How To Make Liquid Soap in Kenya

  How to Make Multipurpose Liquid Soap

Ingredients:

-ungarol 1kg,

ufacid-1/2,salt-1kg,

colour,caustic,s

booster,

perfume n preservative.

Procedure
Put 2 ltrs water in a bucket add ungarol, industrial salt and ufacid. Mix to a smooth paste and all granules dissolved. Add caustic soda stabilizer and booster. Mix in well then add 18 ltrs of water and mix. Add colour preservertive and perfume and stir and allow to settle at least 12 hours before use.

To read about safety of ingredients, scroll down to the bottom of the article.

OTHER LIQUID DETERGENTS YOU CAN MAKE AT HOME.

Liquid Soap Making Business in Kenya: How To Make Detergents at Home and Save Money

FABRIC SOFTENER
INGREDIENTS. SOFTNER GRANULES, PRESERVATIVE S, PERFUME AND COLOUR
Granules for softner. Boil 5 ltrs of water mix the granules.till all.dissolved. add remaining 5 ltrs cold water. Add perfume and preservatives and colour. THIS IS FOR 10 LTRS

• BLEACH
Bleach aka jik/distainer. Ingredients -chroline,magadi n caustic.. this is for 20 ltrs but makes upto 25ltrs depending on how concentrated you want it. Mix all content with water and stir till you get a milky chalky mixture and leave. After 5 or so hours stir the mixture. In the evening stir again and in the morning. Do this for 3 days you will eventually get a very clear liquid on day 3. Sieve using a cloth to rid any residue.

• DISINFECTANT
Disnfectant-ungarol-1/2kg,np9-1kg,salt-1kg,pefume,colour n preservative.
Mix the first 3 ingredients with 2 litres of water. Once all are dissolved add the rest of the water. In this case was doing 20 ltrs so add 18 ltrs of water. Stir and add the rest of ingredients and colour.

• SHOWER GEL
ungarol 1.5kg,cde 1/2,pearlized 1/4, caustic soda,colour,perfume,preservatives,glycerene n salt.
The procedure for making shower gel.is exactly as that of multipurpose detergent and the only variation is the glycerine, cde and pearlised liquid. Once the soda os mixed in ungarol and smooth add all other ingredient execept colour and perfume. Add your water to content add colour perfume.

• HARPIC
Caustic soda,Ufacid, Industrial.salt, STPP, Ungarol, Perfume, HCL 2ltrs, Colour
Put 8 ltrs of water in a bucket. Add caustic soda and Ufacid and stir, Add industrial salt and STPP and stir till all is smooth, Add ungarol and stir completely till all the Gel is dissolved. Add the perfume at this stage, Once all.is dissolved add the HCL. HCL has fumes like crazy so please cover your nose and mouth and make sure none spills on you but once it mixes with the othe ingredients its ok. Stir completly and leave it. Colour is added after 3 hours. Your Harpic is ready.

For those wondering about the safety of these ingredients and reactions, remember the topic,last one in chemistry form four on soaps and soapless detergents,the exact chemicals used are the one on use here, only that they carry street names like ungerol,ufacid,industrial salt, of course then we did not study about additives like STPP,CDE etc,these are thickeners,stabilisers and such like. the detrgent made here is soapless, a grease stripper thats why it has an acid. the acid is mild and as long as you use form ones knowledge on safety you are good to go. you could buy gloves and masks or ensure you mix them in open air especially for chlorine bleach. bleach sodium hypochlorite you studied this in form three chemistry.remember, you need chlorine,a base that contains sodium thats why caustic NAOH is used and industrial salt plus water.These is chemistry in action.

