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Introduction to being self reliant

Business for Beginners

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If I have 35000/= for 2 people in Nairobi, I can try to live a satisfying life in the following ways.
Assumption
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<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming am working in town</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming am not working during weekends</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming I don&rsquo;t often like hanging around with street gangs, ladies, parties, drugs users or spenders in short</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming i will not take lunch during weekdays at home but the other guy does</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming the other person does not earn</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming I had already purchased/acquired other house items such as furniture, tv/radio, curtains and other necessities not mentioned below.</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">Assuming there are no other projects in vicinity.</li>
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This is what I will do:
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<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">I will seek a cheap House in&nbsp;Githurai Why Githurai? Transportation from town is cheap There are cheap agricultural produce from Thika, Gatundu, Murang&rsquo;a and other surrounding areas. House rent is also cheap. There are also no tempting picnics to indulge you in impulse spending You can easily start hustling business here. Example: Rent&nbsp;- 8000/ Power and water bills&nbsp;- 1500/ Transport for 20 working days&nbsp;- Ksh 120 to and fro x 20 days =&nbsp;sh 2400/&nbsp;(sometimes if you leave work earlier, you can pay up to Ksh 20/= off peak) Other Household accessories&nbsp;- 2500 Food&nbsp;- 5500/ Fuel&nbsp;- 2000/ on the upper side Clothes for 2 people - each 1000/= x 2&nbsp;= 2000/ Emergency cash&nbsp;- 2000/ Miscellaneous cash/ Adjustment fee&nbsp;- 3000/ Sadaka/ Michango hapa na pale&nbsp;- 2000/= Other guy pocket money&nbsp;- 1000/= Save&nbsp;- 3100/ Total&nbsp;- 35000/</li>
<li class="q-relative" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; position: relative; user-select: text !important;">After you have saved for almost 8 months, start a hustling business and let the other guy run it. You can help in weekends and during holidays: Suggestions on business you can do: Get milk from Gatundu and sell it in Githurai, Roysambu and Mwiki Start a Kebab Business Sell strong tea and eggs at Guthurai stage especially at night Get Mitumba from Gikomba and sell in Githurai Distribute Miraa in all Kasarani estates plus Ruiru Establish a mobile hotel and target construction workers Buy entertainment equipment, tents and chairs for lease Buy chicken from Gatundu, Murang&rsquo;a and sell them along Mombasa road estates Order sugarcane from Kisii and distribute to sellers along Thika road. Buy tools such as wheelbarrows, spades, compressors, hoes, mixers and rent them with a fee of course. Start a house girls and real estate bureau. Get a car wash machine. Tailoring shop or shoe shop is also awesome Start selling &lsquo;mulika mwizi&rsquo; phones before you graduate to smart phones Carpet washing business is also good Paparazzi Cyber cafe Make and sell stickers, calendars, Posters, nice pictures and art. Rent a space and start making blocks for sale Buy sand in bulky and start selling in small portions Think of wines and spirits (there are so many drunkards in Githurai) Start a Gas distribution company. Not as expensive as you think it is. Talk to gas companies and start a franchise Mpesa/ KCB Mtaani and Equity though you need higher capital Distribute cigarettes, scratch cards and soaps Salon/manicure/baby-cure and such stuff. Small Bakery &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;. and so much more.</li>
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35000/ is therefore more than enough and you can even save some.
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