I've invented my own portmanteau today to describe a way in which I think many jobless/retrenched Kenyans may find gainful employment. A jobpreneur is a person with a skillset suitable for an office job who outsources her skills to willing payers through the Internet. A jobpreneur is a worker and therefore will want a business model that almost approches an employer-employee relationship. But a jobpreneur is also a businessperson because she is ready to control the future of her income through her own hard work. A jobpreneurs skillsets are diverse but primarily use the computer: data entry, transcription, graphic design, software development, language editing, music composition, research, journalism etc. Genius Executive Center is helping jobpreneurs set-up their operations and start earning money using their skills by providing furnished offices, consultancy and financing. With K.Shs. a 10,000 investment, Genius can help you earn from K.Shs. 30,000 per month. Prospective jobpreneurs now have an opportunity to make a decent income using their skills.
Followed up from Laying the Groundwork for a rural cyber I've finally got around to writing this. Thanks for you all who patiently waited. Although I approached the project as an "internet consultant", I soon realised I would need to implement the whole spectrum of tasks required to get the cyber running. I spent almost a week laying the structured cabling, installing the software, and configuring the network. Most of the work I was doing for the first time (e.g. drilling holes in concrete to fix the trunking screws) and most of it was hard, but all of it was enjoyable. I needed to prove the project was implementable with minimal human resources (if it was going to work elsewhere). With an eye on both troubleshooting by the owner and future projects I prepared detailed How To manuals for most of the tasks. So the day finally arrived, November 17th I connected all the PCs to the internet. The results were incredible, the speeds were nearly as good as my 256K broadband conn...
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Are you the same guy for SoftLaw, if so congratulations on you and your partner's success.
I'm sure we don't have a policy for recruiting only under 24's. I know there are two vacancies which require 26 and under, but for all other positions there is no age limit. You're right though that most of our employees are in the 24 or under age bracket, but this is more of a coincidence.
Tried the links seem to be working now. Site might have been under maintenance then. Please confirm at http://www.geniuskenya.com
What is the difference between the 9,999/- and 20,000/- plans?
You should put up a table that shows the benefits of the different plans at a glance.
Is the fee payable monthly or annually?
Is there VAT?
What calls are allowed for free?
Great idea and I am seriously consdering it!
Right on! You guys are so innovative. This is something that you could export all over the continent.
It makes good business sense. Here in the States there's a similiar business model called "office suites" whereby small consultants use a shared phone line, shared computer, time-shared office space or conference room, mailing address (with their own individualized "suite#").
It worked too, the company that I, at one time, co-owned was actually a tenant of such a suite.