A female entrepreneur showcasing her products at the 2025 dfcu Rising Woman Expo held last weekend at UMA Show Grounds dfcu Bank through its Rising Woman Initiative is increasingly grooming female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses sustainably. During the 2025 Rising Woman Expo held at the UMA Show Grounds in
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One of the trade partners that was rewarded with a fridge Movit Products Limited (MPL) has unveiled a nationwide customer appreciation campaign to acknowledge and reward its dedicated trade partners who have significantly contributed to enhancing the Company’s brands and fostering development over the years. The campaign will engage over
Read MoreSamuel Sejjaaka says the Accounting Professionals need to contribute to policy formulation through research Samuel Sejjaaka, a certified Public accountant and academic, has challenged accountants to contribute to public policy-making in Uganda. He said that while many things are going on in the country, the accountants usually don’t have a
Read MoreHow Byamukama Used UGX40,000 To Build UGX40m Liquid Soap & Home-Care Products Business
Byamukama in one of his outlets Abel Byamukama is a 29-year-old budding entrepreneur from Maguru Village, Kyabukonkoni Division, Fort Portal City. His story is quite inspirational given the fact that he has built a UGX40m company called “Klean Star Products”, having started with capital of UGX40,000. The growing business manufactures
Read MoreA team of experts from the Ministry of Water at a solar project in Isingiro A new report launched on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil says Africa has huge potential to grow its green energy potential. The unfortunate reality is that the continent has not
Read MoreBugisu Cooperative Union offices Co-operators have renewed calls for government to streamline regulation of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs), warning that multiple regulators are undermining the growth and sustainability of the sector. The appeal dominated speeches on Friday as Kitgum Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited (Kitgum SACCO) marked
Read MoreFor Anxious, a 22-year-old social justice student at Kyambogo University, life once felt like an uphill battle against insurmountable odds. Facing the reality that his parents couldn't cover both his tuition and living expenses, he was on the verge of giving up on his education. Today, he is not only
Read MoreThe young innovators that were awarded UGX11m The National I-UPSHIFT Youth Social Innovation Summit 2025 took place in Kampala, culminating in a major award ceremony where over UGX 1.7 billion in seed funding was awarded to outstanding youth-led ventures. The awards supported the most innovative social enterprises developed through the
Read MoreBritish High Commission Kampala Celebrates the 77th Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III with a Tribute to Nature and Shared Climate Action
The event brought together Government of Uganda ministers, senior government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, business leaders, civil society, and friends of the UK The British High Commission in Kampala hosted a distinguished reception to celebrate the 77th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III, honouring his enduring legacy
Read Moredfcu Rising Woman Expo 2025 Spotlights the Transformative Impact of Women-Owned Businesses in Uganda
Doreen Atuheire, Head- dfcu Women in Business at dfcu Bank, speaking to Business Focus at the ongoing expo dfcu Bank, in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited, has officially opened the 2025 Rising Woman Expo at the UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo. The two-day event, running from 14th to 15th November, brings
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