The opportunities and challenges of making affordable socks in Kenya

The East Africa Business Podcast: African Start ups | Investing | Entrepreneurship | Interviews

Dec 5, 201900:44:31Business

This week we're talking with two friends who have set up a business making socks in Kenya. Both Vidyesh and Bishell grew up in Nairobi to entrepreneurial families, and after education in the UK returned home to begin a b...

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