/Features/smartcompany/-/1226/1226/-/8tp16ez/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Wrong+priorities+cloud+Kenyas+path+to+Vision+2030+/-/1226/1410464/-/7xcxqwz/-/index.html As hopes of Kenya achieving a middle-income status by 2030 dwindle, questions are starting to emerge on whether the country has its growth priorities right. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Glorious+rise+of+Facebook+and+the+future+beyond+IPO+/-/1226/1410470/-/lgpvu8/-/index.html When Mark Zuckerberg started a social networking site in his college dormitory, little did he know that Facebook would help millions of people to connect, interact, and share ideas. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Airlines+take+off+to+African+routes+/-/1226/1410482/-/2bl2nwz/-/index.html Competition on regional airline routes within Africa is on the rise, driven by increased travel on the continent and falling revenues on European routes. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/New+deal+in+the+offing+for+rail+firm++/-/1226/1410476/-/7b9wt7/-/index.html The concessionaire partners in Rift Valley Railways intend to restructure the poorly performing passenger service as part of the deal whose term comes to a close on 30 June. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Coca+Cola+sees+growth+in+Africa+/-/1226/1410492/-/9yoptq/-/index.html Coca-Cola President Muhtar Kent is betting on a fast expanding retail market and mobile connectivity to help drive growth in Africa in the next decade. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/How+to+run+a+big+firm+like+a+small+one+/-/1226/1410494/-/f4s607z/-/index.html Running a big company as if it were a small one comes with tremendous advantages 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Cloud+computing+and+the+ordinary+web+user+/-/1226/1405560/-/58tfg8/-/index.html Cloud computing technology was in yester-years considered the next big thing in the IT sphere. 2012-05-14T12:39:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Work+cut+out+for+new+Mumias+sugar+CEO+/-/1226/1405556/-/lvu9ql/-/index.html The incoming Mumias Sugar Company managing director, Mr Peter Kebati, takes over the miller 2012-05-14T12:36:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Faulu+takes+on+ambitious+venture+/-/1226/1405350/-/11isn9sz/-/index.html Faulu Kenya may be among the least celebrated microfinance institutions 2012-05-14T04:45:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Tough+Bill+targets+pyramid+schemes+/-/1226/1405348/-/cblcbuz/-/index.html There are more painful days ahead for those engaged in pyramid schemes, if a Bill tabled in Parliament last week sees the light of day. 2012-05-14T04:44:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/South+African+property+firm+sets+up+operations+in+Nairobi+/-/1226/1405346/-/ir73uhz/-/index.html The entry of a new company into the Kenyan property market is expected to stir up competition. 2012-05-14T04:43:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Who+is+setting+the+agenda+at+EAC/-/1226/1405342/-/yr651gz/-/index.html Donors have funded 71 per cent of the 2012/2013 East African Community budget, raising questions 2012-05-14T04:40:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Safaricoms+billion+shilling+tough+call+/-/1226/1405338/-/nvtk5oz/-/index.html Falling revenue from the voice segment and stiff rivalry points to a challenging industry going forward 2012-05-14T04:37:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/North+Kenya+yet+to+woo+visitors+/-/1226/1401122/-/9y1nv8/-/index.html Northern Kenya may be far from Nairobi, but as a tourist destination, it is loaded with travellers’ dreams. 2012-05-07T11:31:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Parliament+team+meets+to+shed+light+on+NHIF+scam+/-/1226/1401114/-/k78vm9/-/index.html Civil servants representatives will on Tuesday appear before a parliamentary committee 2012-05-07T11:00:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Safaricom+dumps+data+sales+model+/-/1226/1401112/-/mkmn02z/-/index.html Last week, Mobile phone firm Safaricom scrapped its unlimited Internet data bundles model 2012-05-07T10:59:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EABL+stares+at+tight+beer+market+/-/1226/1401106/-/x4y8qoz/-/index.html A new leadership at the East African Breweries Limited is staring at a tight competitive beer market 2012-05-07T10:54:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Fraud+threatens+health+insurance+++/-/1226/1401102/-/rjynqv/-/index.html Doctors and health providers are colluding to drain the health insurance sector of billions of shillings and could kill the industry unless the malpractice is curbed, providers have warned. 2012-05-07T10:50:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/The+quagmire+that+is+city+council+ISO+certification++/-/1226/1401100/-/od4pdkz/-/index.html It was all in the news. The City Council of Nairobi is now ISO certified. 2012-05-07T10:47:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/A+closer+look+at+Nokia+smartphones+and+its+rivals++/-/1226/1401094/-/14le1dv/-/index.html In February 2011, phone maker Nokia entered into a business deal with Microsoft. 2012-05-07T10:42:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Fish+prices+to+stay+up+as+pressure+on+lakes+persists+/-/1226/1396750/-/dwln1ez/-/index.html Fish consumers will continue to dig deeper into their pockets 2012-04-30T11:25:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Competion+in+beer+market+to+hot+up/-/1226/1396748/-/3l1e3bz/-/index.html Competition in the beer market is set to stiffen following the entry of Amsterdam-based Heineken. 