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Monday, 12 September 2011

Getting Kenyan Businesses Online

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Small and medium businesses are the heart of the Kenyan economy, contributing over 80% to GDP and employing over 5 million people. As these businesses move online, they will access new markets and new customers, both local and international, increasing the gains to the economy. However, currently only about 10% of these enterprises are online; many expect that getting a website will be costly or complicated.

That’s why we’re thrilled to announce today that Google, Safaricom, Equity Bank and KENIC have come together to create Getting Kenyan Businesses Online (GKBO), an initiative aimed at all those thousands of Kenya SMEs, including sole traders, that do not have a website or online presence. Together with our partners, GKBO will provide free or subsidized services to help businesses to use web and internet technologies. This includes supporting organizations that provide assistance for small and medium businesses, as well as other industry organizations that are aligned with the aims of the initiative.


The GKBO tool takes the time, hassle and cost out of creating and running a website so that you can get on with your business.

Here’s what you get:
  • Free .kbo.co.ke. web address e.g. www.mamamboga.kbo.co.ke
  • Free easy to update and customizable website
  • Free online marketing through business listings on www.kbo.co.ke
  • Free ongoing tips and education
How easy and hassle free is getting a website?

You don’t have to be a technical genius to build your website using the GKBO tool. Are you familiar with the web, or have you used email, powerpoint or social sites? You will easily learn how to build a website. Google has taken all the hard work out of it.

Any small and medium business countrywide -- whether they are mama mbogas, shops that sell cakes or furniture, or offer safaris or DJ services -- can sign up easily at minimal or no cost. Find out more at www.kbo.co.ke.

Posted by Olga Arara-Kimani, Country Manager, Google Kenya

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Les entreprises kenyanes en ligne

Les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) sont au cœur de l’économie kenyane : elles représentent plus de 80 % du PIB et emploient plus de 5 millions de personnes. Au fur et à mesure que ces entreprises se dotent d’un site Internet, elles accèdent à de nouveaux marchés et de nouveaux clients, localement et à l’international, consolidant ainsi la santé de l’économie. Mais, actuellement, seules environ 10 % de ces PME sont en ligne, beaucoup craignant que la création d’un site Internet soit coûteuse ou très compliquée.

C’est pourquoi nous sommes très heureux d’annoncer aujourd’hui que Google, Safaricom, Equity Bank et KENIC se sont associés pour créer Getting Kenyan Businesses Online (GKBO), une initiative destinée à ces milliers de PME du Kenya, y compris les entrepreneurs individuels, qui n’ont ni site Internet, ni présence en ligne. Avec nos partenaires, GKBO fournira des services gratuits ou subventionnés pour aider les entreprises à exploiter Internet et ses technologies. Parmi ces services, le soutien à des organismes qui aident les PME, ainsi que d’autres entités industrielles qui sont en phase avec les objectifs de cette initiative, est primordial.

Le GKBO vous décharge – en termes de temps, de tracas et de coût – de la création et de la maintenance d’un site Internet, vous permettant ainsi de vous concentrer sur votre activité.

Voici ce dont vous disposerez :
  • Une adresse .kbo.co.ke gratuite, par exemple www.mamamboga.kbo.co.ke
  • Un site Internet gratuit facile à mettre à jour et personnaliser
  • Marketing en ligne gratuit via les répertoires d’entreprises sur www.kbo.co.ke
  • Conseils et formation continue gratuits
Un site Internet ? Facile et sans prise de tête !

Vous n’avez pas besoin d’être un génie informatique pour construite votre site Internet avec l’outil GKBO. Vous connaissez Internet, vous savez envoyer des mails, vous servir de Powerpoint ou vous brancher sur les réseaux sociaux ? Créer votre site sera pour vous un jeu d’enfant. Google en a éliminé le plus difficile.

Toute PME dans tout le pays – qu’il s’agisse de mama mbogas, d'échoppes de confiserie ou de magasins de meubles, ou de services pour les safaris ou de DJ – peut s’inscrire à peu de frais, voire sans frais. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site www.kbo.co.ke.

Poste par Olga Arara-Kimani, directrice pays, Google Kenya
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