[kictanet] More support for springing startups

[Mildred Achoch]

I have been asked by several people why I haven't  yet registered ROFFEKE
as a business. One word: taxes. If there was a grace period, then this
would encourage so many Kenyans to venture into business. Starting a
business is difficult enough without the added worry of taxes in year one
of operation. Regarding the business registration process, I think websites
like inc.co.ke make this process less hectic.

On Monday, February 1, 2016, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Allow me to post a question on the group - which is the question I had in
> mind to present to CS Joe Mucheru. Mine is a burning question on how to
> incentivize the startup eco-system, including:
>
>    1. How to make the business registration process a bit less hectic.
>    2. Tax breaks for some amount of time during which they operate to
>    pick up business and traction around this.
>
> Having managed the eco-system in Mombasa for a while, I think you end up
> finding potential kids and other chaps having ideas, but who can not enter
> into some contests or can not be eligible to enroll to specific support
> frameworks because of their lack of a business registration certificate.
> Which is sad, to see such potential go all the way down the drain because
> of financial or other constraints.
> There is a pipeline issue for potential startups here that needs to be
> resolved, but how can we work together around this?
>
> --
> *Ahmed Maawy*
> Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO)
> Ambassador - Open Knowledge
> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa
> Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer
> (KE) +254 714 960 627
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>
> swahilibox.co.ke
> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/>
> startupgrind.com
> ajplus.net
> www.everylayer.com
>


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