2012-04-30T11:25:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/High+rents+push+tenants+out+of+houses+/-/1226/1396746/-/fn36ky/-/index.html Landlords in Kiambu County are mourning the loss of tenants and the completion of the Thika super highway. 2012-04-30T11:25:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/New+link+ups+to+help+small+firms+boost+their+export+volumes+/-/1226/1396744/-/bmil9tz/-/index.html Export-oriented small and medium enterprises are set to benefit from linkages 2012-04-30T11:25:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Lack+of+action+hits+regional+tourism+promotion+policies+++/-/1226/1396742/-/gaiva7/-/index.html Efforts to harmonise tourism policies in the region have hit a snag 2012-04-30T11:25:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Report+to+determine+fate+of+rate+cuts+/-/1226/1396740/-/y4al7u/-/index.html The decision whether to resume the suspended policy of reducing interconnection charges 2012-04-30T11:25:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Blame+game+over+low+uptake+of+small+business+funds++/-/1226/1396738/-/yfe3b8/-/index.html The much-touted programmes aimed at spurring Kenya’s development by uplifting the welfare of the youth and women through enterprise and help the country on its road to becoming a middle-income country are not going according to plan. 2012-04-30T11:25:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Mobile+phone+firms+go+green+in+powering+stations+/-/1226/1392072/-/8red28/-/index.html Mobile phone companies are going green in the running of their base stations in what is becoming a global trend. 2012-04-23T11:27:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Top+firms+bag+awards+for+their+CSR+initiatives+/-/1226/1392070/-/40xkq4/-/index.html Five regional firms have received top honours for their outstanding contribution to society. 2012-04-23T11:27:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Will+this+be+trade+lobbys+rebirth/-/1226/1392068/-/3ocosy/-/index.html The once respected industry and business lobby group, will hold its national elections on Monday next week. 2012-04-23T11:27:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/KQ+flies+into+JKIA+terminal+expansion+project+to+avert+delay+/-/1226/1392066/-/7dcr65/-/index.html Kenya Airways is to be incorporated in the project to expand Terminal 4 at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. 2012-04-23T11:27:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/NSE+fortunes+up+on+higher+investor+appetite+/-/1226/1392064/-/1384jydz/-/index.html The return of institutional investors lifted the performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange to an eight-month high last week.  2012-04-23T11:27:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Writing+on+the+wall+for+postal+firms+/-/1226/1392062/-/ln88bl/-/index.html Deepening Internet reach and electronic transmission of data could send traditional postal service providers to the grave 2012-04-23T11:27:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Fuelling+Sh3+trillion+plan+to+power+the+nation+/-/1226/1392060/-/jcltna/-/index.html Push to triple electricity supply by 2018 to gobble up three times the funds planned for current national budget 2012-04-23T11:27:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kenya+drops+in+ICT+usage+ranking+/-/1226/1387492/-/ve7l1p/-/index.html Kenya has slipped in global rankings of technology competitiveness. The country was ranked 93 out of 142 nations surveyed 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/-/1226/1387510/-/lwcvon/-/index.html THE EQUITY market has been edging upwards for the past five sessions to trade above 3,400 in what could be considered an up week 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Africa+pushes+for+extension+of+Agoa+window+in+the+US+/-/1226/1387494/-/b4prhc/-/index.html African apparel makers exporting their wares to America have hired a lobbyist to push in the Congress for an extension of preferential access to US markets expected to end in September. 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Will+mountain+of+lawsuits+stunt+growth/-/1226/1387448/-/73vjc4z/-/index.html As the Government grapples with the growing cost of implementing the Constitution, a new challenge is taking shape in the form of ballooning legal fees 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Furniture+makers+suffer+as+imports+carve+them+out+/-/1226/1387496/-/fqrn6x/-/index.html Kenyan furniture makers are steadily losing market for their products as imported varieties sold mainly in supermarkets flood the market. 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Rights+issue+a+good+bet+analysts+say++/-/1226/1387502/-/ehanw2z/-/index.html Investors taking part in the on-going Kenya Airways rights issue are making a good bet, market analysts have said 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Microsofts+new+software++and+future+of+computing+/-/1226/1387498/-/oy1fqe/-/index.html In the coming months, Microsoft will roll out its new operating system — Windows 8. 