64 Advices For a Young Person Looking To Start Their Own Business

1.Save money.Save, save, save and get your finances in order. 
2.Get the education you need to market your business. 
3.Don't spend money. Make money first.
4.Find your voice first. Then you will BE A STAR.
5.Be passionate about it. Have passion and you have no choice but to succeed.
6.LOVE your business and let your heart show and you will rock it!
7.Be passionate in your marketing.tell everybody and anybodythat will listen about your business.
8.Find what you like and begin it! 
Stay focused on the things you want and let go of all the other stuff - ego, drama, negativity, games, self criticism. 
9.Surround yourself with like minded people. Be careful who you surround yourself with is very keyto your sustainance.Surround yourself with people that lift you up, are smarter than you and allow you to be your authentic self. And work with a Coach if you can! It's life-changing changing.
10.Believe in your worth!
11.Don’t get into business with friends. Don’t get scared to take time to work your idea, a lot of people will tell you to jump into things and rush the process before you’re ready, it’s ok to take time and get yourself in the best position possible.
12.Create a business in an area that sets your soul on fire- if you don’t believe in your product, it won’t make you motivated- no motivation no activity in your business = unsuccessful business venture
13.Seek for mentorship in your area of biz. People who have been longer in the business, and jot down what are actually your questions, they love give guidance and the fact you showing them respect and appreciation for advice whatever it is, it will be duplicable for you when you haveto give an advice in the future!
14.Create a plan and stick to it! Create a structure. Have some kind of a plan before just jumping into anything. 
15.No matter how hard it gets don't give up.
16.Identify the dynamics of your target market/services. you may not get all the view until you begin the journey, but get as much information as possible. Do your SWOT analysis. Be determined, get back-up resources and you are set to go.
17.Work on your mindset thoughts before you reach your next levels.
Start now and don't wait for the "right moment".. because that moment is NOW! Not having much capital or any investors always held me back, but you know what is free? Education. Experience.Thanks to technology, that's readily available and already, literally, in the palm of your hands.You got this!
18.JUST START!Jump on go hard learn along the way and don’t look back.Nothing will be perfect and owning a business is like learning on-the-job! Experience is the only teacher. DOOOOO ITTTT! With hard work & perseverance it will pay off! 
19.Don't be afraid to fail. Just jump and allow yourself to be a beginner, fighting through the uneasiness of not knowing much. Before you know it, you won't be a beginner anymore.
20.Learn as you go and embrace failure - it’s the best and quickest teacher.
21.Only go into business if it's something you are actually interested in, passionate about, and feel deeply that it's what you truly want. You're going to have to dig deep every day. You're going to have to work nights and weekends. There will be hurdles and challenges that you have to overcome that naturally come with owningand growing a business. Setbacks will present itself, are you in it enough to work through it and to do what you need to to be successful? Do you want it bad enough?
22.Have fun and enjoy the journey
23.Don't share your ideas for business with everyone some people will not be happy you decided to start a business.
24.Pray about what you are supposed to do in your business and ask God for the wisdom and discernment to get there.
25.Market research! This helps to identify your ideal client. Really research themarket you are going into, and try to speakwith others who may be doing it about what they love about it, and what their struggles were when they were just getting started- do the market research.
26.Spend time on yourself first before you spend time on building a business! When you can thrive in your authentic self and know your deep seated WHY, you'll be ableto build a business that you love and that you'll be able to sustain! Additionally, the entrepreneurial route is amazing and rewarding, but you get so much more out of it when you are already established in yourself and have things like self-care andlimiting beliefs absolutely crushed.
27.Have the right toolsNEW BUSINESS = create a website as easily as a power point presentation, self-answer to make newsletters, facebook chatbot, sales tunnels, capture page, design studio to create visuals or animated videos, social network automation.Create online presence.
Know things take time. It will take time to be where you want it to be. 
28.Learn content creation!!
29.Seek help before you need it. 
30.When you want to quit, push harder. When you second guess yourself, find a podcast, play it EVERY FREE MINUTE untilyou feel your mindset change.

36 Advice's on How to Become Successful Some Day as A Young Entrepreneur

Hello! I'm moniqa and im 17 years old, Im starting my own business. I'm a young entrepreneur can you help me? And give some advice on how to become a successful someday?

