There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM.
Content will be as follows:
- Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)?
- What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind
- Dealing with government/registration etc
- Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors?
- Patenting ideas - How to make money from ‘soft capital’.
- Making money. Chasing the numbers.
Speakers will include:
1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - www.verviant.com, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider
2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - www.pamojamedia.com, a TED fellow.
3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya, leading recruitment firm that specializes in identifying key human resource in the IT industry.
4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises.
Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN.
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With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
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