Panelists that graced the 2021 Women's Conference organized by URA As Uganda prepares to join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s on March 8th, URA Saturday organized a special conference for women to join hands and empower each other irrespective of their different business areas. The
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The Registrar General (2nd L) Mercy Kainobwisho flanked by Connie Kekihembo (2nd R) the CEO of UWEAL in a group photo with URSB women entrepreneurs after the launch of the Women in Business Club To mark International Women’s Day taking place on Monday 08th March, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has
Read MoreCK Japheth, CEO MoTIV invites the Permanent Secretary of MoGLSD to officiate the ceremony As the world celebrates the International Year of the Creative Economy, MoTIV Uganda Ltd has launched an asset financing facility for Uganda’s creative industry. The Tools to Create facility targets young women and men in creative
Read MoreJoshua-cheptegei. Courtsey picture Uganda’s long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award 2020.Cheptegei has been nominated alongside other five international athletes who include USA’s Basketball player LeBron James, Poland’s football player Robert Lewandowski who plays for German club Bayern Munich, Spain’s Tennis
Read MoreA manager at the Uganda Reptile Village holding a snake/Business Focus photoThe Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is embarking on licensing people to start engaging in snake farming as a way of conserving the reptiles, a development that has elicited mixed reactions among experts.In an interview with URN, Vanice Mirembe, the
Read MoreIt is common to see vendors pushing wheelbarrows selling pineapples or some of the vendors carrying them in big numbers. Hannington Abaasa, a resident of Kisalosalo zone in Kyebando, a suburb of Kampala says the prices of pineapples from the markets Like Kalerwe, Nakawa, and St Balikudembe where he buys
Read MoreThe Innovation Village, Mastercard Foundation To Help Start-ups Become Successful Businesses
The Innovation Village in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works program, has announced a nationwide program to strengthen success of youth start-ups in Uganda. The program dubbed, ‘Business Foundations - Start Your Startup’ will provide foundational knowledge, skills, and tools required for one to start their business, or increase the chances of
Read MoreStart Up Financing: Should It Be Debt Or Equity Financing?
By Hassan Kitenda,CAIA Starting your own business can be a direful but gratifying process. While designing a great business plan is critical for founders, financing is one of the most important elements a company needs to succeed. Financing is needed to start a business and ramp it up to profitability.
Read MoreYoung Innovators At Universities Asked To Protect Their Creations To Reap Benefits
An image of the low-cost ventilator prototype developed by Makerere University to aid in the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Intellectual property (IP) protection has been deemed critical for protecting Uganda’s proprietary designs, processes, and inventions that, if leaked to competitors or made public, could ruin the country's market advantage
Read MoreFrom left: Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria and Nassef Sawiris of Egypt In Africa—as elsewhere in the world—the wealthiest have come through the pandemic just fine. The continent’s 18 billionaires are worth an average $4.1 billion, 12% more than a year ago, driven in part by
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