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Developing+your+environmental+vision+/-/1226/1387506/-/9ea2se/-/index.html Money talks. Sometimes the best way to persuade business leaders to rethink their profits-only approach and take into account the well-being of their employees 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Chinese+fair+offers+traders+latest+goods+/-/1226/1387500/-/12mquvhz/-/index.html The 111th China Import and Export Fair opened its doors on Sunday in Guangzhou 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Farmers+turn+to+traditional+food+crops+/-/1226/1387504/-/uynuvl/-/index.html Challenges such as unpredictable weather and spiralling costs of production have made many maize farmers in the North Rift to turn to growing indigenous crops. 2012-04-16T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Bamboo+project+to+save+forests+/-/1226/1382934/-/2n358mz/-/index.html The government is investing about Sh120 million in a bamboo processing venture intended to conserve its fast-receding forest cover while providing a source of income for internally displaced people. 2012-04-09T15:00:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Milk+shortage+to+ease+by+end+of+this+month+/-/1226/1382932/-/5gt7op/-/index.html Kenyan’s should expect the current milk shortage to continue in the next three weeks despite the onset of the rains. 2012-04-09T15:00:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Samsung+to+unveil+TVs+with+built+in+decoders++/-/1226/1382888/-/w1h27mz/-/index.html Samsung Electronics is testing a new television with a built-in satellite decoder that will allow viewers to access about 60 channels for free. 2012-04-09T15:00:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/KMC+sets+sights+on+fatter+returns+/-/1226/1382886/-/19eqkj/-/index.html After years of limping in losses, the Kenya Meat Commission is looking forward to a profitable year, based on increased demand from the Middle East and improved marketing systems. 2012-04-09T15:00:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Nestle+to+replicate+its+Indian+model+in+Kenya+/-/1226/1382882/-/j5bb76/-/index.html Consumer goods maker Nestlé plans to replicate its Indian dairy programmes in Kenya, a move that is expected to increase the industry’s competitiveness within regional and global markets. 2012-04-09T15:00:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Social+sites+change+how+media+operates+/-/1226/1382880/-/99o2i9/-/index.html In an unexpected turn of events, the giant American cable network, CNN, was on March 10, forced to pull a story depicting a single explosion in Nairobi as an eruption of violence in Kenya.  2012-04-09T15:00:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Israel+tips+Kenya+on+sealing+yawning+food+output+gap+/-/1226/1382914/-/araiixz/-/index.html Kenya can turn into a food-secure country through adoption of best farming practices, according to experts. They say that the favourable local weather and good soils are a recipe for sealing the food gap. 2012-04-09T15:00:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Chinese+firm+to+mine+coal+in+eastern+Kenya+/-/1226/1378632/-/jauk2hz/-/index.html Kenya is in the next three months expected to enter into a concession agreement with a Chinese company to mine coal in Mui basin, Eastern Province. 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Crisis+as+PR+firms+fight+for+staff+and+clients++/-/1226/1378622/-/11j6oclz/-/index.html It is an industry whose services are not widely understood, but are sought during crises. Now, the communication and marketing business is in a quagmire of its own 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Curio+traders+protest+as+British+Army+locks+troops+in+barracks+/-/1226/1378698/-/12nj19d/-/index.html The British Army is once again embroiled in a row with curio traders in Nanyuki town over the business generated by visiting troops. 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Handicraft+traders+earn+big+from+growing+local+interest+/-/1226/1378656/-/10pckrfz/-/index.html Curio markets have been synonymous with tourism and the Kamba community for many years, hence the widespread reference to most of the products as Akamba handicraft. 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Nigerian+World+Bank+candidate+wants+jobs+for+the+youth+/-/1226/1378662/-/qjc6isz/-/index.html The Nigerian candidate for the head of the World Bank, Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, last week said she welcomed competition for the job 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Silent+war+looms+over+cigarette+tax+/-/1226/1378648/-/53ajh0z/-/index.html A silent price war is brewing between local cigarette manufacturing companies, with one of them accusing its competitors of being favoured by the current tax regime. 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Here+are+more+solutions+for+a+thirsty+planet++/-/1226/1378652/-/132n9msz/-/index.html Through my work for Virgin Unite, I have been urging business leaders to take a different approach to business 2012-04-02T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/CCK+considers+monitoring+to+curb+rising+cybercrime+/-/1226/1373996/-/k450ez/-/index.html The telecommunications industry regulator has hinted at plans to monitor cyberspace in a bid to stem growing cases of crime. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kenya+steps+up+search+for+geothermal+power+/-/1226/1373988/-/i7wq6k/-/index.html Kenya is racing to achieve its target of obtaining half of its electricity from geothermal sources by 2018 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Banks+outshine+other+sectors+in+earnings+/-/1226/1373986/-/ecya23/-/index.html Financial institutions have outshone firms in other sectors of the economy to retain the enviable spot of the most profitable ventures in the country. