 Smartbizafrica Online Magazine April 28 to May 9, 2008
 Top Stories this week
 WINNING | At 24 and Building an Empire
 Companies are realising that business process automation, or what is
known as computerising, goes beyond computers and laying networks. And
James Mworia is steering his company Empire Microsystems to make a
catch. [Read More
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 FEATURED STORY | Keeping Ahead of Competition in a Tight Market
 For a long time most, Kenyan Chief Executive Officers have held the
belief that marketing is a function of marketers, a theory I find
misplaced. CEO’s must own the marketing function and act as the
defacto chief marketing officers.. Sylvia Nyambeki the MD of Iklas
Kenya Training Consultants writes on.. [Read More
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 FINANCIAL NEWS | Stocks news & analysis
 CMA Gives Nod to Housing Finance Rights Issue
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 KCB Market Capitalisation Hits Ksh 62 Billion
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 Kenya-Re Posts Ksh1.1 Billion Pre-Tax Profit
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 Licensing: Six Stockbrokers Put on Notice
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 BUSINESS AGENDA | Corporate news
 Barclays and IFC Partner to Boost SME Recovery
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 Kenyan Exporters Spirit for Spain’s Zaragoza Expo 2008
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 ICT Board Launch Public Panels to Grow ICT in Kenya
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 Nairobi Hospital Introduces Degree Programme for Nurses
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 TECHNOLOGY
 Chances are you just finished dropping a boatload of money on
holiday gifts. You probably paid for the bulk of your purchases with
a debit or credit card, particularly if you did any of your shopping
online. But what did you do to protect yourself against identity
theft? [Read More
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 DISPATCHES
 Some people wonder if there is any crop that can grow in dry
climate. For an African who wants to grow a plant which doesnt
require regular watering, the cactus comes in handy. [Read More
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 BUSINESS CLINIC
 It is not the amount of money available that determines how well we
can initiate a business, but capital is one of the resources needed.
Read the various ways to raise start-up funds. [Read More
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 ENTERPRISE
 In a market flocked with many advertising and promotional firms,
making consumer conviction and market penetration a hard task, an
ambitious youth trio, founders of Bema Promo Enterprise are trending
on.
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 SMART LIVING
 We’ve all heard the expression “No pain, no gain,” but did you know
that’s actually not true? Author and celebrity trainer Harley
Pasternak dispels this and six other common fitness myths. [Read More
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 ALSO OF INTEREST
 Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Housing Finance’s
proposal to re-capitalise through a rights issue. [Read More
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 TOP LAST MONTH
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Date:Â Tue, 6 May 2008 13:41:11 -0500
From:Â Smartbiz Africa
Subject:Â Housing Finance Rights Issue Gets the Greenlight