FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Karibu Business Support Centre is a hub for Empowering Entrepreneurs, Investors, Industrialists with the resources, business information, and necessary support to navigate through the various Government regulations, policies and services in the business landscape easily. The Centre seeks to foster a conducive environment that promotes innovation, facilitates investment, and enhances the ease of doing business in Kenya and beyond.
Karibu Business Support Centre typically offers a range of services, including but not limited to:
- Business registration and licensing
- Access to financial services.
- Market access and networking.
- Product development.
- Product standardization and certification.
- Linkages to business.
- Development of business opportunities.
- Liaison services.
- Other business support related services
- Entrepreneurs
- Investors
- Industrialists
- Innovators
- Manufacturers.
- Startups.
- Traders
- Micro,Small and Medium Industries (MSI’s)
- BMOs
- Large corporations seeking specialized support or guidance in specific areas.
- Any other person in the enterprise development
- By visiting a Business Support Centre located near you.
- By logging into our website and portal for self-service.
- Telephone calls.
- Email enquiries.
- KBSC social media pages
The fees associated with services required and offered will be determined by service providers at the Centres. However, consultation via emails, telephones or logging into our website or portals is completely free.
At Karibu Business Support Centre you will receive valuable guidance and resources to help you navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and scale your business. Whether you need assistance with business planning, marketing strategies, accessing funding, or expanding into new markets, you will receive tailored support to suit your needs as below.
- By ensuring your business operate within the legal requirement through Business registration and licensing services.
- By ensuring your business access financial services which can promote installation or expansion of operation.
- By ensuring you have enough market access links and networking which create market base which improve sustainability and business posterity.
- By offering you product development services which foster innovation and growth.
- By ensuring your products are standardized and certified to meet market standards thus promoting and fostering trade.
- By offering your business linkages services which helps in increased operation, collaboration, expansion, and innovation.
- By offering your business, development of business opportunities through training and business re-engineering.
- We offer your business liaison services in managing and operating business.
No, they offer support services to all in the business sector irrespective of age or size.
There are several Centres across the Republic of Kenya.