African Queen officials receiving the company’s award African Queen, popularly known as the No. 1 distributor, emerged as one of the most preferred companies by Ugandan consumers in annual Consumer Choice Awards held on July 29. While speaking at the award ceremony which was held at the Golf Course Hotel in
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Tracy Bolton, chief operating officer at SAP Africa New research has highlighted the challenges most organisations face with balancing sustainability and profitability. A study by Oxford Economics and SAP has found that, while the business case for sustainability is well understood, most sustainability initiatives are simply not realising value.
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Ecobank Group Special Executive Advisor to the Group CEO, Cecilia Akintomide (centre) receives the Euromoney awards on behalf of Ecobank Group during the Euromoney Awards for Excellence in London During the prestigious Euromoney Awards, Ecobank won the coveted titles of 'Africa's Best Bank,' 'Africa's Best Bank for SMEs,'
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The platform will benefit SMEs As businesses in Uganda grapple with high advertising costs in a bid to promote the brand, generate sales and also remain relevant to the intended audience, Digital Adverts Ltd has unveiled a new product dubbed “The Digital Mall” which will be an open market place
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Former Rubaga North MP Moses Kasibante in his coffee farm Commercial farming isn’t for the faint hearted. It requires passion, determination and focus. Moses Kasibante, the former Rubaga North MP, is one of those that have immersed in the business venture that most of the so-called elite population see as
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Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 Global Final Closing & Awards Ceremony Teams from Uganda and Nigeria emerged winners of the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing ceremonies were held in Shenzhen, China on June 25th, 2022 with 130 teams from 43 countries competing fiercely. The
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Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Many government regulations are hindering the growth of small businesses, according to Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - the Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS). While speaking to SME owners at Onomo Hotel during a forum commemorating World Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises
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Coffee beans being dried at the farm.Sandra Nakayenze set out to change the lives of female coffee farmers in the hills of Sironko District. dfcu Bank in partnership with Monitor Publication Limited’s Daily Monitor and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) have been running a program dubbed ‘Rising Woman’ aimed at recognizing,
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Dangote, the pre-eminent African brand founded in 1981 by Nigerian Aliko Dangote (pictured), emerged as the #1 brand that symbolises African pride Brand Africa unveiled the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa at a live event hosted by
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Some of the start-ups that benefited from the workshop Garage48 and Estonia Centre for International Development in partnership with The Innovation Village have organized a two-day workshop themed “Empowering the Start-up Community (ESC) to discuss ways in which ecosystem builders can be revitalized their support to innovators and entrepreneurs need
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