1) Keep in mind why you start 
2) Be stubborn about the outcomes and results, but be flexible on the journey 
3) Trust yourself 
4)Failure is a mindset 
5)Go where your skills and services may not be necessarily needed (you’ll stick out) 
5)Spend wisely 
6)Build credit and don’t be scared to take loans 
7) Have a plan. Try to get as much done but again be flexible 
8)Be consistent 
9) Have goals prioritize them and work a little towards your major 4’goals every day 
10)Tell everyone what you do 11)Practice your pitch 
12)Test and learn 
12)Come up with a marketing strategy 
13)Enlist free help. 
14)Practice BELIEVING that you can become successful!
15)No matter what business you decide to start, if it doesn't set your soul on fire, and if you aren't excited about it when you wake up every morning, it is not your life's purpose. We all have a purpose and part of that is loving what you do so much, that you'd do it for free if free were your only option.
16)When faced with choosing between your business or a man, always choose your business.
17)STOP CARING WHAT OTHERS MAY THINK.
18)Be relentless with your vision, 19)Visualize yourself being successful, Be proactive, not reactive
20)Research your biz area and keepfocused .
21)Have a business plan and revise it as your business grows . 
22)Plan every day by task , media strategy , blog or posting . 23)Whatever you do have a plan .
24)Step to network or whatever your businesswill be. 
25)Always be willing to learn and never stop learning. 
26)Stop learning and take action. Do the thing you have just learned in that first step until you are done with that step. Then learn the second step. Stop learning and take action. Do the second step you just learned and continue doing that. 27)Don't wait for things to be perfect. Take massive imperfect action.
28)Start strengthening your mindset by listening to personal growth videos daily because being an entrepreneur is tough. One day you are on top of the world. The very same day at the end of the day you are depressed or having self doubts. Here are some great coaches to listen to and model: Dean Graziosi is great to listen to. Dani Johnson, Ed Mylett, Jim Kwik, Joe Dispenza, Darren Hardy.
29)Take time out each week to work on you business as well as in your business.
30)Invest in a business coach I believe to be invaluable.
31)Set your long term goal as well as short term goal..
32)Don’t depend on family/friends to support your business! Get out & connect with new people! Your Network = Your Networth! People support who they trust!
33)Be consistent in what you do andbe willing to put in the hard work.
34)Find some mentors if you can.
35)Meditate and pray for guidance 
36)Trust your intuition.

20 Ways to Overcome Fear When Starting a Business as a Young Entrepreneur

Question from our reader.
What advice you can give me. I am young entrepreneur. I just started my business and I am afraid of the outcome. I need motivation.

The fact that you started your own business and that you have even taken the first step to start your business, is a good thing because you are way ahead of those who have not taken the first step.
Below are some steps you can take to overcome your fears.

1.Recognise your fears and choose to get past them.Self-doubt and fear are part of the journey - ALL of us feel that way at various times - it's good you recognize it - once you're aware of when fear creeps in - you can then CHOOSE to focus on getting past it.It's a process that with practice becomes easier most days - but don't think you are alone - we all feel it at different times. You just need to CHOOSE to move through it and get over each obstacle
2.Work on getting rid of fear.Entrepreneurship is like a rollercoaster, one minute we're on top of the world, the next minute we are fearful or depressed. This cycle continues as we progress.
You have to work on getting rid of that fear. Fear is crippling. If you don't get rid of it, or at least get it under control, you won't be able to be very success, unfortunately. You can start by NOT SPEAKING FEAR into your life. Words are like prayers. They are answered when we believe them. To state "I am afraid of the outcome" will most definitely bring about the outcome you fear. So, please, work everyday on positive thoughts and feelings towards your business.
3.Get that fear and defeat out of your mind. 
4.Find some good positive affirmations you can repeat daily, 
5.Get a clear mindset of your end goal. 
6.Start making small steps. 
7.Build on small success steps.
8.Be consistent with working your business and you will be successful. 
9.Celebrate every triumph. celebrate all your wins no matter how big or small they seem more than your struggle
10.surround yourself with like-minded people who will help you reach your goals.
11.Set up a daily mindset routine
12.Acknowledge that the journey is a marathon not a sprint. 
13.Know that diamonds are created under extremely high pressure and temperature.
14.Don't set yourself up for failure by imagining the worst, instead know that you're worth the ride and always believe inyourself even if no one else does and their opinion of yourself should not even botheryou.
15.Don’t be afraid to take messy action — meaning it doesn’t have to be perfect or you don’t have to feel ‘ready’, just start creating + connecting with people. 
16.Start thinking of yourself as a business owner/entrepreneur/CEO! If you have a strong unshakable resilience, you have no option but to succeed! 
17.Don’t hesitate to find mentors & leaders in your industry to look up to & learn from — it’ll be one of your best investments.
18.Don't put too much pressure on your business life. In the end it's really just business - I know that sounds weird especially if your income is dependent on that business. For example don't make a whole drama over small simple things that are nothing.
19.Be super patient with yourself and the business. It doesn't happen overnight. Take time to decide but don't take too much time. For example don't take super long to make small unimportant decisions. You can change everything in the process. So decide with what feels right and then move on.And then.. just keep going. 
20.Make sure it's something you love doing and believe in. It will make the process a whole lot easier.

