He was one of the first people I know to use Kickstarter, the crowd funding site now popular for financing many video game projects from the highly ambitious.
One solution to the inefficient payment process with manufacturers, specifically around their trade payables, is the creation of formalized trade payable financing programs, and these programs are starting to become more popular.
As the products became more popular with local hairdressers, Kinuthia ploughed back his profits into moving into an even bigger place, financing growth, increasing his production capacity and extending his product range.