Winners of the night pose for a group photo with the UWEAL Board In a powerful back-to-back showcase of commitment to women's economic empowerment, the Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL) held its 10th Annual Women-in-Business Leaders' Conference on November 29th, 2023, followed by the dazzling Annual Business Achievers' Awards
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Business activity has picked up as the year comes to an end/Courtesy photo of Kikuubo Business Centre in Kampala The monthly headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose from 52.4 recorded in October to 53.4 during November, reflecting a continuing trend of sustained growth in private-sector activity, with both output
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Some of the winners of the 2023 Top 100 SMEs survey at a gala dinner in a group photo with officials from dfcu bank and partners dfcu Bank, in collaboration with Monitor Publications, Uganda Investment Authority, Uganda Securities Exchange, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities and other partner organizations, unveiled
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Experts advised entrepreneurs to tap into the burgeoning opportunities within the digital economy In a bid to accelerate business growth and foster solutions for last-mile communities, experts are advising entrepreneurs to tap into the burgeoning opportunities within the digital economy. This call was made during the Uganda Innovation Week held
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Officials from dfcu bank and its partners in a group photo with the winners At a gala event held last Friday 24th August 2023, dfcu Bank celebrated the end of the 6th season of the Rising Woman Campaign. The event was crowned with the announcement and award of the top 10 winners in
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UGEFA and dfcu bank officials in a group photo The Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) is joining forces with dfcu Bank to foster green economic development in Uganda. dfcu Bank is committed to transforming the economy in Uganda and enhancing the wellbeing of its people. Aligned with UGEFA’s vision to accelerate a
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Kaahwa has turned a rocky area into a fruitful coffee farm Coffee can easily grow on any soil type in Uganda if Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) are applied. That’s a quick conclusion you will make after visiting Geoffrey Kaahwa Byalelo’s coffee farm which is located approximately eight kilometers east of
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Kajoba expects over 3 tonnes of beans from five acres Abdul Rahman Kajoba,50, was a fisherman (omuvubi) in Kalangala Islands for 20 years. However, when the palm oil project came up, people in the area were sensitized about other income generating activities including coffee. This is the time Kajoba contemplated
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Ruth Asasira, the Head - Women in Business at dfcu bank dfcu Bank has been a key promoter of female entrepreneurship since 2007, through the dfcu Women in Business program. In 2018, dfcu Bank in partnership with Nation Media Group, and Uganda Investment Authority started The Rising Woman Initiative- a
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Geoffrey B. Baitwa (Left) and Daniel Pettersson, both Co-Managing Directors at Threeways Shipping Services (Group) Ltd, during the interview Threeways Shipping Company, a flagship brand of Bro Group Limited, is successfully battling its way to business recovery after undergoing financial distress that threatened the survival of the logistics solutions giant. Bro Group
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