23 Financial Advice's to Change Your Life in 2020.

1. Stop buying shit you don’t need & invest.
2. Develop a wealth and asset building mindset.
3. Associate with people who are ina higher income bracket than you. Understand the tax advantages of a home based business. 
4. Live below your means.
5. Save 10%, and invest for long term rewards. Set aside 10% of all your income in a separate account. Don't ever withdraw from it unless maybe you invest it very wisely.It’s the little every day transactions that make a big difference. So ask yourself if that Starbucks, magazine, or new eyeshadow is worth delaying your financial goals being reached.
6. Love yourself. Your first investment is in you. What do you need to equip yourself? 
7. Trust God.
8. Ask God how he can support you ?
9. Give the 1st ten percent (10%) a.k.a. 'tithe' of all money you receive to God. If someone doesn't believe in God. Then take the tithe and Donate it. Your $$ will multiply in amazing ways.
10. Do what you love 
11. Start by doing a budget, using at least 3 months of your statements (bank & CC); you cannot make better financial decisions until you realize where your money is actually going. Budget where your money goes. Evaluate your priorities, does it match what's going on with your budget?
12. Write everything down for a month and evaluate where your money is going, so you can figure out if you feel it is going to the right places or being wasted
13. Don't spend beyond your means.🤯Dont spend money you dont actually have
14. Get rid of your limiting beliefs
15. Invest in a good business that you will earn for life and pass on to your generation
16. Know when to Outsource
17. Learn about assets. Rich people make their money work for them... poor people work for their money.Read ‘Rich Dad, PoorDad’ by Robert kiosaki.
18. Read financial books eg Read the bare foot investor!
19. Beware of free
20. Become an entrepreneur it's your way to financial freedom.
21. Go to youtube and watch dave Ramsey. 
22. Find someone whose done what you want to do!!!
23. Learn how to invest!

12 Easy Ways to Grow Your Business

1.Market extensively.If you are using one or two methods to market your business, get out of your comfort zone and add a few other marketing methods.There are many ways to market your business.Some are offline and others are online.If you were just using offline marketing methods,you can go online and startarketing your business eg on social media.If you were just marketing your business online,you could start markerting your business offline using business cards and posters for instance.
2.Improve your presentation or display.People are always attracted to beautiful presentations and displays.Changing the arrangement of your business or the way items are displayed will make a huge difference to your business.It will make people passing turn heads and probably come closer to check what you are offering.Interior decor is not just for homes.Even businesses need some interior decor which includes things such as having proper arrangement of your products.Display plays a big role in attracting and bringing more customers to your business.If your business is online, the display of your products or services on your website or social media pages matters alot.Make sure that you have a website and social media page that looks attractive and organised.
3.Give offers and discounts.People love good deals and discounts on products or services.Giving a 50% discount on a certain product or services will definitely make people rush to buy the products.As they buy the item you have given a discount on, they will also check other products on display.
4.Improve on customer service.Most people ignore customer service but how you treat your customers plays a major role in the growth of every business.People love to be handled well.The way you receive your customers or clients, the way you talk to them, your facial expression matters.Majority of employess dont offer good customer service.If you have employees,get them trained about good customer service.
5.Networking.Networking with other business owners within your locality can help in the growth of your business.Attending networking events is therefore crucial as you can gain more knowledge from other people as to how they are managing and marketing their businesses.Other business owners could also get to know about your products and refer some clients to you.So go ahead and make those new connections.
6.Get customer feedback.Customer feedback is very crucial.This is because it will help you know how they view your products or services and if they like or dislike them.Whenever customers buy your product or service, ask them to give you honest feedback.From the feedback that you get, see how you can make improvements to your product or service.
7.Host events.When you host events and invite people,they are able to come see what you have to offer and become current or future customers
8.Be consistent with your marketing.If you are the person who posts content on your blog or social media platforms very few times, you need to change.To gain more visibility you need to post content and market your business consistently.Don't just post your products even on facebook groups for instance just once and then think thats it.You need to be more active and be visible through aggressive marketing to grow your business.
9.Get Funding.Are there products that your customers come and find that they aren't in stock?If yes, look for ways to get funding and increase your stock.Some people will never come back to your business if they come to your stall or shop one two times and hear that you don't have certain products.If you don't have any savings, approach friends, relatives, or banks for funding.
10.Ask for customer reviews.Ask your customers to leave reviews after they buy your product or service.Reviews can be left on your social media pages or on your website.The purpose of reviews is to build trust with your potential customers.When people see those reviews they are able to trust your products and buy them without hesitation.
11.Handle complains.If your customers have any complains,make sure your handle them instead of ignoring them.Customers complains can destroy your business very easily.But if they are handled well the complainants can trust you and even refer other people to your products or services.
12.Keep in touch with old customers.You can keep in touch with your old customers through newsletters.Make sure your website has a place where people can sign up through their emails and leave their emails and you can be sending them messages about your new products or services.

