[kictanet] More support for springing startups

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

In addition, it may also be useful to have an incubation platform where
different professionals such as established techies, lawyers, marketers,
accountants and tax experts can give free advice and mentorship to
startups. I remember sometime back there was such an initiative and many
professionals made time to guide the up and coming. Some friendships and
partnerships also developed therefrom.
Regards,
Tarehe 1 Feb 2016 4:09 PM, "Mildred Achoch via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> aliandika:

> 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
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>>
>> swahilibox.co.ke
>> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/>
>> startupgrind.com
>> ajplus.net
>> www.everylayer.com
>>
>
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