Business Incubation

Busienss incuabtion is all the rage this days. It is a a model thats gaining considerable grounds in kenya and the world over-for the right reasons.It provides star-ups a chance to pick up while still struggling to accumilate resources. Its the best bet for all those seeking to start businesses but have minimal capital.
But its not cheap,therefore one has to weigh the options in a given incubation program before joining.The following is a list of incubators in kenya:-

Kekobi
kekobi is one of the pioneer incibators in kenya.
check them out at http://www.kekobi.or.ke

Genius Executive Centre
Genius Executive Centre located on the 15th floor of View Park Towers, is a business incubator that helps keep start-up costs low,assist in marketing and possibly even finance businesses.They offer flexible office solutions for start-ups.
Check them out at
http://www.geniuscentre.com

KIRDI Technology Incubation
Kirdi(kenya industrial research and development institute)
In order to enhance its industrial and market competitiveness, the firm is currently under Technology/Business Incubation Project at the Kenya Industrial research and development institute center.
The KIRDI Board of Directors established the Technology Business Incubator in July 2006 with the aim of enhancing technology transfer and dissemination of the institute’s findings that have a national impact on economic development.

Technology incubation is a process that supports entrepreneurs and start up technology based enterprises in the development, assimilation, absorption, and utilization of requisite technology to accelerate their successful development. Along side the provision of the technical support, business development support is also provided.

It brings together all the necessary ingredients and environment for building the technological capability of the technology receipt to facilitate the technology transfer.
read more at http://www.kirdi.go.ke/BusinessIncubation.aspx