Business Ideas to Start with Ksh 1,000,000

51 businesses you can start with Ksh 1,000,000 or less.

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Online & Digital

YouTube Channel / Vlogging

Capital: Varies

ROI: Ksh 20,000/mo

Online & Digital

Freelance Writing

Capital: Varies

ROI: Ksh 50,000/mo

Home-based, Anywhere with internet

Food & Beverage

Homemade Strawberry Jam

Capital: Ksh 750

ROI: Ksh 5,000/mo

Jewellery from Bones

Capital: Ksh 1,010

ROI: Ksh 20,000/mo

Home-based workshop

Crafts & Soap Making

Capital: Ksh 1,500 - 3,000

ROI: Ksh 15,000/mo

Selling Wall Papers

Capital: Ksh 1,800

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Online, Urban households

Food & Beverage

Home-Based Food/Catering Business

Capital: Ksh 2,000 - 5,000

ROI: Ksh 20,000/mo

Home kitchen, Targeting bachelors in estates

Beauty & Personal Care

Perfume Refilling Business

Capital: Ksh 3,000 - 22,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Beauty shops, Online

Beaded Sandals and Handbags

Capital: Ksh 3,870

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Home-based, Online

Kiwano Melon Farming

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 15,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Ruai, Kitengela

Business Ideas Kenya - Thorn Melon Farming

Thorn Melon Farming

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 15,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Ruai, Kitengela

Services & Consulting

Professional Nanny Recruitment

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 20,000

ROI: Ksh 40,000/mo

Urban markets, Working middle-class areas

Entertainment & Events

Clown/Entertainer Business

Capital: Ksh 5,000

ROI: Ksh 100,000/mo

Kids parties, Corporate events

Finance & Trading

Forex Trading

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 50,000

Services & Consulting

House-Help / Maid Bureau

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 20,000

ROI: Ksh 50,000/mo

Urban centers, Areas with working professionals

Cape Gooseberry Farming

Capital: Ksh 5,000 - 20,000

ROI: Ksh 250,000/mo

Warm areas supporting two seasons a year

Food & Beverage

Distributing Black Coffee

Capital: Ksh 6,600

ROI: Ksh 45,000/mo

Matatu termini, Busy morning/evening streets

Rabbit Farming

Capital: Ksh 10,000 - 50,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Anywhere in Kenya (with predator protection)

Services & Consulting

Consultancy Business

Capital: Ksh 10,000 - 100,000

ROI: Ksh 80,000/mo

Central business districts, Online

Services & Consulting

Nanny Training School

Capital: Ksh 10,000 - 50,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Accessible urban/suburban zones

Chia Seeds Farming

Capital: Ksh 10,000

ROI: Ksh 50,000/mo

Farmlands with suitable climate

Selling Women's Handbags

Capital: Ksh 10,000

ROI: Ksh 40,000/mo

Online, Offices

Making Beads from Polymer Clay

Capital: Ksh 11,800

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Car Boot Sales

Capital: Ksh 12,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Crowded places, Busy streets

Services & Consulting

Shoe Shining

Capital: Ksh 15,000 - 30,000

ROI: Ksh 90,000/mo

Nairobi CBD, High foot traffic zones

Kiwi Fruit Farming

Capital: Ksh 15,000 - 30,000

ROI: Ksh 83,000/mo

Uasin Gishu, Nakuru

Manufacturing & Production

Biodiesel Manufacturing

Capital: Ksh 20,000 - 50,000

ROI: Ksh 200,000/mo

Small backyards, Refineries

Security & Technology

Home Surveillance Solutions

Capital: Ksh 20,000 - 50,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Homes with nannies, Young mothers demographic

Manufacturing & Production

Paper Bag Production

Capital: Ksh 20,000

ROI: Ksh 40,000/mo

Near retail stores, Supermarkets

Beauty & Personal Care

Executive Barbershop

Capital: Ksh 20,000 - 200,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Highly accessible locations, Residential centers

Potato Farming

Capital: Ksh 30,000 - 100,000

ROI: Ksh 50,000/mo

Arable rural land with good soil

Entertainment & Events

Bike Rental Business

Capital: Ksh 30,000

ROI: Ksh 30,000/mo

Near universities, Colleges

Watermelon Farming

Capital: Ksh 40,000

ROI: Ksh 120,000/mo

Open ground with direct sunlight

Beauty & Personal Care

Salon Business

Capital: Ksh 50,000 - 100,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Estates, Urban areas

Services & Consulting

Car Wash Business

Capital: Ksh 50,000 - 100,000

ROI: Ksh 120,000/mo

Residential areas, Malls

Health & Wellness

Daycare Business

Capital: Ksh 50,000 - 100,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Safe residential areas, Urban rental spaces

Food & Beverage

Milk Distributorship

Capital: Ksh 50,000 - 400,000

ROI: Ksh 200,000/mo

Kisumu, Nairobi

Manufacturing & Production

Processing Natural Oils

Capital: Ksh 56,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Food & Beverage

Camel Bones & Meat Trade

Capital: Ksh 60,000 - 120,000

ROI: Ksh 1,000,000/mo

Burma Market, Nairobi, Restaurants

Dairy Farming (Zero Grazing)

Capital: Ksh 75,000 - 300,000

ROI: Ksh 100,000/mo

Small plots (40x80), Rural acreage

Pixie Orange Farming

Capital: Ksh 80,000

ROI: Ksh 100,000/mo

Makueni, Machakos

Food & Beverage

Small Bakery

Capital: Ksh 100,000 - 150,000

ROI: Ksh 100,000/mo

Near offices, Schools

Food & Beverage

Food Vending Machine Business

Capital: Ksh 100,000 - 300,000

ROI: Ksh 50,000/mo

Malls, Hospitals

Construction & Real Estate

Scaffolding Rentals

Capital: Ksh 100,000

ROI: Ksh 83,000/mo

Nairobi Metro, Mombasa

Health & Wellness

Chemist / Pharmacy

Capital: Ksh 200,000 - 500,000

ROI: Ksh 250,000/mo

High-traffic urban areas, Busy estates

Construction & Real Estate

Construction Equipment Leasing

Capital: Ksh 250,000

ROI: Ksh 100,000/mo

Urban areas, Suburbs with high construction activity

Wines and Spirits Shop

Capital: Ksh 270,000

ROI: Ksh 60,000/mo

Busy streets, Residential estates

Mineral Water Distribution

Capital: Ksh 300,000

ROI: Ksh 80,000/mo

Urban, Suburban

Transport & Logistics

Pick-up Transport Business

Capital: Ksh 500,000 - 1,000,000

ROI: Ksh 120,000/mo

Outside malls, Supermarkets

Transport & Logistics

Matatu Business

Capital: Ksh 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

ROI: Ksh 120,000/mo

Construction & Real Estate

Supplying Building Materials

Capital: Ksh 1,000,000

ROI: Ksh 1,500,000/mo

Near quarries (Lukenya, Tala, Juja, Mlolongo), Delivering to towns