This document provides 27 business ideas that can be started from home or with a full-time job. The business ideas include personal trainer, blog owner, resume writer, tutor, web designer, copywriter, affiliate marketer, YouTuber, e-book publisher, virtual assistant, errand runner, graphic designer, agency service provider, drop shop owner, travel expert, app developer, photo editor, organizer, Uber driver, coach, consultant, meal planner, photographer, music teacher, online shop owner, event planner. The document emphasizes that these ideas can be started today and earn income.

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2. PERSONAL
TRAINER/YOGA
ENTHUSIAST
How proficient are you with work out
routines? If I wanted to tone my legs, what
should I do? Are you familiar with
Kapotasana, Tadasana and other yoga
poses?
If you answered “Yes” or “Yeah that’s me”,
then why don’t you start training people
and make money while at it. You can start it
free online or within your community.
Sharing different exercises one can do each
day and are even suitable for the work
environment.
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3. START YOUR OWN
BLOG
UsingBloggerorWordPressorWixorTumblr
youcanstartsharingyourthoughtsorexpertise
withpeoplearoundyou.
Makingmoneyfromablogdependsonthe
numbersyouhave. Thefasteryoucangathera
loyalfollowingthefasteryoucanmakemoney.
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4. RESUME OR
ACADEMIC
WRITER
Onanaverageday, ahumanresourcemanager
receivesaround10jobrequeststo50
appilicationswhentheorganizationannounces
aposition.
Irecentlyreceivedaresumewritteninanexcel
file. Maybethat'sathingsomewherebutsofarit
reallyisn'ttheacceptableformatinthe
corporateindustry.
Aresumesaysalotaboutyouandmanypeople
havenoideahowtocompileorsellthemselves
fromtheirresume.
Makepeoplestandout, especiallyintoday'sage
wherethejobmarkethasmoreapplicantsthan
jobsavailable.
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5. ONLINE OR
PERSONAL TUTOR
Youareprobablythinkingtutoringofschoolkids.
Buttutoringisn’tonlyforkids. Alsoadultsrequire
tutoring. Areyouacertifiedaccountant, Iknow
peoplewhowouldwanttutoringforACCAorCPA.
Don'tworry; thisisn'tjustaseasonalbusiness. You
canworkattutoringdayschoolkids; Assisting
themwiththeirhomework. Thiscanbedone
onlineorin-person; dependingwithyour
agreementorbusinessmodel.
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6. WEB DESIGNER
AND DEVELOPER
Ifyoualreadyhavethedesiredskillandthe
resourcesrequired(computerandinternet
connection) youcanstartyourowndeveloping
companyrightnow.
LearnbasiccodingfromYouTubewhilebuilding
upwebsitesusingthemes.
Andthebeautyofit, youcancontinuelearningas
yougo.
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7. COPYWRITER OR
EDITOR
Ifyouaregreatwithwords, usethatskilltoassist
thosewhoaren't. Irecentlycameacrossapostof
someoneofferingtotakealookatnewwebsite
launchestomakesurethecopyhasnoerrorandit
cansell.
Youcanpartnerwithwebdevelopingagenciesor
publishingcompanies.
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8. AFFILIATE
MARKETER
Affiliatemarketingisallaboutmakingmoneyby
suggestingacertainproductorservicetoyour
audienceandthemusingyouraffiliatelinktomake
apurchase. Dependingwiththeinitialagreement,
youcanmakeadecentamountofmoneybyjust
recommendingproductsandservices.
TolearntheropessignuptobeanAmazonAffiliate
marketer.
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9. YOUTUBE
SENSATION
Videoisthefuture. Ifyouownabusinesstryand
incorporateittoyourbusiness. Chromeyisagood
exampleofalocalcomedianwhoisusingYouTube
tofartherhiscareer.
Anddon’tworryifyouhavenovideoediting
experienceorperfectcameraforthejob. Your
phonecanworkjustfine.
Wouldtherebeanyoneinterestedinwhatyoudo?
Makeachannelaboutitandalertussowecan
subscribe.
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10. E-BOOK
PUBLISHER
Gonearethedayswherebyyouhadtowaitfora
publishertotellyouhowgoodorbadyouare. Also
publishingisquiteexpensive.
