Barot Harshad Maganbhai receiving his medal as President Museveni looks on When Mr. Barot Harshad Maganbhai, the Chairman of Tirupati Development (U) Limited, arrived in Uganda in 1993, he carried little more than hope, grit, and a modest capital of USD 150. More than three decades later, that journey of
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There’s minimal traffic on most Kampala roads. A strong security presence remains visible across Kampala as parts of the business community gradually resume operations following Uganda’s general elections. The city was largely deserted on Thursday as Ugandans went to the polls to elect a president and members of parliament. The
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FINCA Uganda’s Chief Commercial Officer, Eva Balikoowa and Executive Director Robert Kakande, with KACITA’s Acting Chairperson Hajji Isa Ssekito, pose for a group photo at the UGX 100M flood relief launch with downtown traders FINCA Uganda has announced the beginning of the process of providing over UGX 100 million in
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Mark Muyobo, CEO NCBA Bank Uganda In today’s fast-changing business environment, many Ugandan companies continue to spend heavily on marketing, product design, and technology, yet overlooking one of the simplest and most powerful tools for growth - listening to their customers. Businesses that master the art of listening often uncover
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With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that hitherto were male-dominated.
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For now 15 years, Mbarara City-based Perfect Touch Salon owner Racheal has been a renowned salon operator in Western Uganda's busiest and fastest growing metropolis. She relies on her 26 employees to keep quickly attending to hundreds of women who keep flocking her much sought after salon to have their
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President Museveni launching the GROW Project For these five years (2021-2026) of government, the government of Uganda's focus has chiefly been economically transformation millions of Ugandan households through Parish Development Model (PDM), an intervention through which each of Uganda's 10,717 parishes is given Shs100m per year. The money is to
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Brenda Tusiime marketing one of her products Brenda Tusiime is the director of Mema Agro-Organic Processors, a company adding value to pumpkins. In an interview with Business Focus, Tusiime revealed that her value addition journey began after spending days in Kampala without making significant pumpkin sales. Faced with limited market
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Some of the winners in a group photo dfcu officials and keynote speaker Three outstanding entrepreneurs led a cohort of twenty finalists at the dfcu Rising Woman Awards 2025, where dfcu Bank and Monitor Publications Limited honoured Uganda’s most promising women-led enterprises in a ceremony held at the bank’s headquarters
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Dr Linda Nakato, a research fellow at EPRC, presents findings on the status of family-owned businesses in Uganda, and challenges impacting their sustainability Business founders have been advised to initiate a succession plan to ensure that their enterprises survive for generations. Family businesses in Uganda significantly contribute to the country’s
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