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
- Selling Vegetables
- Hawking
- Selling Mitumba(second hand) clothes
- Carwash business in small towns
- Shoe-shining business
- Photography
- Rearing chicken ‘kienyeji’
- Mobile manicure/pedicure services
Businesses you can set up with Ksh.10,000 – Ksh 100,000 in Kenya
- Barber shop
- Salon
- Grocery
- Boutique in small towns like Bomet, Kitale,Voi and Isiolo
- Selling women’sclothing and accessories such as handbags7. Farming tomatoes, onions, pineapple, watermelon, maize and beans.
- Photocopy, scanning and printing business
- Investing in shares and bonds
Business you can set up with Ksh. 200,000 – Ksh.500,000
- Fast Food Restaurant
- A small pub
- Hotel
- Classy Barbershop
- Salon in high-end estates
- General shop
- Laundry business
- Car Wash in Nairobi
- M-Pesa Shop
- Banking agency
- Sale of motorcycle spare parts
- Cosmetics shop
- Audit firm in Nairobi
Business to set up with Ksh1 million to Ksh10 million in Kenya
- Electronics shop
- A pub in major cities in Kenya
- A restaurant in Nairobi CBD
- Fast Food restaurant in Nairobi CBD
- A jewelry shop
- Furniture-making business
- Large scale farming
- A school
- A Sacco
- Wines and spirits wholesale shop
- Bookshop
- Matatu (Public transport) business
- Motor vehicle spare parts business
- Chemist
- Security firm
- Recording studio
Business to set up in Kenya with over Ksh.10 million
- Building rental houses
- Real Estate firm
- Business of letting out earthmovers
- Bank -You need over Ksh.5 billion
- Stockbroker company
- Radio or TV station
- Supermarket
- Manufacturing industry
- Five Star Hotel
- ATM business
This is inspiring and very true i saw my dad started a motor bike spare parts shop with only 15k
and borrowed money for first month rent and license and for sure he has never borrowed again it has been from grace to glory, i have seen how he used to go for those parts and buy one piece and next time 2pc to now buying in cartons , From using the matatu to go to towm to now owning his own car ,, God has been so gracious to him , Within a span of 2yrs he has been able to build a company
This is very informative and I have been been empowered not look down on the cash at hand while starting a business.