5 Powerful Ways to Market Your Business Offline

1. Local media.Using your local media such as local newspapers,radio and tv is a great way to advertise your business offline.Even though people read news online there are still people who love the feel of papers and prefer reading news on newspapers.In between the news articles, newspapers usually have advertising spaces.You can approach your local newspapers or radio stations,enquire about their prices to see if you can advertise with them.
2. Posters and banners.Placing posters in locations where people pass by frequently is a great way to get word out about your business.Make sure that your posters and banners are attractive and have good graphics and designs so as to catch peoples attention.
3. Word of mouth/referrals.Word of mouth is the only free offline marketing tactic that works really well for any business.To get referrals to your business though word of mouth,you really need to provide good products and services.Having great products or services will cause people to talk about them.They will be able to refer their friends,relatives,workmates to your business.
4. Sign boards.Having a sign board in front of your stall or business, makes people aware of your product or service as the pass by.Your sign board should be placed in a place that is visible and the letters on the sign board should be visible from afar.
5. Business networking groups and events.It is very important for business owners to network with other business owners in networking events.In this events you get to showcase and talk about your business in the networking events.You might also end up making connections that will help you get the word out about your business.
6. Talk about your business.Never forget to talk about your business everywhere you go.Tell your friends,relatives,church mates,workmates, and even the people in the places you are invited to speak eg conferences.Some people especially supportive friends and family might be interested in your product or service and might become lifelong customers.
7. Business cards.Business cards are good for marketing offline because they are portable and you can carry them around.A business should contain the name of your business,your contacts,location,opening and closing hours.You can give the business cards to people you meet and also your customers so that they can use them to spread word about your business.
8. Use billboards.Though bill boards are expensive they are great because you are able to reach a wide audience due to their great visibility.

How to Market and Grow Your Business Online

1. Create a website

Having a website is important for every business.A website helps you showcase or display your products and services under one roof.Creating a website shouldn't be expensive. There are even free platforms such as blogger and word press.You can create a website or you can hire someone to do it for you. When you are building a website the only things required are domain and hosting platform.After you have gotten your website ready, you can now begin posting content that is informative.Make sure that you post frequently so that people can see your business is active.Also make sure that your content is sharerable soghat if someone sees some good content they can share it on their social media pages.Lastly, learn about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) so that your business is able to be found by search engines such as Google.As part of SEO use keywords that will help you drive content to your business website.

2.Email marketing
Email marketing involves collecting email addresses through your website where you ask people to sign up using their emails so that they can get some useful content sent to their emails.You can send your blogposts about your produce or services to people's emails and this way people are able to keep in toich with your business.

3.Use social media
In this era there are many social media platforms that you can use to market your business online.
Some of the social media websites you can use include:
-Facebook
-Instagram
-Pinterest
-Youtube
-Twitter
-Linkedin
-Whatsapp
The good thing with social media platforms is that you can market for free.For instance on Facebook you just need to crest a business page,post your products or services then share your page on your profile or facebook groups.
You do not have to be in all those social media platforms.You can pick several of them ,then use them frequently to market your business.Make sure that you add your website on the platforms that you choose to use.You also need to post content on your social media pages and engage with your followers.The more you publish good content and engage your followers, the more you are likely to turn your followers into customers or clients for your products or services.

