L-R: Helena Mayanja dfcu, Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Dr Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary at MoICT and Mabel Ndawula, the dfcu Foundation Executive Director sign the MoU at MoICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa The Ministry of ICT & National Guidance and the dfcu Foundation on Tuesday entered into a
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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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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
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The 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
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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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Workers raising a doorstep into a mall at Shauriyako, to guard against flood water Traders along the Nakivubo Channel are worried about the continued closure of Allen and Ssebaana Kizito roads. The two roads were closed to allow drainage works following the devastating floods nearly two weeks ago. The repairs
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Isaac Bigirwa, Head of Cards and Payments at dfcu Bank In Uganda, where many people still rely on feature phones, dfcu Bank is making banking more accessible than ever. Its *240# USSD platform and instant-access Mobi Loan are changing the way people access, move, and borrow money — all without needing
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Stanbic Bank's Head of CIB Client coverage James Karama (right), Stanbic Incubator's Chief Executive Catherine Poran, (2nd right) and the French Ambassador Mrs Virginie Leroy, during the launch of the program In a bid to boost the greentech space in Uganda, the Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) has partnered with
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Doreen Atuheire Kabachelor, Head of Women in Business, dfcu Bank dfcu Rising Woman, a flagship empowerment platform under the dfcu Women in Business (WiB) program, has since 2018 trained over 35,000 women, directly engaged more than 60,000, and reached over one million virtually. In this interview, Doreen Atuheire Kabachelor, Head
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Winfred Phiona Adong during Equity Bank’s Customer Service Week Stakeholder breakfast held at Hotel Africana on 7th October 2025 Wearing a Clifton black top, a black skirt with matching black heels, Winfred Phiona Adong walked into Hotel Africana’s Sezibwa Hall with a quiet confidence. When she spoke, she was calm
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