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At Business For Life, we believe that real change starts with knowledge in action. We’re transforming lives through practical business skills. Empowering people!

Strengthening communities! The Business for Life course addresses poverty among Kenyans who experience high rates of unemployment. Business for Life endeavors to train individuals to become self-supporting and self-sustaining. Facilitators select vetted people to start their own viable businesses within a community. By the end of the course each participant has learned and adopted basic business s

kills and has been involved in a money-making enterprise that they have personally chosen, using the Ksh500 ($7) that each raised and contributed as seed capital. The Business for Life course consists of a business training program targeting the poor and unemployed. Two qualified Facilitators interview and select approximately 20 to 25 individuals to take the course in an area where the participants live. The course lasts for a month where the participants spend alternative days learning business skills and principles in class and then each successive day conducting research and applying what they learned in the marketplace. Each participant conducts the necessary research, writes his/her own business plan, and starts an income generating activity during the course. Participants will attain and apply the necessary skills to run their own business and gain confidence from an informed perspective in starting and running their own business. The Facilitators visits each participant at regular intervals at his/her business over the course of the year following the one-month intensive training. In addition, each participant engages in a financial understanding exercise three months after the completion of the course to further assist with the application and adoption of the skills learned in the initial course.

27/07/2026

Our training focuses on giving individuals practical tools they can use immediately, helping them to create opportunities instead of waiting for them. When people are equipped, communities grow. Your donation/contribution is an invest in transformation.

23/07/2026

At Business For Life, participants gain hands-on experience in turning knowledge into real business practices. From planning and budgeting to selling and customer care, we prepare people for the real world of entrepreneurship.

19/07/2026

What happens when you combine a passion for agribusiness with the right entrepreneurial foundations? You get a successful and growing farming enterprise.

In this video, Florence, a proud Business For Life (BFL) alumnus, takes us through her journey and shares exactly how the BFL training has anchored her farming business over the years.

From mastering sustainable operational strategies to navigating market dynamics, the tools she gained years ago continue to yield incredible results today. enterprise."

15/07/2026

Poverty is not just about a lack of resources, it is often a lack of access to opportunity. Business For Life works with individuals from economically disempowered backgrounds, providing practical business training that opens doors to self-reliance. One entrepreneur at a time. One family transformed at a time. One community strengthened at a time. Together, we can create lasting impact.

11/07/2026

At Business For Life, we believe that with the right skills, mentorship and practical business training, individuals can build businesses that create lasting change. We don’t just teach business, we equip individuals with the tools to create income, independence and a better future for themselves and their families. Skills create opportunities! Businesses create transformation!

07/07/2026

Two communities. 40+ graduates. 40 +lives transformed.

Last month's Business For Life (BFL) classes clearly indicate that when you empower an individual with entrepreneurship skills, you change an entire ecosystem. The impact of these 40 graduates will trickle down to their families, children and everyone who depends on them.The ripple effect of financial independence is powerful. Congratulations to our new cohort!

30/06/2026

As a proud Business For Life (BFL) beneficiary, Judy has transformed her entire family through entrepreneurship. With the skills gained from BFL, her thriving business has empowered her to fully educate her children, purchase land and even build a home. Judy’s incredible journey is living proof that investing in local entrepreneurs doesn't just build sustainable enterprises, it creates a powerful effect that uplifts entire communities.

28/06/2026

The success of Business For Life over the years proves one fundamental truth: local problems have local solutions, provided people have the right tools. As the landscape of commerce evolves, BFL continues to adapt, integrating sustainable practices and ecosystem thinking into its core training. When we back the local people with proven business skills, everyone wins.

24/06/2026

If you look at the ledger of a Business For Life graduate, you will see increased revenue and optimized costs. But the true return on investment is found outside the business. It’s found in the school fees paid on time. It’s found in better nutrition on the dinner table and improved healthcare for the family. Financial security brings peace of mind, and that peace allows families to dream for the future rather than fear it. The ultimate product of BFL isn’t just thriving businesses—it’s thriving families.

22/06/2026

Business For Life emphasizes deep, long-term mentorship. BFL facilitators don't train and hand out certificates and walk away; they walk alongside the trainees through the reality of running a business. Having an experienced mentor to lean on turns vulnerability into resilience. It is this relational equity that has kept the program thriving and creating real impact for over nineteen years.

Address

Shalom House C1 St Daniel Comboni Road Dagoretti Corner
Nairobi
SHALOMHOUSEC1STDANIELCOMBONIROADDAGORETTICORNER,NAIROBIPOBOX216–00502NAIROBI

Telephone

+254721179061

Website

http://www.empoweringlives.org/business-for-life

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