Startup cost
KSh 5,575 to KSh 22,299
WenBuidl / KE / Eldoret / Start a mobile phone repairer business
AI replies, scheduling, reminders, and follow-up. Here is what it costs to start, what you could charge, and what it might earn.
Also called phone repair or phone repair technician in Kenya.
Startup cost
KSh 5,575 to KSh 22,299
Typical price
KSh 780 per repair
Could earn
KSh 39,000/month
Time to first revenue
Medium
Difficulty to set up
Medium
Repeat customers
Low
Premises
Not needed
Can start solo
Yes
Can start part-time
Yes
Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.
starter
KSh 14,040/mo
KSh 780 × 1.5 repairs × 12 days = KSh 14,040/month
Part-time while still employed, three days a week
established
KSh 39,000/mo
KSh 780 × 2.5 repairs × 20 days = KSh 39,000/month
Full-time solo, a settled round of repeat customers
scaled
KSh 85,800/mo
KSh 780 × 5 repairs × 22 days = KSh 85,800/month
A second pair of hands, or a denser round with less travel
The same trade, priced and staffed differently. Which one you pick sets the ceiling.
Travel to the customer
Batch work, no travel, wider catchment
Demand in Eldoret is strong, and the work is a fair share of repeat work. Setting up is a bit of work, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.
Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.