms. Ticks, fleas, and related pests are always a nuisance to the health of your animals.
Additionally, pest control is very common in urban setting and you can start a business to help people get rid of these ‘urgly and painful elements’
To control these pests you may need to combine both chemical based sprays and organic sprays, depending on the demands on the client.
2. Baby Sitting
If you cherish small children, you can start a children babysitting center. Let busy parents trust you with their children as they go out for work or other engagements.
It would make great sense to have a special center for babysitting. However, you could do this right from your home if you don’t have the money to rent or build infrastructure.
3. Mobile Food Delivery
Mobile food delivery is quickly becoming common in both small and big commercial centers. If you can cook nice food, I think this business can be worth trying.
You don’t need a large amount of money to get into this business. However, you should be good at building relationships.
Since you will be moving door to door, of course marketing your service to other business people and corporate workers in the center, you need to be courteous and well groomed.
Well-cooked food at decent price will attract for you tens of customers. Just make sure that you delivery is consistent both in quality and commitment.
4. Stationery Supply to Rural Areas
The other area with huge business potential is supplying stationery to the most remote areas. Those schools deep in the rural can make for a good market for books, printing papers, revision papers, among other resources.
Your job will include outsourcing the resources from major towns at a cheaper price. Then make deliveries to these schools at a profit.
It is important that you market yourself adequately. Reach as many schools as possible to build a wide customer base.
Note that you need to have a reliable source of transportation. The business is about making lots of movements.
5. Office Supply
Office supply is one of the untapped business ideas in Kenya which can easily earn you good money. Big and small companies are setting up offices in towns.
You can grab the underlying opportunity. In this case, it means helping the office occupants find the necessary office resources and deliver them right at the doorstep.
Some of the things you can supply to offices include stamp pads, files, pens, plastic staff ID cards, business cards, etc. Just get these supplies from cheaper sources and sell them at higher prices that will fetch you good profits.
6. Mushroom Farming
Mushroom farming requires a bit of technical skills. Therefore, a bit of training is required to thrive in the business.
You will learn about the substrate for growing the fungus. You should also be able to tell the conditions required in the room for optimal mushroom growing and where to obtain the spawn.
The marketing aspect needs to be taken seriously. Otherwise, there will be no business sense.
With that said, mushroom farming can fetch huge profits. If you do produce the best quality of the fungus, of course.
7. Motor Vehicle Washing (Car Wash)
There is no denying that vehicles are everywhere in the country. And whether it is the rainy season or dry spell, the motor vehicles need to be washed.
You can take advantage of this and open up a car wash. This place should be strategically positioned to attract as many clients as possible.
Besides the open space, you need to buy a professional car wash machine. So, you will need to pay the rent for space and also fork out some money to secure the equipment.
Starting this business may not need a lot of money. Just make it basic in the early stages.
8. Private Teaching
After schools close, especially for the December holidays, pupils and students are going to idle for two months. You can save parents the scare.
This one does not necessarily need a lot of money. In fact, you may start this venture with zero capital investment.
You can organize to have the students taught from your home or theirs. Alternatively, you can book space in neighboring church or school.
Then you charge the students per each lesson taught.
Just make sure that you clearly define your area of expertise. If the subjects increase, you may need a helping hand.
9. Boda Boda/Tuk-Tuk Business
The boda boda business has been around for a while. So has been the tuk-tuk vehicles, thanks to the short travelling demands.
Albeit tough economic times, boda boda and tuk-tuk are small business ideas in Kenya that have sustained a huge chunk of the youth population economically.
The business is said to generate billions of shillings per year. For instance, the sector pumped in a revenue of Ksh.219B in 2017 alone.
This shows you the riches hidden the sector. In general, a motorcycle costs about Ksh.60,000 to Ksh.120,000 depending on the brand of the motorcycle.
The good thing about the boda boda business is that you can make up to Ksh.1,000 a day.
10. Sell Smokies and Boiled Eggs
Another widespread business in the streets of busy towns is the sale of smokies and boiled eggs.
Smokies and boiled eggs are on the go snacks that any person can take a bite whether they are hungry or not.
Well, this ready market and the fact that the business is easy to start due to low capital requirements should encourage your next moves. The trolley goes for about Ksh.5,000.
To sell more, ensure that you target the traffic at bus stops, marketplaces and entertainment areas. Be sure to be timely – know which hours of the day sales are made the most.
11. Ice Cream Selling
Selling ice-cream is one of the great business ideas in Kenya that won’t disappoint you. The business venture thrives best during the hot season.
The requirements for this business include a fridge and the ice cream ingredients. Once you are set to go, ensure to do your homework well about the areas you want to target for the sales.
Go to supermarkets, offices, and schools. Plus, visit marketplaces, children playgrounds, and social places. However, one thing is for sure – you will face stiff competition.
This business can fetch you a lot of money once you commit to the task. And yet, you may only need a starting capital of Ksh.20,000.