WithportalslikeAmazon, anyonecanbecomea
publisherandbecomelucrativeatit. Rememberall
thoseoriginalpoemsyouwonscholarshipsand
schoolactivitiesfor? Sharethemwiththeworld
andmakemoneywhileatit.
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11. VIRTUAL
ASSISTANT
TheKenyanonlinecommunityisgrowingdayby
day. Especially, afterthedigitalmigration. Beinga
virtualassistant, meansworkingfromwhereyou
arewiththeresourcesyouhaveandgettingpaid
forit.
Youcantakeupjobsasaninternetresearcher,
managingcompanysoftware, managingsocial
mediachannelsordefaultemailaddresses.
Yourpaywilldependwiththecomplicationofthe
taskoryourlevelofexpertise.
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12. ERRANDS
RUNNER
Wellthisisnothingprestigiousbutthereisaneed
foritinthemarketplace. Trafficisterribleandeven
thoughoneisn'tinNairobi, youdon'thaveenough
timetorunallyourerrandsinoneday.
Hereiswhereyoucomein, youcanbeapersonal
shopper, runerrandssuchasdeliveringor
collectinggoods, filingcompanytaxes. Thisisalsoa
goodwaytomakemoneyifyou'restillinhigh
schoolandareonholiday.
BONUS: Ifyouworkatagovernmentoffice, youcan
actasabrokerforasmallfee.
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13. GRAPHIC
DESIGNER
I know most people correlate graphic
design with photo editing. If you find one
you have the other, but that’s not really the
case. A graphic designer can articulate and
balance text and imagery to give it a
harmonious feel.
A photo editor doesn’t really need to learn
how to balance different kind of fonts,
shapes and color to pictures. One more
photo editor’s number one tool is
Photoshop, whereas for graphic designers
their number one tool will either be
Illustrator or InDesign.
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14. AGENCY SERVICE
Poolagroupofpoolwithaparticularsetof
expertisetogetherandthenmatchuppeoplewho
needthoseparticularservices.
Forexample1809LTD, isyouronestopshopfor
anythingITrelated. Theyhaveexpertiseinappand
softwaredevelopment, computertroubleshooting
etc.
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15. DROP SHOP
Plentyofonlineshopslookforaplacetheycan
droptheirmerchandiseespeciallyinthecitycentre.
Ratherthanthemwalkingwithalltheirproducts
eachandeveryday, whynotrentoutaportionof
yourshoporhouseforthemforacertainmonthly
ordailyfee.
Sowhenaclientwantstoviewaproduct, theycan
justbereferredtoyourplace.
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16. TRAVEL EXPERT
PleaseNote: I'mnottalkingaboutatravelagent. A
travelagentdoesn'tgetpersonalwithatourist’s
itinerary.
Thisiswhereyoucomein. Ifyouknowthemust
visitplacesandthebesttimeonecanvisitinyour
town, thenthiswillbeaneasyjobforyou. Comeup
withdetailedplansforlocaltouriststouse. Youcan
startbyfeaturingorgivingfreeadvice. Asyougain
moretraction, startchargingforyourservice.
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17. APP DEVELOPER
Ifyouhavetheknowhoworskillofdeveloping
apps, thisisamajorunexplorednicheinKenya.
OtherthanMa3Route, Idon'tthinkIhaveanylocal
basedapponmyphone.
YoucancreateanappbasedonKenyanLocal
FoodsorKenyancurrencycalculator. Itisabonusif
youcancreateanappforboththeAndroidand
Appledevices.
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18. PHOTO EDITOR
Wehavegoodphotographersandpooreditors.
Ihaveseenwildlifeorlandscapepicturesdestroyed
bydefaultfilterssuchas“Drama” onInstagram. Asa
photoeditoryoucangettoeditpicturesfromthe
comfortofyourownhome/workplace.
Youcancollaboratewithupandcoming
photographers. Theycantaketheshotsandyou
candotheedits.
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19. ORGANIZER
Not everyone is good at organizing. Some
people are like a walking whirlwind. They
make a mess everywhere they go. Or don't
actually have the time to organize
everything.
