True story: I once had a friend who was a chow-gi (tell your learned friend in sheng’ to translate that word for you) whom every time I met him I asked, ‘hali?‘-how is the going? and he always replied, ‘nikutafuta pesa tu!’ ‘Si unajua Nairobi ni kutafuta tunatafutanga pesa?’
One day he decided to escort me through a dark lane and he with his own mouth told me,
Unajua nikitembea usiku, natembeanga nikitafuta pesa!
Aje?
Ala, watu wanaangushanga pesa. Saa ingine napata fifity..jana niliokota ngiri…siku ingine nikaokota mia tano…eeroo… Natembeanga nikiangalia chini nikitafuta pesa!
I laughed all the way home. As I bang this story on my lappy…I am laughing.
Uko na thao kwa mfuko saa hii? If yes, continue to scroll down…if no, scroll down and borrow a thousand shillings from someone after reading this.
There are quite a few businesses that you could start with Ksh1000-Ksh10,ooo.
1. Kuzururisha kahawa na thermos. Starting Capital-sh6,600
If you live in towns like Nairobi, I am sure you have come across some guys who distribute black coffee in matatu termini. Have you ever stopped to inquire how much they make per day? Well, at it turns out, this venture is one of those “opportunities dressed rags” kind of things.
For starters you will require a 10 litre capacity flask, some disposable plastic cups and well…a bit of hard work.
| Budget Breakdown | Cost |
|---|---|
| Thermos Flask | Ksh5,000 for 10 litre thermos |
| Disposable plastic cups | Ksh1,000 |
| Sugar | Ksh400 per Kilo |
| Coffee | Ksh200 |
| TOTAL | Ksh6,600 |
2. kupika chapo kando ya barabara
Buy jiko ya makaa, ama gas ile ndogo. Meza unaeza omba ama ununue. Unga ya ngano moja tu! usianze na mingi. A Rolling pin, mafuta ya kupika na kiberiti. Jichoche na uwashe jiko mara moja! At least if they don’t buy in the first day you will not sleep hungry. Budget break down?
Gas cylinder (3kg) Ksh1,920
2kg chapti flour Ksh123
Kimbo cooking fat (500g) Ksh110
Rolling Pin Ksh 20-50
Meza/table Ksh 2000
Total Ksh4,203
Drop your comments in the comments section below, add any other business idea that you have. You might save someone who desperately needs to do earn cash. Tusaidianeni waseee! tukikosa kusaidiana nani atatusaidia?