Anywhere in the world, if you are successful to get employment either by the Gov’t or through any organisation, always use that payslip well.
Immediately you get that appointment letter, plan for your next exit. You may never remain there for long and you could be fired anytime.
Don’t get too comfortable in that house providing by your employer. Ask yourself what if I get fired today? Will I manage one month without that salary? Will I manage 2, 3 or 4 months without that salary? If your answers to those questions are negativ, then you are at the best place ever.
As an employed individual, before you think of buying a car, house, and any laxity that comes with a faty payslip, make sure you have a back up to your payslip. Just incase.
Here are top 5 simple business you can run successfully as your side hustles.
1. M-Pesa Shop.
M-Pesa dealer needs a large amount of money like KES100K to 300K to start. You must have a registered company that has been running for the last 6 months and at least 3 m-pesa outlets ready to offer the service. However, Here is a simplified way to start the business. Pay for the amount charged by the Safaricom MPESA Dealer to acquire the Sub-agent Aggregated Till Line.
As an agent, you are required to maintain a minimum float of Ksh. 30,000 for the MPESA Till line.
You have to provide your details such as your full names, national Identification Card ID and contact information.
A certificate of good conduct and its ID of the operator should be provided.
The details of the business including the name should be provided.
After successfully acquiring your Safaricom MPESA Line, you are now ready to open your MPESA shop as a verified agent and start offering MPESA services to Safaricom customers.
Safaricom also allows its MPESA agents to run other services together with MPESA, including being an agent for different banks like Equity, KCB, Coop Bank, Family Bank, etc.
You will then immediately start earning commissions on every transaction done through you by a Safaricom customer or by offering other Safaricom MPESA services to customers.
This includes registration of a new MPESA Line for a customer or activating an MPESA line, and even selling Safaricom Lines, etc. The money you earn as commission will automatically be paid to you through your Safaricom Line.
2. Blogging.
Blogging is another lucrative business that you can venture in and earn a passive income. What you need is less than sh5000.
Buy a domain from web hosting companies then head to your c-panel and download WordPress. You are good to go.
You can then blog on area of your experties like football, fashion, gym, lifestyle, politics, dietary, travel etc. You can then run advertising using ads companies like AdSense, Adkeep, tobala, etc.
However, blogging needs patience as it will take a minimum of 6 to 12 moths to see tangible results.
Notice that blogging is a long term investment that may turn into a full time employment after few year. Don’t give up early.
3. Car wash.
You need to know the cost of starting a car wash In Kenya. How much do you need to start a car wash in Kenya? The cost of starting a car wash business in Kenya requires a minimum capital of about Ksh.50,000 and a maximum amount of Ksh.1,000,000.
It means any person can venture into a car wash business without any difficulties. You only need a few starting capital and a strategic place.
4. Influencer.
A person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media. “influencers can add serious credibility to your brand”.
To start the job, start a social media page/account and grow it to over 10K followers. You can then partner with advertising companies and people to influence their product or even sell your own product. This, however, needs a good olatory skills.
5. Transport.
You can buy a second hand matatu, a motorbike or tuktuk to start your own business. Don’t despite any business. All you want is money. How you get it shouldn’t bother you.