You can be a virtual organizer; where by
you organize people's computers using
software’s such as TeamViewer. Or you can
also curve yourself a niche in organizing
people's households or offices once they
move.
After all, the movers just leave you with
your boxes on the floor.
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20. UBER DRIVER
Since Uber joined the Kenyan market it has
gained more revelers by each passing day.
The beauty of Uber, you get to choose your
own work hours.
So if you have lived in Nairobi, understand
traffic rules, own a car and a legit driving
license you are ready to go.
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21. COACHING
The good and bad of this is you don't
require any certification to call yourself a
coach. And let's just be honest, we live in a
society that loves to see one's credentials.
To gain a good reputation, I will advise you
to actually know what you're selling and
doing before you start advising others on
what to do. Have a decent track record or a
certain level of expertise.
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22. CONSULTANT
Itdefinitelyhassimilaritytocoaching.
Differenceis, coaching; youarewalkingstep-by-
stepwithyourclient.
Consultingrequiresyoutostudyandanalyzea
businessandsuggestonchangesthatcanbe
madetoacquireaprovenresult. Thisislikegoingto
seeadoctorbutgiventheoptiontogothrough
withthemedicationornot.
Youcanbeaconsultantonwhateveryouconsider
yourselftobeknowledgeableat.
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23. MEAL PLANNER
Youcanoffercookinglessonsorpreparemealsfor
yourclientsatyourplaceanddeliverthemorjust
preparemealplansandsendthemout.
Withdifferentdietaryrestrictionsofferedtodayby
thedoctorpeoplearemostlyleftwonderingwhat
theycanorcannoteat.
Youcanevencreateyourownlittlenicheand
targetdifferentdietslikepescetarianorpaleodiets.
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24. PHOTOGRAPHER
Developinghasleftthedarkroomandgoneonline.
Seemslikeeveryoneisaphotographer, butweall
knownoteveryoneisagoodphotographer. Some
aregoodphotographersbuthavepoorediting
skills. AndsomejustshootJPEG. Definitely, you've
metoneortwo.
Justthesame, youdon'tneedtotakeclassestobe
anexcellentphotographer. VictorPeace
PhotographyandBenKiruthitookthetimetolearn
theircraftsandmadeadecentcareerfrom
followingtheirpassion. Youtoocandothesame.
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25. MUSIC LESSONS
Therearesomanyadultsandkidswillingtolearn
howtoplayaninstrument. Inthefortunatecase
you'veplayedaninstrumentsinceyouwere10and
nowyouare20, itgivesyouanaddedadvantage
andacertainlevelofexpertisenotcurrentlyfound
inthemarketplace.
Youcanholdmusicclassesonweekendsatyour
placeorhavepersonaltrainingwithindividuals.
Dependingwithwhatyouarecomfortablewith.
YoucanstartbyhangingoutatKaraokebarsand
handingoutyourflyers.
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26. ONLINE SHOP
Dependingwithyourinitialcapitalanonlinestore
cangooneoftwoways.
Thecheaperoptionbutmoretimeconsumingis
dropshipping. Thisiswhereyoudon'tcarryany
stockwhatsoeverbutcomeupwithanagreement
withsupplierstosellgoodstoyouatacheaper
price. Thenadvertisetoyournetworksthatyou
havecertaingoods. Oncetheymakeapurchase
youcontactyoursuppliersoastodeliver.
Theotheroptioniscarryingstockandsellingthem
directly. Givesyoualittlemorecontrolthandrop
shipping.
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27. EVENT PLANNER
Ifyouhaveagiftforthedetails, areateamplayer,
knowshowtonetwork, thenisrightupyouralley.
Youcanopttospecializeincertainareaslike
weddingplannerorromanticoutingsorganizeror
justbetheone-stopshop. Icansayforsure, every
eventplannerI'veencountereddoesitallbutmost
doashoddyjob.
Startwithasmallnicheandbeknownforiti.e.
baby'sfirstbirthdayplanner. Onceyouhavegood
numbers, startaddingdifferentspecialtiesoneata
time.
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28. REMEMBER: HALF SLOUCHY EFFORTS
ONLY BEGETS HALF SLOUCHY RESULTS
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