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  HOW TO START A DAYCARE BUSINESS Kenyans have watched unfolding horror stories on TV as house helps and nannies abuse or even kidnap little children who are left in their care. Some toddlers have been sexually abused and in some isolated cases, some have lost their lives. Many urban families in Kenya have working parents who leave their homes as early as 5.30am and get back home as late as 7.30pm, thanks to endless traffic holdups on our roads, especially in major urban centres such as Nairobi and Mombasa. As a family with young children, you might decide that the mother becomes a stay-at-home mum so that she is available to take care of your children.  Many women fear the idea of not having a source of income and I don’t encourage that either. I encourage stay-at-home mums to explore ways to earn income from home. There are many different ways that a stay-at-home mum can earn income from home working online, thanks to technology.  There are also offline businesses that ...

BAMBOO FARMING IN KENYA; 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Bamboo farming is popular in China and the US where it is grown for medicinal, ornamental purposes and feeding of panda.  Back home, this type of farming is peaking with potential demand coming from construction companies, landscapers and even beer manufacturers. *How Do I Get Started* Virtually anyone can venture into this line of business. Actually, there are no stiff requirements for getting started.  You only need adequate land (at least 1 acre) and the right information. The beauty of bamboo plants is that they can grow in any region where maize, wheat or any other crop that belongs to the grass family thrives.  Below are some quick tips for choosing the ideal piece of land for planting bamboo: *Well-drained soil; not in a swampy area *Spacious piece of land with adequate sunlight *Spacing of 5ft in between plantlets *Moderate supply of rainfall *Soil pH – 6.5 – 8 pH *Where To Get Seedlings* You can get good seedling...

HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR BIG GOALS Sometimes back, I was thinking of some of my big goals and (just like you) I became overwhelmed. “How can I possibly go through all these, to move from here, to there?” Just a few minutes after thinking, something came to my mind; Why worry about years to come? Why worry about several months to come? Why even worry about next month? Decide on what you have to do now, today and tomorrow and be disciplined to do just that. Do what you should do, daily, just daily, to move closer to your goals, and years to come will take care of itself. This is an example. Let’s assume you are earning Ksh.50,000 per month now and set a goal to be earning Ksh.500,000 per month few years from now. If you look at the distance between where you are and where you want to be, it will be overwhelming and seem impossible, then, you will be discouraged and give up. Don’t! Instead, ask yourself, what can I do today, tomorrow, next-week? What are those little, but disciplined baby-step...

THE WISDOM OF THE EAGLE  Facts about Eagles An eagle is a large bird of prey with a big hooked beak and long broad wings and it's known for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight Eagles make their home in the Mountains-They belong to the top eagle is 3 feet (0.91 m) long and weighs up to 7kgs Eagles have a wing span of 8 feet (2.44 m). The survival of the eagle depends on their ability to fly. Flight muscles are powerful and in fact make half the total of the body weight. Eagles are born to fly, and an eagle is not an eagle until he flies to the top Thus as human beings we can derive some lessons from the eagke that can help us propel high in life.If you posses the attitude of the eagle,definately you will change for the better and get to levels where other people cant get easily without having the mindset of an eagle 1. Eagles fly alone at high altitudes eagles don't fly with sparrow, ravens, or pigeons and other small birds. The eagle only fly with other eagles Meaning: S...

     I want to talk about something that is really important if you are  going through a divorce or you are  experiencing a break up or just experienced a heartbreak You know when a relationship ends especially when we've been blindsided or something happens to us that you know up a trail or something like that, that causes a relationship to end and  it is such a difficult thing to go through.     Because we've been just living our lives as if something's happening and then all of a sudden it's gone. It's not happening any more and obviously this is very similar to grieving of a death. And that's why they say when a relationship ends you need to grieve so in this article I want to talk about some things that you can start doing to heal from this heartbreak that you're feeling and really start loving yourself through this healing journey.  Healing after heartbreak? Loving yourself after heartbreak these are...