If you are interested in starting a business, you should be aware of the kind of business you intend to start.
It was extremely humbling to be recognized for Service to Humanity and Leadership to Humanity and to be awarded as African Business Personality Award 2018 By Voice Achievers, Netherlands – Asante Sana! This Award is not my Award but it is an Optiven Team Award.
For the last 20 years, I have done mentorship to thousands of individuals across the globe. I have done inspiration talks in the USA, Europe, Africa, Dubai, South Africa, East Africa and parts of Asia.
There are three sources of brand Social Media attacks:
Amani Ridge – The Place of Peace is an ultra-modern Mini-City that neighbours Nova Pioneer School and Tatu City. As one of Optiven Group’s prime projects, it is located only 3.2kms off Kiambu-Kamiti Road and is easily accessible from Kiambu Road and Thika Super-Highway, via the Eastern By-Pass.
Here are some quick goal-setting tips that can guide you towards a much more successful year 2018. They have worked for me over the years. I call them the six ‘Fs’ of Life:
Kenya’s housing demand is way below targets. So many citizens are either living in deplorable conditions or pumping their money into some abysmal hole called rent. And they could do anything just to own their very own houses.
Who said that electioneering period must be a bad omen for the business community? Far from it – Here are some positive ways you can adopt to keep your business afloat.
The potential to grow your business into an empire that matches or surpasses that of great business magnates such as Jeff Bezos, Anne Mulcahy, Brad Smith, Howard Schultz , Larry Page is very much within your reach!
Trailblazing Optiven Group CEO George Wachiuri is now the Best Entrepreneur – Africa 2017 – Diaspora Entertainment Awards & Recognition (D.E.A.R) awards.
The human mind thirsts for a good book the same way the sword yearns for a perfect grindstone, if it is to keep its edge forever as sharp.
Some say Ksh 1,000 is not enough to start any business in Kenya, but there are several businesses, which thrive in Kenya that started with such small investments. The following are businesses to start with Ksh 1,000 – Ksh 5,000 in Kenya
Have a written plan
Social Media is an interaction among people where they create, interact, share, exchange information, ideas, pictures, videos in a virtual communication and network.
Doing business is not child play and one mistake can bring you down to square one. It is good to have a role model whom you study from a far and learn how they run successful business empires.
Importance of Giving thanks God – Optiven Devotion with Bishop Phillip Katutu
The international day for books is not among the many important global observances that is celebrated the world over. Perhaps because not many are avid readers or lovers of books in particular. It takes a lot of discipline and even more, a desire to improve on one’s knowledge to be able to be a reader.
The question of whether Kenya is about to witness a real estate bubble burst has recently been popping in some quarters and most time, propagators of this issue, have been as far from the truth as the earth’s geographical poles.
Kenyans love mining information, especially from the internet. And blogs are one place they will always stop to quest their thirst for information.It now turns that one of the places to mine most relevant information is the George Wachiuri Blog (https://www.georgewachiuri.com).
Finland is ranked as the happiest country on earth, followed closely by Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland. The United States of America is ranked number 18 while United Kingdom is ranked number 19.
A good number of Chief Executives often gather at the greens of golf clubs keen on catching up on the week past and of course planning ahead for the unforeseeable future. Then there are those who take the time off to travel for a holiday or visit with family or to read more, a book, a biography, a thriller or a motivation.
The world today dictates that you have to be on top of your game, or else you will be easily edged out.
Here are 7 solids ways to be ahead of the pack:
1. Treat All People with Dignity
Being good will cost you nothing, valuing people is indeed a free investment that will ultimately earn you a sure ROI.
We are living in extremely competitive times; in a world that will only but accommodate you for fitting in, and only reward you for standing out. So, just how can your star shine amongst so many others in the galaxy?
If you are interested in starting a business, you should be aware of the kind of business you intend to start.
Life is full of obstacles that tend to either slow us down or even stop us all together from attaining our desired goals in life. But here is the thing; you can decide to quickly surmount the barriers or you can decide to just sit there and mourn days on end, about how you have been clamped down.
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has launched beaconing of a mega 6 lane expressway that will connect Mai Mahiu – Suswa to Chumvi, Mombasa Road, near Machakos Junction. This road corridor will be right adjacent to one of Optiven’s super value added projects, Victory Gardens
All over the world, it is thinking day today. But just how many of us think? And what does it mean to think? In my years of mentorship, I have found that majority of the mistakes be they in life or in business, have been as a result of not thinking.
Are you a property owner? If yes, prepare for a deeper digging in your pockets to boost the revenue kitty. This is after the Treasury signalled tougher tax rules on property owners in a bid to collect more revenue.
The winner of the plot donated by the Optiven Group to the Kenya Christian Fellowship of America KCFA will be receiving the best as it is located at the Garden of Joy in Koma, Machakos County. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Optiven Group head office, Mr. George Wachiuri, the Chief Executive, noted that the donation will be part of the efforts for the KCFA to acquire a new property in the United States of America.
Kenyans are an extremely entrepreneurial lot. That said however, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), a total of 2.2 million MSMEs were closed in a span of five years, between 2012 and 2016.
The year 2019 has begun on a great note at our demonstration farm in Ngatataek. For the first time since the project was launched in 2016, the farm was able to generate it’s first produce of capsicum. The product which has already been sold in various markets has been well received owing to the quality of the produce.
As an author and an avid reader I derive great satisfaction in learning from every day experiences. However, nothing prepares my knowledge box from receiving new information than in reading books – the old school texts in different writings.
The real estate sector is robust and in 2019 it is bound to improve albeit amidst the rising political noises. Speaking during the Business Today segment on NTV on 9th January 2019, with Dann Mwangi, Optiven CEO George Wachiuri called for the consideration of sustenance of businesses by providing capital.
#OurStudentsOurGold
Venue: Optiven Transformation Center, Barclays Plaza, 15th floor
Date: 18th Jan 2019 ( Friday)
Time: 11am to 1pm
Mentorship: Campus Life and How to Make it and Be a star
Owning properties is a desire of many as the benefits are countless for instance, it is a way of building equity, taking care of retirement, earning passive income among other benefits. This has activated many to purchase real estate. At Optiven Group, we have see a bigger segment of women buying more than men.
Optiven Group CEO, Mr George Wachiuri has requested the Government of Kenya to look into better ways of properly engaging the Kenyans in Diaspora, including considering giving them representation in the National Assembly.
