| “A thirty shilling investment that grew into the leader of the promotions Industry.” |
| By: Top Image | Date: 6 May 09 |
| Top Image was created in 1995 when its founder and CEO, Jennifer Barassa, found herself out of a job. Her friends encouraged her not to look for a job, but rather to start a business. She then realized that there were few professionally run promotional agencies and given her marketing skills and networks in the marketing profession, she saw sense in what her friends were saying. So she sat down in her sitting room to write her first business proposal. Her start up capital was a mere thirty shillings – to cover the cost of typing and printing the proposal. That proposal resulted in Top Image winning its first contract. “The rest, as they say, is history.” Jennifer says.
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| Profile of Jennifer N. Barassa |
| By: Top Image | Date: 6 May 09 |
| Jennifer N. Barassa is the first winner of a Special Award - the Top 100 mid sized companies Leading Lady Award. She won this award because her business, Top Image, is ranked 10 in the Kenya Top 100 mid sized companies Survey – the highest rank for a business whose founder and CEO is a woman.
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| “The business that started with a borrowed pick up truck.” |
| By: Master Power Systems | Date: 6 May 09 |
| Master Power Systems is the brainchild of Mukesh Hirani. Having worked in various electrical contracting firms, Mukesh was drawn to start a similar business. He had nurtured good relationships and felt he could use his networking skills to build his own client base. In late 2001 Mukesh felt it was time to launch out. His father cautioned him, feeling that he was taking a big risk but Mukesh was determined to be his own boss even though he didn’t have any capital to start with.
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| KenCall Top 100 interview |
| By: Business Daily | Date: 6 May 09 |
| KenCall is East Africa’s first and largest international call centre/BPO outsourcing company. We focus on outsourcing customer service, sales and client management on behalf of clients in the US, UK and East Africa.
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| Ovidian Advertising and Design Ltd |
| By: Ovidian Advertising and Design Ltd | Date: 6 May 09 |
| Ovidian prints the majority of the outdoor advertisements you and I see on a daily basis, on bill boards, street lights, kiosk signage and at point of sale.
Ovidian was started in September 1996 by two friends – Devin Shretta and Erez Moshe. |
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