4.Online Paid Advertising
Paid advertising is where you pay for ads to be shown to people.
Social media platforms such as Facebook offer paid adverts.With Facebook ads you are able to customise your ads to reach out to target customers.Google also provides paid advertising commonly known Google AdWords.With Google AdWords your website is displayed on certain popular websites or on google home page.Through this ads your business gains visibility and you also get customers

Top 5 Products You Can Sell To Women

CLOTHES
Women love to look beautiful and they also love to wear different types of clothes. A man can be comfortable having only 5trousers and 5shirts and stay with them for 2years but most ladies would like to have 500 different clothes in their closet.You can never go wrong by starting a women's clothes business because most women cannot afford to pass some nice dress or skirt they have seen.Some of the clothes that you can sell to women are dresses,skirts,jean trousers,offical trousers,official skirt suits,leggings,bras,blazers,trench coats,tops.For dresses you can stock a variety eg maxi dresses,mini dresses,circular,high low dresses, off shoulder dresses,wedding dresses among others.

HANDBAGS
Women need handbags to carry their personal items,such as makeup(lipstick,lipbalm,eyepencil,eyeshadow),pads,phones, wipes etc.Look around you and you will see almost every woman is carrying a handbag.A handbag is almost a necessity for every woman.Selling bags is therefore a great business because you will never lack women looking for handbags.There are various types of handbags you can sell depending on size and material.

JEWELLERY
Jewelleries add to the beauty of a woman.Women love to be beautiful and will always buy things that will enhance that beauty.Selling jewellery like earrings,necklaces and ,bangles is therefore a profitable business.Men also love to gift women with jewelleries as presents for birthdays,anniversary,graduations among other occasions.

SHOES
Women and shoes!A man can stay with one shoe but women!They need several pairs.Lets say some shoes for the office or others for a date out.Other women require different shoes with all the colours of the world to match different outfits.There are different types of shoes that women buy ;from high heels,to flat shoes,boots,open shoes,wedges, sports shoes among others.You can stock a variety of this types or you can choose to go with one type of shoe eg heels only.

COSMETICS
The cosmetic industry has become a multi billion dollar industry.Its so huge and women are investing alot in it as they try to make themselves look better and feel younger.Most women spend alot on things like makeup because they enhance one's facial look.Some cosmetics you can sell in your business include: Hair products,creams,lotions,deodorants and sprays,makeup(lipsticks,eye shadow,eye pencils, foundation, mascara, toners, scrubs, makeup brushes) and other beauty and skin care produces

How To Start or Open a Business

First of all congratulations for thinking of starting your own business and becoming the next CEO.Being employed can be something difficult and alot of people in the world are looking to start their own businesses because they want to quit employment and be their own boss.Others want to start their own businesses because they want to get a second source of income.Most people who want to start or open a business don't know where to begin and they are therefore afraid of starting one.Starting a business is not complicated or difficult as most people think.If you have been procastinating on starting your own business, you should take the first step then you will realize its not as complicated as you had thought.You just need to take the first step.Below are the steps you need to take to start your new business.

DECIDE WHICH BUSINESS YOU WANT TO START
Most people want to start a business but they have alot of business ideas and can't settle on one.
You need to pick and decide on which idea is best to go with.

IDENTIFY A GOOD LOCATION
Location is a very important factor to consider when starting any business. You need a location with good foot traffic,where people pass frequently and can even window shop as they pass by.You need to choose your location wisely, so take time to look for a good location for your business.

DO PROPER MARKET RESEARCH
Before you start your business you need to do good market research.Find out if there is a demand for your products or services and how is the competition in that area.

GET A NAME FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Having a business name is important but don't dwell on getting a good name for too long.Some people tend to  take long to decide what name is suitable for their business.Choose a name that is rare and a name that doesnt have many consonants hence it can be easily pronounced.

HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN
Now that you have chosen the location, gotten a name and you have done market research for your business, its time to now put your ideas do