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Vandals+sell+KPCU+mills+as+scrap+metal+++/-/1226/1373980/-/doqqxiz/-/index.html Police intercepted a lorry loaded with scrap metal leaving the Kenya Planters’ Cooperative Union (KPCU) premises in Nairobi. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Retail+pay+TV+is+mute+says+report+/-/1226/1373982/-/w7c8k6z/-/index.html The retail pay TV market is the only uncompetitive segment in the broadcasting industry, a report shows. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Investors+four+year+wait+for+IPO+refund+/-/1226/1373978/-/8v9nsn/-/index.html Stockbrokers and investment bankers meet tomorrow to try to resolve Safaricom initial public offering outstanding claims with Citibank. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Suits+and+ties+dont+serve+any+useful+purpose++/-/1226/1374000/-/13w8y0pz/-/index.html While out walking in London recently, I passed a group of uniformed schoolchildren moving in an orderly, single-file line with teachers in front and rear. 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/The+colourful+side+of+World+Bank+nominee+and+health+crusader+/-/1226/1373992/-/11n2t15z/-/index.html Singing rap, citing Buddhist teachings, and once dreaming of being a sports star, the likely next head of the World Bank may not be widely known 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Brewer+grows+appetite+for+sorghum+/-/1226/1373998/-/1141bcp/-/index.html East African Maltings Limited (EAML), an agricultural subsidiary of the East African Breweries Limited, plans to increase its uptake of sorghum for beer production 2012-03-26T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Apps+the+latest+headache+for+mobile+phone+firms+/-/1226/1369406/-/vt45xbz/-/index.html Mobile subscribers looking to beat the high cost of local and international phone calls will soon have a new weapon at their disposal — applications. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Bill+holds+key+to+future+of+small+firms+/-/1226/1369408/-/t5m944z/-/index.html The jua kali sector could receive a new lease of life if the Micro and Small Enterprises Bill is passed by Parliament. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Group+out+to+fill+yawning+ICT+gap+/-/1226/1369412/-/124cxcyz/-/index.html Margaret Kamau is nervous. This is the first interview panel she has ever faced and it could make the difference between a career in ICT and a life spent selling boiled maize in Kawangware, a low income residential area in Nairoi. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Erratic+weather+to+affect+maize+output+in+the+North+Rift+/-/1226/1369420/-/10ynhm6/-/index.html Uncertainty looms in the country’s grain basket due to erratic weather conditions and increased cost of farm inputs. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/A+loyal+following+is+only+a+few+clicks+away+/-/1226/1369422/-/oc3mpoz/-/index.html The rise of social media over the past few years and the speed at which companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google are signing up new members has forced businesses and charities to reassess many of their traditional marketing efforts. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/The+Somalia+factor+in+regional+growth+prospects+/-/1226/1369418/-/k870wnz/-/index.html Somalia’s application to join the East African Community was not entirely unexpected, according to observers. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EAC+states+pledge+to+ease+trade+/-/1226/1369414/-/q7fdgr/-/index.html Members of the East African Community have once again committed themselves to fully eliminate nagging non-tariff barriers in a bid to ease trade among partner states.  2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/The+future+of+mobile+phones+/-/1226/1364718/-/1300ni5z/-/index.html Mobile phone makers are pulling all stops to outdo one another and come up with the best and latest devices. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EMU+audit+exposes+rot+at+Portland+Cement+/-/1226/1364704/-/r9twi7z/-/index.html It is expected that flames at the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) will be doused this Friday after the High Court rules on whether Kenya’s second largest cement maker is a parastatal or a private company. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Sweet+news+as+sugarcane+output+rises+/-/1226/1364754/-/w87o0nz/-/index.html Rift Valley Province has recorded increased sugarcane production as more farmers invest in the industry due to attractive producer prices and the setting up of more factories. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Huawei+unveils+virtual+system+for+realistic+business+meetings++/-/1226/1364756/-/hq6riyz/-/index.html Telepresence portends the ultimate convergence of ICTs in achieving the virtual boardroom meeting in companies. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Fund+raising+for+a+start+up+Here+is+the+presentation+model++/-/1226/1364760/-/48pplo/-/index.html Banking is an industry where many customers are poorly served — the industry needs to be shaken up by a company that’s ready to take a fresh, new approach. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Table+sector+policy+local+ICTs+told+/-/1226/1364762/-/rludygz/-/index.html The government has thrown the ball to the local ICT investors to table a sector policy proposal on how to address issues limiting their competitiveness in tender wars with multinational firms. 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z